Effects of combining Shugan Jieyu capsule treatment with group psychological counseling on alexithymia in hemodialysis patients
Shugan Jieyu capsule treatment combined with group psychological counseling was shown to effectively alleviate alexithymia, anxiety, and depression; improve sleep quality; reduce serum levels of orphanin FQ and interleukin-2; and enhance personal and social performances, self-care ability, quality of life, and nursing satisfaction in hemodialysis patients.
Authors
- Susu Gong
- Cuiying Yang
- Xiaoling Li
- Xiaojie Gao
- Yujie Hao
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
- Command Hospital (IN)
- Cixian People's Hospital (CN)
- Anyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pharmacology
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2026.1688593
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00