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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2026; 16(3): 114588
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114588
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114588
Fear of disease progression and psychological factors in postoperative lung cancer patients
Min-Jie Chen, Li-Xiu Chen, Xi Lu, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Zhangjiagang Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215600, Jiangsu Province, China
Wei Lei, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
Jun Zhou, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
Tao Hui, Department of Psychiatry, The Fourth People’s Hospital of Zhangjiagang, Suzhou 215600, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Chen MJ conceptualized the study, conducted the investigation, data curation, formal analysis, and wrote the original draft; Lei W contributed in the methodology and validation; Zhou J contributed to the resources and investigation; Chen LX contributed to the investigation and data curation; Hui T contributed to the psychological assessment and formal analysis; Lu X contributed to the supervision and project administration; and all authors reviewed and edited the draft.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Zhangjiagang Hospital of Soochow University (Approval No. ZJGYYLL-2023-05-LW002).
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent before study enrollment.
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 supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
Corresponding author: Xi Lu, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Zhangjiagang Hospital of Soochow University, No. 68 Jiyang West Road, Suzhou 215600, Jiangsu Province, China. 18018158668@163.com
Received: October 14, 2025
Revised: November 16, 2025
Accepted: December 15, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2026
Processing time: 135 Days and 23.2 Hours
Revised: November 16, 2025
Accepted: December 15, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2026
Processing time: 135 Days and 23.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study identified levels of fear of disease progression and associated psychological factors in individuals who have undergone lung cancer surgery. Its findings provide a foundation for personalized psychological support to enhance the quality of life of such patients. Furthermore, to our knowledge, it is the first study to comprehensively analyze the multidim