Zhu J, Zhu YH, Yang Y. Impact of psychological nursing on anxiety, depression, wound healing, and satisfaction in patients with superficial basal cell carcinoma. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(2): 108614 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.108614]
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World J Psychiatry. Feb 19, 2026; 16(2): 108614 Published online Feb 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.108614
Impact of psychological nursing on anxiety, depression, wound healing, and satisfaction in patients with superficial basal cell carcinoma
Jin Zhu, Yan-Hua Zhu, Yun Yang
Jin Zhu, Yan-Hua Zhu, The Treatment Center of Dermatology and Venereology Diagnosis, The Central Hospital of Enshi Prefecture Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Yun Yang, Department of Psychology, Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Zhu J designed the research study, performed the primary literature and data extraction, and drafted the manuscript; Zhu YH analyzed the data and was responsible for editing and revising the manuscript; Yang Y performed the primary literature and data extraction; and all authors revised, read and approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, approval No. LL20240149.
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.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at eszyh2025@126.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Yan-Hua Zhu, Associate Chief Physician, The Treatment Center of Dermatology and Venereology Diagnosis, The Central Hospital of Enshi Prefecture Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, No. 158 Wuyang Avenue, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China. eszyh2025@126.com
Received: June 24, 2025 Revised: July 30, 2025 Accepted: November 11, 2025 Published online: February 19, 2026 Processing time: 219 Days and 23.2 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a common skin cancer for which surgical treatment is currently the primary clinical approach. However, due to the large surgical incision, noticeable scarring can easily occur postoperatively, affecting the patient’s facial aesthetics. As such, providing appropriate nursing support during the perioperative period is essential.
AIM
To investigate the impact of psychological nursing on anxiety, depression, wound healing rates, and satisfaction in patients with superficial BCC.
METHODS
Clinical data from 87 patients with superficial facial BCC, who were treated at the Central Hospital of Enshi Prefecture Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture between February 2023 and February 2025, were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to nursing method: Control (routine nursing, n = 42); and intervention (psychological in addition to routine nursing, n = 45). Anxiety and depression symptoms, wound healing rate, pain level, postoperative complications, quality of life, and satisfaction with nursing were compared between the groups.
RESULTS
After the nursing intervention, the study group exhibited significantly lower Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale scores than the control group (P < 0.05). The wound healing rate in the intervention group (91.11%) was significantly higher than that in the control group (80.95%) (P < 0.05), and the visual analog scale score was lower in the intervention group (P < 0.05). The total incidence of complications in the intervention group (6.67%) was lower than that in the control group (19.05%) (P < 0.05). Postoperative quality of life and satisfaction with nursing were higher in the intervention group (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
Psychological nursing intervention(s) effectively alleviated negative emotions, promoted wound healing, reduced pain, improved satisfaction, and reduced postoperative complications in patients with superficial facial BCC.
Core Tip: This study investigated the impact of psychological nursing care on anxiety, depression, wound-healing rates, and satisfaction with nursing in patients diagnosed with superficial basal cell carcinoma. After the nursing intervention, the study group exhibited significantly lower Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale scores than the control group (P < 0.05), a better wound healing rate (91.11% vs 80.95%) (P < 0.05), a lower visual analog scale score (P < 0.05), a lower incidence of complications (6.67% vs 19.05%) (P < 0.05), and better postoperative quality of life and satisfaction with nursing (P < 0.05). These results support the effectiveness of psychological nursing care in patients with superficial facial basal cell carcinoma.
