ArticleInternational journal of women's health2026
A Longitudinal Qualitative Study on the Perioperative Symptom-Demand Journey Map of Patients with Cervical Cancer.
Article in International journal of women's health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- A Longitudinal Qualitative Study on the Perioperative Symptom-Demand Journey Map of Patients with Cervical Cancer [Letter].International journal of women's health · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: This longitudinal qualitative study explored dynamic changes in symptoms and evolving needs among perioperative cervical cancer patients. Findings were intended to support the development of targeted perioperative nursing interventions for this population. Methods: Using a purposive sampling approach and Maslow's hierarchy of needs as the theoretical framework, 14 cervical cancer patients were recruited from a gynecology center at a university hospital in Northwest China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted at three stages: 1-2 days before surgery, 1-3 days after surgery, and before discharge, between April and June 2025. A longitudinal qualitative design was applied for data analysis, and a patient journey map was developed. Results: (1) Six themes emerged: impacts of disease and surgery on physiological needs; worries about medical safety and prognosis; disruptions to intimate and social relationships; diminished self-worth; coexistence of information demand and overload; and redefined life meaning through illness. (2) A perioperative symptom-needs journey map was constructed, with time as the horizontal axis and five core dimensions (goals, symptoms, needs, emotions, key personnel) as the vertical axis. (3) It visualized dynamic symptoms, contributing factors and evolving needs across the three stages. Conclusion: Perioperative symptoms in cervical cancer patients are complex and multi-factorial, with needs across physiological, safety, esteem, cognitive and self-actualization domains changing dynamically. Healthcare providers should monitor these variations, implement individualized symptom management, meet stage-specific care needs, and improve patients' symptom experience and prognosis.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.