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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 118059
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.118059
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.118059
Figure 1 Flowchart of patient screening process.
PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; FoP-Q-SF: Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression subscale.
Figure 2 Postoperative anxiety and depression.
A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-Anxiety subscale and HADS-Depression subscale scores of 147 oral cancer patients; B: Proportion of anxiety, depression, anxiety or depression, and anxiety combined with depression among 147 oral cancer patients. HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression subscale.
Figure 3 Postoperative Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
A: Postoperative Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form in oral cancer patients; B: Postoperative Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in oral cancer patients. PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; FoP-Q-SF: Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form.
Figure 4 Effects of anxiety or depression on patients’ Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores.
A: Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form scores in the anxiety or depression group (n = 89) and the control group (n = 58); B: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores in the anxiety or depression group (n = 89) and the control group (n = 58). FoP-Q-SF: Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
Figure 5 Correlation of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale with Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
A: Correlation between Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A) and Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF); B: Correlation between Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression subscale (HADS-D) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); C: Correlation between HADS-A and FoP-Q-SF; D: Correlation between HADS-D and PSQI. FoP-Q-SF: Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression subscale; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
- Citation: Deng YM, Ma Q, Peng WL, Tao HZ. Correlation of postoperative anxiety and depression with fear of cancer recurrence and sleep disorders in oral cancer patients. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(10): 118059
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i10/118059.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.118059