Huang XY, Qian D. Effect of multidisciplinary team collaborative nursing on wound healing and psychological symptoms in postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumors. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17(10): 110471 [PMID: 41114091 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i10.110471]
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Dan Qian, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital), No. 9 Chongwen Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China. 13812478220@163.com
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Huang XY, Qian D. Effect of multidisciplinary team collaborative nursing on wound healing and psychological symptoms in postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumors. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17(10): 110471 [PMID: 41114091 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i10.110471]
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2025; 17(10): 110471 Published online Oct 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i10.110471
Effect of multidisciplinary team collaborative nursing on wound healing and psychological symptoms in postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumors
Xin-Yi Huang, Dan Qian
Xin-Yi Huang, Department of Wound Care, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital), Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China
Dan Qian, Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital), Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Huang XY performed the research; Qian D contributed new reagents and analytical tools; Huang XY analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Fourth Affiliated Organization of Soochow University (Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital).
Informed consent statement: All study participants and their legal guardians provided written informed consent before recruitment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Dan Qian, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital), No. 9 Chongwen Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China. 13812478220@163.com
Received: July 4, 2025 Revised: August 5, 2025 Accepted: September 22, 2025 Published online: October 15, 2025 Processing time: 101 Days and 23.3 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumors are at high risk for poor wound healing and psychological distress, such as anxiety and depression, which can negatively impact recovery and quality of life. Multidisciplinary team (MDT) collaborative nursing has emerged as a comprehensive care approach that may address both physical and psychological needs.
AIM
To explored the impact of MDT collaborative nursing on wound healing and anxiety/depression symptoms in postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
METHODS
A retrospective analysis was conducted on 364 patients with gastrointestinal tumours admitted to our hospital between January 2022 and December 2024. Based on differing postoperative nursing approaches, two groups were established: the MDT group (n = 196) and the control group (n = 168). The control group received conventional nursing interventions, while the MDT group received MDT collaborative nursing. The study compared wound healing outcomes, pre-intervention and one-month post-intervention Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) quality of life scores, and complication rates between the two groups.
RESULTS
The MDT group demonstrated a Grade A wound healing rate of 88.27% and total treatment compliance of 99.49%, both significantly higher than the control group (75.00% and 95.83%, respectively). The complication incidence rate was 3.06% in the MDT group, lower than the control group (8.93%), with all differences statistically significant (P < 0.05). After one month of intervention, patients in the MDT group demonstrated lower Anxiety Self-Rating Scale and Depression Self-Rating Scale scores on the HADS scale compared to the control group. Conversely, their scores on the FACT-G scale for physical, social/family, emotional, and functional domains were higher than those in the control group, with all differences being statistically significant (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
MDT collaborative care promotes wound healing in patients undergoing gastrointestinal tumour surgery, alleviates anxiety and depressive symptoms, enhances treatment adherence and quality of life, and reduces the incidence of complications.
