Gut Microbiome and Psychoneurological Symptoms Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Caregivers: A Pilot Study
CRC patients actively on chemotherapy demonstrated reduced diversity and depletion of beneficial taxa that may contribute to heightened PNS. Caregivers, despite healthier profiles, reported substantial symptom burden that were linked to gut microbiome features, highlighting dyadic interdependence and the potential for microbiome-targeted, dyadic interventions in survivorship care.
Authors
- Canhua Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-5325)
- Olatunji B. Alese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8079-4725)
- Zahra Amirkhanzadeh Barandouzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-4751)
- Madelyn C. Houser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-9876)
- Jinbing Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6726-5714)
- Yufen Lin
- Deborah W. Bruner
- Sindile Mathebula
- Olumide Gbolahan
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Research For Nursing
- Published
- 2026-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10998004261447509
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Oncology Nursing Foundation