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World J Psychiatry. Feb 19, 2026; 16(2): 108614
Published online Feb 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.108614
Published online Feb 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.108614
Impact of psychological nursing on anxiety, depression, wound healing, and satisfaction in patients with superficial basal cell carcinoma
Jin Zhu, Yan-Hua Zhu, The Treatment Center of Dermatology and Venereology Diagnosis, The Central Hospital of Enshi Prefecture Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Yun Yang, Department of Psychology, Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Zhu J designed the research study, performed the primary literature and data extraction, and drafted the manuscript; Zhu YH analyzed the data and was responsible for editing and revising the manuscript; Yang Y performed the primary literature and data extraction; and all authors revised, read and approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, approval No. LL20240149.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
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: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at eszyh2025@126.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Yan-Hua Zhu, Associate Chief Physician, The Treatment Center of Dermatology and Venereology Diagnosis, The Central Hospital of Enshi Prefecture Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, No. 158 Wuyang Avenue, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China. eszyh2025@126.com
Received: June 24, 2025
Revised: July 30, 2025
Accepted: November 11, 2025
Published online: February 19, 2026
Processing time: 219 Days and 23.2 Hours
Revised: July 30, 2025
Accepted: November 11, 2025
Published online: February 19, 2026
Processing time: 219 Days and 23.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study investigated the impact of psychological nursing care on anxiety, depression, wound-healing rates, and satisfaction with nursing in patients diagnosed with superficial basal cell carcinoma. After the nursing intervention, the study group exhibited significantly lower Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale scores than the control group (P < 0.05), a better wound healing rate (91.11% vs 80.95%) (P < 0.05), a lower visual analog scale score (P < 0.05), a lower incidence of complications (6.67% vs 19.05%) (P < 0.05), and better postoperative quality of life and satisfaction with nursing (P < 0.05). These results support the effectiveness of psychological nursing care in patients with superficial facial basal cell carcinoma.