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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2026

Impact of exercise rehabilitation and behavioral interaction nursing on postoperative quality of life and psychological outcomes in lung cancer patients.

Wenhui Zheng, Jinghua Ji

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Wenhui ZhengThe First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Jinghua JiThe First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.

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Background: Patients with lung cancer face significant physical and psychological challenges after surgery. Exercise rehabilitation and behavioral interventions show promise, but their combined association with postoperative lung cancer outcomes remains underexplored. Objective: To evaluate the association between combined exercise rehabilitation, behavioral interaction nursing, and postoperative outcomes in patients with lung cancer. Methods: This retrospective cohort study, reported according to the STROBE guidelines, included 205 patients with lung cancer (January 2023-December 2024) categorized into intervention (n=103) and control (n=102) groups based on the documented postoperative care pathway each patient received. Propensity score matching and multivariate analyses were performed to address potential confounding factors. Primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline, 2, 4, and 8 weeks, and at the 5-month follow-up. Results: The intervention group demonstrated improvements in all domains. Quality of life scores (QLICP-LU) increased substantially from 62.5 ± 8.9 to 79.6 ± 6.3, representing a 27.3% improvement, versus minimal change in controls from 61.2 ± 9.1 to 60.5 ± 9.2 (between-group difference 19.1 points, P<0.001). Arterial oxygenation improved significantly (PaO Conclusion: Combined exercise rehabilitation and behavioral interaction nursing were associated with enhanced multidimensional postoperative recovery, suggesting that this approach may represent a promising comprehensive rehabilitation strategy for patients with lung cancer. Given the observational design and potential for unmeasured confounding, prospective randomized controlled trials are essential to establish causality and confirm these findings.

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behavioral interaction nursingexercise rehabilitationlung cancerpostoperative carepsychological interventionquality of liferetrospective cohortSTROBE

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