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prostate cancer one common malignant neoplasms elderly males radical prostatectomy established therapeutic approach localized disease patients undergoing surgical procedure frequently experience increased negative emotions symptomatology perioperative period likely due concerns illness treatment present study aims investigate effects novel educational approach involving wholeprocess visualization collaborative nursing discussions perioperative symptoms emotional wellbeing radical prostatectomy patients data prospectively collected 310 patients admitted hospital june 2021 december 2023 scheduled undergo radical prostatectomy patients randomly assigned either intervention group receiving new model education control group receiving conventional education 155 patients group study compared basic demographic information anxiety depression scores fear disease progression scores qualityoflife scores main symptom scores changes perioperative vital signs two groups statistically significant differences observed two groups terms age comorbidities insurance type education level income tumor history p 005 similarly significant differences anxiety depression scores proportion patients anxiety depression vital signs fear disease progression scores two groups time 1 stage p 005 stages time 2 time 3 intervention group exhibited lower anxiety depression scores lower proportion anxious depressed patients well significantly reduced blood pressure heart rate fluctuations compared control group p 005 following radical prostatectomy main symptoms patients pain nausea fatigue assessed using madis symptom assessment scale days 13 postsurgery intervention group exhibited significantly lower scores three symptoms compared control group p 005 time 4 stage patients intervention group also demonstrated significantly improved qualityoflife scores compared control group p 005 additionally blood pressure heart rate patients returned baseline levels time 4 stage significant difference two groups p 005 nevertheless anxiety depression scores intervention group time 4 stage remained significantly lower control group p 005 additionally fear disease progression scores groups lower time 1 stage pronounced improvement observed intervention group compared control group p 005 patients diagnosed malignant tumors often experience fear anxiety regarding progression disease upcoming surgery well uncertainty surrounding treatment prognosis heightened emotional distress contribute greater symptom burden perioperative period utilizing wholeprocess visualization collaborative nursing discussion approach compared traditional communication methods shown alleviate patients fears reduce anxiety depression ultimately lessen symptom burden experienced perioperative phase ultimately approach enhance overall quality life patients facing malignant tumors