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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2025; 15(12): 111496
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.111496
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.111496
Study on the correlation between fatigue, anxiety, and depression in patients with chronic heart failure
Jie Sun, Ping Wang, Department of Cardiology, Suzhou Ninth Hospital affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou 215200, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Sun J and Wang P contribute to the research and write a manuscript, conceiving the research and analyzing data, conducting the analysis, and providing guidance for the research; all authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the 2024 Academy-Level Research Start-up Fund, No. YK202437.
Institutional review board statement: This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Suzhou Ninth People’s Hospital.
Informed consent statement: All research subjects provided informed written consent regarding personal and medical data collection prior to enrollment in the study.
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: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Ping Wang, Department of Cardiology, Suzhou Ninth Hospital affiliated to Soochow University, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Taihu New Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou 215200, Jiangsu Province, China. wp202567@163.com
Received: August 8, 2025
Revised: September 9, 2025
Accepted: October 13, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
Processing time: 111 Days and 1.8 Hours
Revised: September 9, 2025
Accepted: October 13, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
Processing time: 111 Days and 1.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Chronic heart failure often causes significant fatigue during long-term treatment and rehabilitation. This study found that anxiety, depression, comorbidities, advanced New York Heart Association functional class (III-IV), and poor sleep quality all contribute to increased fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure. Clinically, managing comorbidities, improving cardiac function, and providing sleep and psychological interventions may help alleviate fatigue in this popula