Publications by authors named "Yangjingling Hua"

Objective: The objective of this work is to explore anxiety and depression status prior to radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and its effect on acute radiation toxicities.

Methods: A total of 267 NPC patients were enrolled between August 2013 and September 2016. The anxiety and depression status of the patients prior to radiotherapy was evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

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Purpose: The psychological status of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients cannot be ignored. Few studies have studied the dynamic changes and influencing factors of psychological status in NPC patients during radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changing trends and risk factors of anxiety and depression in NPC patients during radiotherapy.

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Purpose: To explore whether anxiety and depression are prognostic indexes for overall survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who underwent intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).

Methods: Clinical data were collected for NPC patients who underwent IMRT. Anxiety and depression were investigated before radiotherapy by using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

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Background: To investigate nutritional impairment during intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) taking normal nutrition before IMRT and its effect on treatment-related toxicities (TRTs) and survival.

Methods: Modified nutrition index (m-NI) of 187 patients with NPC, comprised eight indicators (body mass index, circumference of upper arm muscles, total lymphocyte count, red blood cell count, levels of albumin, pre-albumin, transferrin, and hemoglobin), were evaluated before/after IMRT. Patient characteristics, m-NI, and the follow-up data for survival and TRTs were analyzed.

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Purpose: To explore whether the modified-nutrition index (m-NI) is a prognostic factor for the overall survival (OS) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients who undergo intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).

Methods: Clinical data were prospectively collected from NPC patients who underwent IMRT at our hospital between October 2008 and December 2014. The patient nutritional status before radiotherapy was evaluated using the m-NI, based on eight nutrition indicators including body mass index, arm muscle circumference, albumin, total lymphocyte count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, serum pre-albumin, and transferrin.

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