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ArticleBMC nursing2026

Family caregivers' perceptions of postoperative recovery experience following deep cervical lymphovenous anastomosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a qualitative study.

Li Chen, Huixian Chen, Guiqing Wang, Yaqin Zhang, Chunhong Li, Guinv He, Wenqian Shi, Jinlin Fan, Yanjun Wang, Xiaojing Guo and 4 more

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Li Chen *Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Huixian Chen *School of Nursing, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China.
Guiqing WangZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Yaqin ZhangZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Chunhong LiZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Guinv HeZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Wenqian ShiZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Jinlin FanZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Yanjun WangZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China.
Xiaojing GuoSchool of Nursing, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China.
Lang PengSchool of Nursing, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China.
Meiying ZhaoZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China. zmydocument@163.com.
Mingzi LiSchool of Nursing, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China. limingzi@bjmu.edu.cn.
Xiwen MaZhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China. maxiwen@zzu.edu.cn.

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Zhengzhou Science and Technology Bureau 2024YLZDJH261Zhengzhou Science and Technology Bureau 252102311063
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Abstract

backgroundDeep cervical lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) has been proposed as a novel surgical approach for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, its therapeutic efficacy remains uncertain and controversial. Family caregivers who observe patients most closely and continuously play a vital role in recognizing subtle symptom changes. Their perceptions may provide important clues to perioperative symptom and caregiving-burden changes that remain poorly understood.

aimsTo explore family caregivers’ perceptions of patients’ symptom and caregiving burden changes before and after LVA in individuals with AD.

methodsA descriptive qualitative study was conducted with 20 family caregivers of 20 distinct patients who had undergone LVA at a tertiary hospital in Henan Province, China. Semi-structured telephone interviews were analyzed thematically using Braun and Clarke’s framework with NVivo 15.

resultsThree themes emerged, namely a spectrum of perceived postoperative symptom change trajectories; shifts in caregiving burden without added postoperative strain; sustaining hope through continued effort.

conclusionCaregivers reported modest postoperative changes mixed with persistent uncertainty. Future research may integrate quantitative assessments with caregiver reports to better characterize postoperative symptom changes in AD patients following LVA.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseCaregiving burdenDeep cervical lymphovenous anastomosisFamily caregiversPerception of symptoms

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