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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2026; 16(8): 117931
Published online Aug 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117931
Published online Aug 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117931
Table 4 Quality of life assessment
| EORTC QLQ-C30 (points) | Control group (n = 66) | Observation group (n = 79) | Z/t value | P value | |
| Physical function | Before | 52.00 (50.00, 55.25) | 53.00 (49.00, 58.00) | -1.082 | 0.279 |
| After | 58.50 (52.75, 61.00) | 64.00 (59.00, 70.00) | -5.788 | < 0.001 | |
| Role function | Before | 50.92 ± 5.08 | 50.14 ± 5.70 | 0.862 | 0.390 |
| After | 60.12 ± 5.06 | 67.33 ± 7.64 | 6.557 | < 0.001 | |
| Emotional function | Before | 55.64 ± 5.77 | 54.96 ± 6.15 | 0.682 | 0.496 |
| After | 60.95 ± 5.27 | 63.97 ± 6.46 | 3.044 | 0.003 | |
| Cognitive function | Before | 53.95 ± 4.92 | 52.71 ± 6.56 | 1.266 | 0.207 |
| After | 60.02 ± 5.94 | 64.32 ± 7.05 | 3.925 | < 0.001 | |
| Social function | Before | 58.05 ± 4.97 | 59.70 ± 5.84 | 1.812 | 0.072 |
| After | 64.53 ± 6.41 | 69.46 ± 6.64 | 4.523 | < 0.001 | |
- Citation: Zhu XX, Zhao S, Xu Q, Tang R, Xu LX, Zhou YJ, Zhang DY. Fluoxetine plus psychological intervention for chemotherapy-managed colon cancer patients: Impact on mood and influencing factors. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(8): 117931
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.117931