Impact of “four-step” death education on life quality and negative emotions in advanced esophageal cancer patients and families
The postoperative "four-step death education" intervention enhances QoL, relieves caregiver burden, and reduces negative emotions among patients with advanced esophageal cancer and their caregivers, supporting broadened implementation of structured death education programs in palliative care settings.
Authors
- Jian-Yu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-9207)
- Li-Li Wen
- Shu-Ying Zhang
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.112238
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00