Early postoperative core symptoms and their relationship with resilience in oesophageal cancer patients-A multicentre cross-sectional study

To assess early postoperative core symptoms in oesophageal cancer patients and their relationship with resilience. Patients with oesophageal cancer face a high number of severe symptoms in the early post-operative period and require the development of an effective symptom management programme. Identifying core symptoms through network analysis helps in accurate patient care. A multicentre cross-sectional study. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from August 2022 to August 2023 at three hospitals in Anhui Province, China. A total of 469 patients were recruited for this study and 418 (89.1%) patients completed this investigation. Using network analysis to find early post-operative core symptoms in oesophageal cancer patients. Multiple linear regression was used to analyse resilience factors affecting core symptoms. Sadness was the most core symptom in oesophageal cancer patients in the early post-operative period (r = 1.41), followed by incision pain and difficulty breathing while resting (r = 1.20, r = 1.08). Resilience was significantly associated with patients' feelings of sadness, with optimism having the greatest impact on sadness (p