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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2025; 15(10): 108276
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.108276
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.108276
Evaluating the effectiveness of psychological care for intensive care unit patients at nutritional risk: A comparative study
Xiao Wan, Department of Surgery, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Li Tan, Department of Psychiatry, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Fang Deng, Department of Anesthesiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Wan X and Tan L performed the primary literature review and data extraction; Wan X designed the research study and drafted the manuscript; Deng F edited and revised the manuscript. All the authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Approval No. 20220142).
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent for personal and medical data collection before study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The technical appendix, statistical code, and datasets are available from the corresponding author at df278337830@163.com. Participants provided informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Fang Deng, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, No. 158 Wuyang Avenue, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China. df278337830@163.com
Received: June 5, 2025
Revised: June 30, 2025
Accepted: August 4, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
Processing time: 113 Days and 0.8 Hours
Revised: June 30, 2025
Accepted: August 4, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
Processing time: 113 Days and 0.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The presence of varying degrees of psychological disorders in patients in the intensive care unit not only reduces treatment compliance but may also exacerbate metabolic disturbances through neuroendocrine pathways, thus negatively affecting prognosis. This study is the first to focus on intensive care unit patients at nutritional risk and to innovatively reveal the clinical value of psychological interventions to improve their psychological status, reduce all-cause mortality, and improve their prognosis.