Match tier Likely match
Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
Sources OpenAlex · ORCID
Refreshed 2026-08-15

Wajeeha Zahid

This is a likely match — the affiliation was inferred from OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources but has not been fully confirmed. Treat with appropriate caution.

Researcher

Also affiliated: Aga Khan University (2019–2020); Government of Pakistan (2023); Aga Khan University Hospital (2021–2025); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2026); The University of Adelaide (2026); Government College of Science (2023)

Faculty Researcher

7 h-index 24 pubs 285 cited

  • Humans
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Quality of Life
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Male
  • Pakistan
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Depression
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Middle Aged
  • Anxiety
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Wajeeha Zahid's research focuses on understanding the psychosocial factors influencing the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses, particularly in lower-middle-income countries. Her work has investigated resilience and its associated factors in patients diagnosed with head and neck cancers and brain tumors in Pakistan. She has also explored the well-being of brain tumor patients within the context of a lower-middle-income country and examined the clinical and psychosocial elements affecting the quality of life for head and neck cancer patients in similar settings.

Zahid has contributed to the validation and translation of quality of life assessment tools into Urdu. This includes work on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and Brain Module (QLQ-BN20), as well as the EORTC Head and Neck Module (QLQ-H&N35). Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 24 total publications and 273 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 24
  • Citations: 285

Selected Publications

  • A Contemporary Review of Subcutaneous and Extravascular Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators. (2026)
    PubMed DOI OpenAlex

View all publications on OpenAlex →

Collaboration Network

5 Collaborators 4 Institutions 2 Countries

Top Collaborators

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics