Publications by authors named "Zohair Ahmed Khan"
Health Sci Rep
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the anxiety experienced by parents of children undergoing surgery, specifically tonsillectomy, highlighting its negative impact on both parental care and child outcomes.
- It involved a survey of 147 parents using the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety Information Scale (APAIS) to measure anxiety levels, revealing that 40.1% of respondents reported significant anxiety before their child's surgery.
- Findings indicated certain factors increased anxiety, such as the child's age being under 5, the parent's education level, and whether the parent was the mother, prompting recommendations for targeted support for anxious parents.
