Bridging symptoms linking postoperative symptom clusters seven days after esophagectomy: A multicenter network analysis of 418 patients with esophageal cancer
Disturbed sleep, incisional pain and limited mobility act as key bridging symptoms linking distinct symptom clusters in patients with Esophageal cancer seven days after esophagectomy. Prioritizing interventions that address these symptoms may interrupt inter-cluster symptom propagation and improve efficiency of postoperative symptom management.
Authors
- Ranran Qin
- Shuwen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-3697)
- Yuan Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0205-5454)
- Jing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1088-0019)
- Ying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-0958)
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjon.2025.100830
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01