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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2026; 16(4): 111713
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.111713
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.111713
Association of emotional state with treatment compliance and clinical symptom improvement in pediatric bronchopneumonia patients
Chang-Ling Ai, Xin-Feng Guan, Second Department of Pediatrics, Zhumadian Central Hospital, Zhumadian 463000, Henan Province, China
Dan Xu, Department of Pre-Disease Treatment, Henan Integrative Medicine Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: Ai CL wrote the manuscript; Ai CL and Guan XF reviewed the manuscript; Ai CL and Xu D collected the data; and all authors annotated the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Zhumadian Central Hospital (approval No. 2025-09-KY001).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Corresponding author: Chang-Ling Ai, Second Department of Pediatrics, Zhumadian Central Hospital, No. 747 West Section of Zhonghua Road, Zhumadian 463000, Henan Province, China. changlin_ai25@126.com
Received: September 9, 2025
Revised: November 10, 2025
Accepted: December 22, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2026
Processing time: 202 Days and 1 Hours
Revised: November 10, 2025
Accepted: December 22, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2026
Processing time: 202 Days and 1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In 306 children with bronchopneumonia, emotional state was evaluated in relation to treatment compliance and symptom improvement. Anxiety/depression was strongly associated with lower compliance and slower symptom recovery, supporting targeted clinical psychological intervention to enhance children’s compliance and consequently accelerate rehabilitation. The findings of this study provide an important breakthrough for the rapid recovery of children with bron