Assessing post-cochlear implantation anxiety and correlating it to socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

Abstract Background There is a greater incidence of mental health problems among children with hearing impairment compared to controls. A high proportion experience delays in understanding, recognizing, and using emotional expression. are additional difficulties post-cochlear transplant patients that may increase the risk developing psychopathology, such as anxiety disorder. Results Forty mothers who underwent cochlear implantation surgery responded Spence Preschool Anxiety Scale. Socio-demographic, medical, perioperative data were obtained from medical records. On Scale, 21 out 40 (52.25%) have positive total score. obsessive–compulsive disorder, physical injury fears, generalized anxiety, separation social subscales, numbers scored 23 (57.5%), 18 (45%), 10 (25%), 6 (15%), respectively. Conclusion disorders common children.