Evaluation of three psychologic interventions to reduce anxiety during MR imaging.

@article{citeulike:260119, abstract = {The authors compared the effectiveness of three anxiety-reducing interventions for patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging. Each of 50 subjects was randomly assigned to one of the interventions. Intervention 1 involved provision of information about the imager and nature of the examination. Intervention 2 included information and counseling. Intervention 3 included information and a 12-minute relaxation exercise. Anxiety levels were measured by means of a 20-item questionnaire before and after imaging. The latter provided a retrospective report of anxiety experienced during imaging. Patients in intervention group 3 showed significantly less increase in anxiety compared with those in groups 1 and 2. Overall, only patients who participated in intervention 1 showed a significant increase in anxiety during imaging. When anxiety levels experienced before and during the examination were compared, with the focus on each questionnaire item for each group, those in group 1 showed a significant increase in anxiety on eight of 20 items; those in group 2, three items; and those in group 3, none. Psychologic preparation that includes relaxation strategies is more effective than provision of information alone.}, address = {Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.}, author = {Quirk, M. E. and Letendre, A. J. and Ciottone, R. A. and Lingley, J. F. }, citeulike-article-id = {260119}, comment = {Based on a quick read, they didn't actually have a no-treatment group, so this one won't be useful for summarizing STAI data about the general MRI experience.}, issn = {0033-8419}, journal = {Radiology}, keywords = {anxiety, fear, hardcopy, mri, neuroethicsnet, pdfcopy, relaxation, riskpaper, stai}, month = {December}, number = {3}, pages = {759--762}, posted-at = {2005-07-20 21:23:46}, priority = {3}, title = {Evaluation of three psychologic interventions to reduce anxiety during MR imaging.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2682775}, volume = {173}, year = {1989} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:260119 L3 - citeulike-article-id:260119 TI - Evaluation of three psychologic interventions to reduce anxiety during MR imaging. JF - Radiology VL - 173 IS - 3 SP - 759 EP - 762 AD - Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655. SN - 0033-8419 N2 - The authors compared the effectiveness of three anxiety-reducing interventions for patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging. Each of 50 subjects was randomly assigned to one of the interventions. Intervention 1 involved provision of information about the imager and nature of the examination. Intervention 2 included information and counseling. Intervention 3 included information and a 12-minute relaxation exercise. Anxiety levels were measured by means of a 20-item questionnaire before and after imaging. The latter provided a retrospective report of anxiety experienced during imaging. Patients in intervention group 3 showed significantly less increase in anxiety compared with those in groups 1 and 2. Overall, only patients who participated in intervention 1 showed a significant increase in anxiety during imaging. When anxiety levels experienced before and during the examination were compared, with the focus on each questionnaire item for each group, those in group 1 showed a significant increase in anxiety on eight of 20 items; those in group 2, three items; and those in group 3, none. Psychologic preparation that includes relaxation strategies is more effective than provision of information alone. KW - anxiety KW - fear KW - hardcopy KW - mri KW - neuroethicsnet KW - pdfcopy KW - relaxation KW - riskpaper KW - stai N1 - Based on a quick read, they didn't actually have a no-treatment group, so this one won't be useful for summarizing STAI data about the general MRI experience. AU - Quirk, ME AU - Letendre, AJ AU - Ciottone, RA AU - Lingley, JF PY - 1989/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2682775 ER -