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These challenges can negatively affect recovery, immune function, and long-term prognosis. Psychosocial interventions, such as narrative therapy and resilience training, may mitigate these effects, yet their integrated application in ISR populations remains unexplored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this single-center randomized controlled trial, 178 patients with stage I-III low rectal cancer who underwent ISR between October 2019 and October 2021 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University were randomized to receive either standard care or a structured 6-month intervention combining narrative therapy and resilience training. Primary outcomes included psychological resilience (CD-RISC), emotional well-being (HADS), sleep quality (PSQI), and nutritional recovery (serum albumin, prealbumin, BMI). Secondary endpoints encompassed postoperative complications, systemic inflammation (CRP, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1), and 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). All analyses followed the intention-to-treat principle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The intervention group demonstrated significantly greater improvements in psychological and nutritional parameters (all P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.01), fewer complications (12.4% vs. 23.6%, P\u2009=\u2009.035), and reduced inflammatory markers on postoperative day 7. At 24\u2009months, both DFS (89.2% vs. 75.3%, P\u2009=\u2009.028) and OS (93.1% vs. 81.6%, P\u2009=\u2009.031) were significantly higher in the intervention group. Effect sizes (Cohen\u2019s d) and minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) were assessed to support the interpretation of clinical relevance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An integrated psychosocial intervention significantly enhanced functional recovery and long-term oncologic outcomes following ISR. 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