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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2025; 15(10): 110643
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.110643
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.110643
Table 2 Comparison of clinical disease information of patients cared for by subjects in the two groups, n (%)
| Items | Control group (n = 40) | Intervention group (n = 41) | χ2/t | P value |
| Cancer category | ||||
| Lung cancer | 11 (27.5) | 10 (24.4) | 0.783 | 0.941 |
| Breast cancer | 9 (22.5) | 12 (29.3) | ||
| Digestive tract cancer | 10 (25.0) | 9 (21.9) | ||
| Gynecologic cancer | 7 (17.5) | 8 (19.5) | ||
| Other | 3 (7.5) | 2 (4.9) | ||
| Cancer stages | ||||
| Stage I | 6 (15.0) | 7 (17.1) | 0.307 | 0.857 |
| Stage II | 21 (52.5) | 19 (46.3) | ||
| Stage III | 13 (32.5) | 15 (36.6) | ||
| Transfer or not | ||||
| Yes | 13 (32.5) | 15 (36.6) | 0.149 | 0.699 |
| No | 27 (67.5) | 26 (63.4) | ||
| KPS score | ||||
| 60-70 | 4 (10.0) | 6 (14.6) | 1.303 | 0.728 |
| 70-80 | 17 (42.5) | 15 (36.6) | ||
| 80-90 | 14 (35.0) | 17 (41.5) | ||
| 90-100 | 5 (12.5) | 3 (7.3) |
- Citation: Lu H, Xu WJ, Chen Y, Zhu LY, Yang YL, Hu YY, Zhang YJ, Cheng Y, Yang YH, Wu RR. Effect of grief counseling on psychological distress and negative emotions among family members of patients with terminal tumors. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(10): 110643
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.110643