Integrating psychosocial support and nutritional interventions in laryngeal cancer care: Insights from a retrospective study

  • Chenyang Li Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital), Xi’an 710004, China; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Yijie Chen Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Wanyi Kou Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Yifan Zhang Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Wenqi Sha Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Yanxia Shi Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Yun Guo Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Yinglong Xu Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
  • Zhenghui Wang * Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
Article ID: 3617
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/po3617
Keywords: larynx cancer; nutritional disorders; psychological nursing intervention

Abstract

The aim of this study was to review 120 cases of laryngeal cancer at the Department of Ears, Nose, and Throat (ENT) from 2010 to 2015 and to summarize and discuss the related symptoms and psychological nursing experience of patients with laryngeal cancer. The accumulation of experience and the continuous improvement in nursing techniques have focused on the nutritional aspects and psychosocial support of patients with larynx cancer. Providing systematic, comprehensive and individualized psychological and nutritional nursing interventions is critical for laryngeal cancer patients, and will promote rehabilitation, improve long-term quality of life, and increase patient satisfaction.

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2025-10-30
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Li, C., Chen, Y., Kou, W., Zhang, Y., Sha, W., Shi, Y., Guo, Y., Xu, Y., & Wang, Z. (2025). Integrating psychosocial support and nutritional interventions in laryngeal cancer care: Insights from a retrospective study. Psycho-Oncologie, 19(4), 3617. https://doi.org/10.18282/po3617
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Copyright (c) 2025 Chenyang Li, Yijie Chen, Wanyi Kou, Yifan Zhang, Wenqi Sha, Yanxia Shi, Yun Guo, Yinglong Xu, Zhenghui Wang

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