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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2025; 15(10): 110643
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.110643
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.110643
Effect of grief counseling on psychological distress and negative emotions among family members of patients with terminal tumors
Hui Lu, Ying Chen, Yan-Jie Zhang, Yi Cheng, Rui-Rong Wu, Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China
Wen-Jing Xu, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China
Ling-Yun Zhu, Department of General Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China
Yu-Ling Yang, Department of Medical Psychology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China
Yao-Yao Hu, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China
Yu-Hong Yang, Jiangsu Annen Management Service Co., Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Hui Lu and Wen-Jing Xu.
Author contributions: Lu H, Xu WJ, Chen Y, Zhu LY, and Wu RR designed the research study; Yang YL, Hu YY, Zhang YJ, Cheng Y, and Yang YH performed the research; Zhu LY and Yang YL contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Lu H, Xu WJ, Chen Y, and Wu RR analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript. Lu H and Xu WJ contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-first authors. All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by Wuxi Institute of Translational Medicine Project Program, No. LCYJ202336; the Scientific and Technological Achievements Promotion Project of Wuxi Municipal Health Commission Project Program, No. T202336; Hospital Management Innovation Research Project of Jiangsu Hospital Association, No. JSYGY-3-2024-601; and Jiangsu Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Development Plan Project, No. MS2024063.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University (Approval No. LS2023101).
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at Chictr.org.cn, No. ChiCTR2500100727 (https://www.chictr.org.cn/bin/home).
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. Written informed consent has been obtained from the patients to publish this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report 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: The datasets used during the current study available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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: Rui-Rong Wu, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, No. 1000 Hefeng Road, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China. 18205039231@163.com
Received: June 12, 2025
Revised: July 10, 2025
Accepted: August 6, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
Processing time: 107 Days and 7.5 Hours
Revised: July 10, 2025
Accepted: August 6, 2025
Published online: October 19, 2025
Processing time: 107 Days and 7.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study extensively reviewed relevant literature and clinical practice to provide grief counseling to the families of patients with advanced cancer in China. The aim is to explore the role of grief counseling in alleviating the psychological distress and negative emotions experienced by family members. This study aims to help grieving individuals regain confidence in life and enrich the content of hospice care in China.