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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2025; 17(10): 107935
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i10.107935
Impact of Neuman model-guided stepped care on elderly gastric cancer patients’ postop recovery
Ling-Yu Chen
Ling-Yu Chen, Department of Nephrology and Geriatrics, Fenyang Hospital, Shanxi Province, Fenyang 032200, Shanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Chen LY designed the research study, performed the research, contributed new reagents and analytical tools; Chen LY analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Fenyang Hospital, Shanxi Province, approval No. 2025006.
Clinical trial registration statement: The study was registered at the Clinical Trial Center (www.researchregistry.com) with registration number: Researchregistry11330.
Informed consent statement: All study participants and their legal guardians provided written informed consent before recruitment into the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author reports no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Ling-Yu Chen, Doctorate Student, Department of Nephrology and Geriatrics, Fenyang Hospital, Shanxi Province, No. 186 Shengli Road, Fenyang 032200, Shanxi Province, China. chenkai74159@163.com
Received: May 23, 2025
Revised: June 29, 2025
Accepted: August 8, 2025
Published online: October 27, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This study innovatively applied the Neuman Systems Model to stepped care interventions during postoperative recovery for elderly gastric cancer patients. By systematically assessing patients’ stressors and hierarchically activating the physiological-psychological defense mechanisms, the Neuman Systems Model-guided approach could significantly accelerate functional recovery (32% reduction in bowel sound recovery time, 24% shorter hospitalization) and reduce anxiety/depression rates by 41%. Concurrently, it showed improvement in the quality of life scores (36-item short form health survey increased by 18.6 points), thereby establishing a theoretically driven practical paradigm for perioperative management in cases of geriatric oncology.