ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Preoperative state anxiety predicts postoperative health-related quality of life: A prospective observational study on patients undergoing lung cancer surgery.
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- Exploring the network structure and lived experiences of preoperative fear in patients with esophageal cancer: a convergent mixed-methods study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
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- Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting heterogeneous patient-reported outcome recovery trajectories after lung cancer surgery: a retrospective study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Delirium: A Mini Review of the Association, Mechanisms, and Preventive Strategies.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Surgical Fear, Anxiety, and Satisfaction with Nursing Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of Hospitalized Surgical Patients.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Prospective Study of Preoperative Negative Affect and Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: The Moderating Role of Sex.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Postoperative Cognitive Impairment and Pain Perception after Abdominal Surgery-Could Immersive Virtual Reality Bring More? A Clinical Approach.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: Improving quality of life (QOL) after surgery is very important. Recently, preoperative anxiety has been suggested to predict postoperative health-related (HR) QOL, however the accuracy of anxiety measurement remains problematic. We examined the relationship between preoperative anxiety level and postoperative HRQOL using qualitative and quantitative assessment of anxiety. Method: We used a detailed anxiety assessment to quantitatively investigate preoperative anxiety as a predictor of postoperative HRQOL in lung cancer patients. Fifty one patients who underwent surgery for lung cancer were included. They were assessed four times: on admission, on discharge, 1 month after surgery, and 3 months after surgery. Anxiety was measured separately as "state anxiety" and "trait anxiety" using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and HRQOL was measured using the EuroQol 5 dimension 5-level. Results: The HRQOL decreased at discharge and gradually recovered over time, reaching the same level at 3 months after surgery as at admission. HRQOL score was lower at discharge than at pre-surgery and 3 months after the surgery ( Conclusion: This study identifies the types of anxiety that affect postoperative HRQOL. We suggest that postoperative HRQOL on discharge may be improved by interventions such as psychological or medication treatment for preoperative state anxiety if identified preoperative state anxiety can be managed appropriately.
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