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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2026; 16(4): 116158
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.116158
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.116158
Table 4 Correlation between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score and quality of life domains at baseline (n = 126)
| QLQ-C30/QLQ-HCC18 domain | HADS-A score (r) | P value | HADS-D score (r) | P value |
| Global health status/QoL | -0.68 | < 0.001 | -0.71 | < 0.001 |
| Physical functioning | -0.61 | < 0.001 | -0.64 | < 0.001 |
| Role functioning | -0.59 | < 0.001 | -0.62 | < 0.001 |
| Emotional functioning | -0.72 | < 0.001 | -0.75 | < 0.001 |
| Social functioning | -0.57 | < 0.001 | -0.60 | < 0.001 |
| Fatigue | 0.58 | < 0.001 | 0.63 | < 0.001 |
| Pain | 0.54 | < 0.001 | 0.57 | < 0.001 |
| Nausea and vomiting | 0.42 | < 0.001 | 0.45 | < 0.001 |
| QLQ-HCC18 nutrition | 0.56 | < 0.001 | 0.61 | < 0.001 |
| QLQ-HCC18 fatigue | 0.60 | < 0.001 | 0.65 | < 0.001 |
| QLQ-HCC18 body image | 0.52 | < 0.001 | 0.55 | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Liu JY, Liang ZH, Liu JL, Li L, Cui B, Li TG. Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with drug-eluting microspheres plus lenvatinib: A prospective study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(4): 116158
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