Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience

• Main Authors: T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam, Husnizah Zainol Abidin, Voo, Peter Su Kiong, Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit UM 2022
• Subjects: RD137-145 Surgery in childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, old age
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29161/1/Pre-operative%20parental%20anxiety%20in%20paediatric%20surgeries_%20an%20Asian%20experience.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29161/2/Pre-operative%20parental%20anxiety%20in%20paediatric%20surgeries_%20an%20Asian%20experience%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29161/; http://jice.um.edu.my/index.php/jummec/article/view/25398/14282; https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol25no1.20

Paediatric surgery is a traumatic experience, often accompanied by anxiety in parents. There have been many studies regarding pre-operative anxiety among children, however, there are limited studies exploring the anxiety levels of parents accompanying their child for surgery. This study aims to iden...