Characteristics and influencing factors of demoralization in patients with lung cancer: A latent class analysis.

Objective: Demoralization has garnered increasing attention in recent years as a significant psychological distress. This study aims to identify latent classes of demoralization in lung cancer patients using Latent Class Analysis (LCA) from a person-centered perspective and to explore the factors influencing the latent classes of demoralization.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using convenience sampling was conducted among 567 lung cancer patients in three tertiary hospitals in China.