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

• Main Authors: T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam, Husnizah Zainol Abidin, Peter Voo Su Kiong, Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University of Malaya Medical Centre 2022
• Subjects: RC530-552 Neuroses; RJ1-570 Pediatrics
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33391/3/Pre-operative%20parental%20anxiety%20in%20paediatric%20surgeries%2C%20An%20asian%20experience.ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33391/2/Pre-operative%20parental%20anxiety%20in%20paediatric%20surgeries%2C%20An%20asian%20experience.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33391/; https://jummec.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...