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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2025; 15(12): 112655
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112655
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112655
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for sexual psychological recovery after radical cervical cancer surgery: A retrospective study
Qin-Qin Sun, Department of Gynecology, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
Fei-Fei Ke, Department of Psychiatry, Lishui Central Hospital, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China
Hong-You Zhou, Shu-Jun Zhou, Jin Lu, Meng Gao, Department of Gynecology, Lishui Central Hospital, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Sun QQ and Gao M conceived and designed the study; Sun QQ, Zhou S, Lu J, and Gao M collected and analyzed the clinical data; Ke FF and Zhou HY designed and supervised the MBSR intervention protocols and psychological assessments; Sun QQ, Ke FF, and Gao M drafted the manuscript; all authors contributed to data interpretation, critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content, and approved the final version for publication.
Institutional review board statement: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and local institutional regulations. This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Wenzhou Central Hospital (Approval No. L2025-06-021).
Informed consent statement: Given the retrospective nature of this study and the use of anonymized clinical data, the requirement for individual informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee of Wenzhou Central Hospital.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to this study.
Data sharing statement: De-identified clinical datasets generated and analyzed during the present study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request and with institutional approval.
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: Meng Gao, MD, Department of Gynecology, Lishui Central Hospital, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, No. 289 Kuocang Road, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Received: August 19, 2025
Revised: September 23, 2025
Accepted: October 29, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
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Revised: September 23, 2025
Accepted: October 29, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
Processing time: 100 Days and 1.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This multicenter retrospective study investigated the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on psychological sexual adaptation in patients after radical cervical cancer surgery. MBSR significantly improved anxiety, depression, sexual function, and sexual relationship satisfaction compared to standard care. Both patients and their partners reported enhanced intimacy and emotional connections. Younger patients benefited more than older patients. Multivariate analysis confirmed that MBSR and partner support are independent predictors of psychosexual recovery. The findings support MBSR as an effective integrative intervention for improving postoperative quality of life in cervical cancer survivors.