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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2025; 15(12): 112651
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112651
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112651
Construction of a psychological intervention program to support fear of recurrence in patients with cervical cancer
Jiao Ma, Xue Han, Qin Chen, Xin-Ying He, Cheng-Ping Qiao, Department of Gynecological Oncology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu Province, China
Hui Xu, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Haian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nantong 226600, Jiangsu Province, China
Bin Yang, Department of Oncology, Haian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nantong 226600, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Jiao Ma and Hui Xu.
Co-corresponding authors: Xin-Ying He and Cheng-Ping Qiao.
Author contributions: Ma J ensured the authenticity of all the raw data; Ma J, Xu H, and He XY assisted in revising the manuscript; Yang B and Chen Q performed the literature search; Yang B and Qiao CP conceived and designed the study; Han X and He XY acquired data and drafted the manuscript; He XY and Qiao CP wrote the original draft; all authors contributed to the study conception and design. Ma J and Xu H contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors. He XY and Qiao CP contributed equally to this manuscript as co-corresponding authors. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study has been reviewed by the Medical Ethics Committee of Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital on July 19, 2023 (approval No. 2023KY-065-01).
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: Data is provided within the manuscript or supplementary information files. Deidentified data supporting this study’s findings are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Xin-Ying He, Deputy Director, Department of Gynecological Oncology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, No. 123 Mochou Road, Tianfei Lane, Qinhuai District, Nanjing 210004, Jiangsu Province, China. xinying@njmu.edu.cn
Received: August 4, 2025
Revised: September 1, 2025
Accepted: October 13, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
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Revised: September 1, 2025
Accepted: October 13, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
Processing time: 118 Days and 0.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: To establish a psychological intervention program for fear of cervical cancer recurrence and ease patients’ postoperative psychological stress, 13 experts revised the draft through literature review and group discussion, with pre-experiments for further refinement. The program was then tested on 80 cervical cancer patients. Results showed high expert authority and consistency. The study group exhibited lower fear of recurrence and psychological distress scores, and higher quality of life and social support scores than the control group. This program, considering individual differences and expert advice, is scientifically and practically sound for improving patients’ quality of life.