Effect of multi-disciplinary team care program on quality of life, anxiety, and depression in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after surgery: A randomized, controlled study

ObjectiveMulti-disciplinary team (MDT) collaboration enables hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients to achieve better survival through precise diagnosis and individualized treatment. This study aimed to further investigate the effect of MDT care program (MDT-CP) on quality of life (QoL), anxiety and depression in HCC patients after surgery.MethodsTotally, 150 postoperative HCC patients were enrolled and randomized in a 1:1 ratio into the MDT-CP group (N = 76) to receive MDT care for 6 months and the normal care program (N-CP) group (N = 74) to receive routine care for 6 months.ResultsQuality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) global health status score at 1 month (M1), M3 and M6, QLQ-C30 functions score at M3 and M6 elevated while QLQ-C30 symptom score at M1 and M3 decreased in MDT-CP group compared with N-CP group (all P