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

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...

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Main Authors: T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam, Husnizah Zainol Abidin, Voo, Peter Su Kiong, Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
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Language:English
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Published: Penerbit UM 2022
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RD137-145 Surgery in childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, old age
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https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol25no1.20
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spelling my.ums.eprints.291612022-08-01T06:08:29Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29161/ Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam Husnizah Zainol Abidin Voo, Peter Su Kiong Rajesh Kumar Muniandy RD137-145 Surgery in childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, old age 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 identify the presence of depression, anxiety, and stress among parents of children undergoing elective surgery in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. The study population consisted of children who were scheduled for elective minor surgery between January 2018 to June 2018. The 21-item depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21) questionnaire was used. The majority of accompanying parents had a normal depression, anxiety, and stress scores. However, there was severe to extremely severe depression, anxiety, and stress in some parents. The results showed that accompanying parents with higher level of fear tend to develop more anxiety and stress. There were no significant changes in their scores in relation to gender, history of previous surgery or history of anaesthesia clinic visit. Anxiety among accompanying parents in children undergoing surgery is an underestimated problem. It needs to be identified and managed effectively to provide better care to the child undergoing surgery and anaesthesia. Penerbit UM 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29161/1/Pre-operative%20parental%20anxiety%20in%20paediatric%20surgeries_%20an%20Asian%20experience.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29161/2/Pre-operative%20parental%20anxiety%20in%20paediatric%20surgeries_%20an%20Asian%20experience%20_ABSTRACT.pdf T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam and Husnizah Zainol Abidin and Voo, Peter Su Kiong and Rajesh Kumar Muniandy (2022) Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience. Journal of Health and Translational Medicine (JUMMEC), 25. pp. 129-133. ISSN 1823-7339 (P-ISSN) , 2289-392X (E-ISSN) http://jice.um.edu.my/index.php/jummec/article/view/25398/14282 https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol25no1.20
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topic RD137-145 Surgery in childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, old age
spellingShingle RD137-145 Surgery in childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, old age
T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam
Husnizah Zainol Abidin
Voo, Peter Su Kiong
Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience
description 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 identify the presence of depression, anxiety, and stress among parents of children undergoing elective surgery in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. The study population consisted of children who were scheduled for elective minor surgery between January 2018 to June 2018. The 21-item depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21) questionnaire was used. The majority of accompanying parents had a normal depression, anxiety, and stress scores. However, there was severe to extremely severe depression, anxiety, and stress in some parents. The results showed that accompanying parents with higher level of fear tend to develop more anxiety and stress. There were no significant changes in their scores in relation to gender, history of previous surgery or history of anaesthesia clinic visit. Anxiety among accompanying parents in children undergoing surgery is an underestimated problem. It needs to be identified and managed effectively to provide better care to the child undergoing surgery and anaesthesia.
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author T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam
Husnizah Zainol Abidin
Voo, Peter Su Kiong
Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
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Husnizah Zainol Abidin
Voo, Peter Su Kiong
Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
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title Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience
title_short Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience
title_full Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience
title_fullStr Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience
title_full_unstemmed Pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an Asian experience
title_sort pre-operative parental anxiety in paediatric surgeries: an asian experience
publisher Penerbit UM
publishDate 2022
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29161/1/Pre-operative%20parental%20anxiety%20in%20paediatric%20surgeries_%20an%20Asian%20experience.pdf
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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
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