Analysis of risk factors leading to anxiety and depression in patients with prostate cancer after castration and the construction of a risk prediction model
Rui-Xiao Li, Xue-Lian Li, Guo-Jun Wu, Yong-Hua Lei, Xiao-Shun Li, Bo Li, Jian-Xin Ni
Rui-Xiao Li, Guo-Jun Wu, Yong-Hua Lei, Xiao-Shun Li, Bo Li, Jian-Xin Ni, Urology Hospital, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), Xi'an 710199, Shaanxi Province, China
Xue-Lian Li, Department of Surgery, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an 710199, Shaanxi Province, China
Co-first authors: Rui-Xiao Li and Xue-Lian Li.
Author contributions: Li RX and Li XL contributed equally to this work and are co-first authors; Li RX, Li XL and Ni JX designed the research and wrote the first manuscript; Li RX, Li XL, Wu GJ, Lei YH and Ni JX contributed to conceiving the research and analyzing data; Li RX, Li XL, Li XS, Li B and Ni JX conducted the analysis and provided guidance for the research; all authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Xi'an People's Hospital (Approval No. KJLL-Z-K-2023055).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: All data and materials are available from the corresponding author.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Jian-Xin Ni, MM, Doctor, Urology Hospital, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), Intersection of Hangtian East Road and Hangtuo Road, Chang'an District, Xi'an 710199, Shaanxi Province, China. nijianxin@tom.com
Received: November 3, 2023
Peer-review started: November 3, 2023
First decision: November 16, 2023
Revised: November 29, 2023
Accepted: January 16, 2024
Article in press: January 16, 2024
Published online: February 19, 2024