Postoperative kinesiophobia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery: a longitudinal…

Cohort studyFrontiers in surgery· 2026

Postoperative kinesiophobia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery: a longitudinal study.

Min Zhang, Xiaoshuang Dan, Qianqian Chen … Yueru Li

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Over half of patients develop kinesiophobia by day 1 after thoracoscopic lung surgery

Postoperative kinesiophobia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery: a longitudinal study.

Min Zhang … Yueru Li

Frontiers in surgery · 2026 · Q2 in Surgery

Purpose

To investigate the current status of postoperative kinesiophobia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) and to identify its influencing factors.

Methods

A longitudinal study was conducted among patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lung surgery between January 2024 and August 2024.

n = 83 patients

54.01%

Results

54.01%

more than half felt fear of movement just one day after surgery

n = 83 patients

More results

During follow-up until discharge, 83 patients transitioned from kinesiophobia to non-kinesiophobia, whereas 18 patients remained persistently kinesiophobic.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

The incidence of postoperative kinesiophobia is relatively high in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lung surgery.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Healthcare providers should pay close attention to moderate-to-severe postoperative pain, patients' pain self-management behaviors, sleep status, operation duration, chest tube duration, and length of hospitalization.

Postoperative kinesiophobia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery: a longitudinal study.

Postoperative kinesiophobia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery: a longitudinal study.

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