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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2025; 17(11): 111233
Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.111233
Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.111233
Effect of exercise, nutritional, and psychological interventions on postoperative nutritional and mental status of patients with esophageal cancer
Shu-Hui Tang, Mei-Juan Feng, Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Quan-Quan Cao, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Xiao-Wan Xu, Traditional Chinese Medicine Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Qi-Jue Lu, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Naval Characteristic Medical Center, Shanghai 200433, China
Jie Sun, Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Keng Zhong, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Co-first authors: Shu-Hui Tang and Quan-Quan Cao.
Co-corresponding authors: Jie Sun and Keng Zhong.
Author contributions: Tang SH and Cao QQ contributed equally to this article, they are the co-first authors of this manuscript; Tang SH, Cao QQ, and Xu XW designed the research study; Tang SH, Cao QQ, Xu XW, and Feng MJ collected and analyzed the data; Tang SH, Cao QQ, Xu XW, and Lu QJ has been involved in drafting the manuscript; Tang SH, Cao QQ, Xu XW, Feng MJ, Lu QJ, Sun J, and Zhong K performed the research, they have been involved in revising it critically for important intellectual content; Sun J and Zhong K contributed equally to this article, they are the co-corresponding authors of this manuscript; and all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.
Supported by the Special Project on Intravenous Therapy of Shanghai Nursing Society, No. 2023JL-B08; and Naval Medical University Nursing “Zhuyuan” Talent Program.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at sunj136116@163.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Jie Sun, Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200433, China. sunj136116@163.com
Received: June 27, 2025
Revised: August 7, 2025
Accepted: October 9, 2025
Published online: November 27, 2025
Processing time: 150 Days and 19.9 Hours
Revised: August 7, 2025
Accepted: October 9, 2025
Published online: November 27, 2025
Processing time: 150 Days and 19.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This retrospective study evaluated the effect of postoperative multimodal interventions (exercise, nutritional, and psychological support) combined with routine nursing in patients who underwent radiotherapy for esophageal cancer between August 2023 and February 2024. Data from 104 patients were divided into two groups: Control (routine nursing); and observation (multimodal intervention). The intervention group exhibited significantly improved nutritional status (higher albumin, prealbumin, hemoglobin, and transferrin levels), reduced anxiety and depression (lower scores on validated assessment tools), enhanced quality of life, and greater satisfaction with nursing and treatment compliance compared with the control group. This multimodal approach ameliorated nutrition-related decline and psychological distress.