When experiencing a surgery: Gastrointestinal cancer patients' longitudinal trajectories in psychological stress and their association with quality of recovery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Surgical treatment, particularly for gastrointestinal cancer, is a burdensome prospect for many patients. Psychological stress is a common complaint; however, little is known about its patterns in perioperative patients. This study aimed to identify distinct trajectories of perioperative stress and explore antecedent factors and hospitalization outcomes among different trajectories in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.

Methods

A longitudinal study was conducted on 203 patients with gastrointestinal surgical cancer at a specialized oncology hospital in China. Psychological stress was assessed at five perioperative time points (1-3 days before surgery; 1-3 days, 4-6 days, 7-9 days after surgery, and before discharge). A growth mixture model was used to analyze th

SUBMITTER: Lv G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature