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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2021; 9(31): 9386-9394
Published online Nov 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9386
Cognitive behavioral therapy on personality characteristics of cancer patients
Xiao-Hui Yuan, Juan Peng, Shu-Wei Hu, Yong Yang, Yu-Ju Bai
Xiao-Hui Yuan, Shu-Wei Hu, Yong Yang, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
Juan Peng, Teaching and Research Office of Medical Psychology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
Yu-Ju Bai, Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
Author contributions: Yuan XH designed the study and performed the research, Bai YJ and Hu SW analyzed the data; Yuan XH wrote the paper and revised the manuscript for final submission; Yang Y and Peng J participated in the case collection and experiments.
Supported by Science and Technology Foundation of the Guizhou Health Department, No. GZWKJ2011-1-026; and National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81760548.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Zunyi Medical University.
Informed consent statement: All the study participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that we have no financial or personal relationships with other individuals or organizations that can inappropriately influence our work and that there is no professional or other personal interest of any nature in any product, service and/or company that could be construed as influencing the position presented in or the review of the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement – checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement – checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Juan Peng, Medical Master, Professor, Teaching and Research Office of Medical Psychology, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefu West Road, Xinpu Campus, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China. 551961766@qq.com
Received: July 6, 2021
Peer-review started: July 6, 2021
First decision: July 26, 2021
Revised: August 6, 2021
Accepted: September 22, 2021
Article in press: September 22, 2021
Published online: November 6, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The cognitive behavioral therapy procedure alleviated anxiety and depression in cancer patients, which was reflected in four dimensions: psychoticism, introversion and extroversion, neuroticism (emotional), and degree of validity.