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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2026; 16(7): 112984
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.112984
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.112984
Psychological status in femoral neck fractures: Effects on pain, comfort, and postoperative recovery
Meng-Yang Yu, Da-Long Wu, Long Yue, Guang-Hui Ma, Ke Meng, Xue-Zhen Pan, Lei Wan, Department of Intelligent Minimally Invasive Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Luohe Medical College, Luohe 462300, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: Yu MY designed the research and wrote the first manuscript; Yu MY, Wu DL, Yue L, Ma GH, Meng K and Pan XZ conceived the research and analyzed the data; Wan L conducted the analysis and provided guidance for the research; and all authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
AI contribution statement: We pledge that we have not used any AI tools.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by The Second Affiliated Hospital of Luohe Medical College.
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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: No additional data are available.
Corresponding author: Lei Wan, MD, Doctor, Department of Intelligent Minimally Invasive Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Luohe Medical College, West Section of Haihe Road, Yancheng District, Luohe 462300, Henan Province, China. 13939588378@163.com
Received: October 28, 2025
Revised: December 10, 2025
Accepted: January 28, 2026
Published online: July 19, 2026
Processing time: 243 Days and 16 Hours
Revised: December 10, 2025
Accepted: January 28, 2026
Published online: July 19, 2026
Processing time: 243 Days and 16 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study included 125 patients with femoral neck fracture (FNF) to analyze the correlation between psychological status and pain, overall comfort, and postoperative recovery. Our analyses revealed that patients with FNF commonly exhibited mild anxiety or depression; such symptoms were closely related to severer pain, worse overall comfort, and poorer postoperative functional recovery. Psychological distress showed weak associations with pain, overall comfort, and post