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@article{citeulike:574926, abstract = {To determine and quantify the major sources of anxiety for patients undergoing magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to suggest means by which to eliminate or diminish their negative effects, the authors studied anxiety in 46 subjects. Of these, 20 randomly selected subjects who successfully completed the examination participated in exit interviews. Six subjects who terminated the examination before completion also completed exit interviews. Pre-imaging and postimaging questionnaires (state-trait anxiety inventory) were administered to measure anxiety in the 20 other subjects. Anxiety was associated with the constrictive dimensions of the magnet bore, examination duration, coil noise, and temperature within the bore. Preparation at the point of referral was consistently absent, incomplete, or misleading. Patients used identifiable strategies to cope with the examination: blinding, breathing relaxation techniques, visualization of pleasant images, and performance of mental exercises.}, 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 = {574926}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2911670}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=2911670}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/abstract/170/2/463}, comment = {Six out of 26 drop-outs was not a random sample result, and so shouldn't be included in the aggregate "refusalstats" proportion. ---=note-separator=--- Mean anxiety (STAI scores) for the 20 STAI respondents was statistically significantly higher before (41.7) than after (35.5) the MRI. No SDs reported. It would be difficult to translate the data provided into the likelihood of each level of anxiety. Post-scan assessments are not described as retrospective. Data are not applicable to the habituation/sensitization issue. ---=note-separator=--- Contains a nice summary of the STAI and scoring range. ---=note-separator=--- "The findings suggest that undergoing MR imaging effects levels of anxiety equal to those experienced by patients about to undergo surgery." p. 465}, issn = {0033-8419}, journal = {Radiology}, keywords = {fear, fearstats, mri, neuroethicsnet, pdfcopy, riskpaper, stai}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {463--466}, posted-at = {2006-04-03 22:10:15}, priority = {0}, title = {Anxiety in patients undergoing MR imaging.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2911670}, volume = {170}, year = {1989} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:574926 L3 - citeulike-article-id:574926 N2 - To determine and quantify the major sources of anxiety for patients undergoing magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to suggest means by which to eliminate or diminish their negative effects, the authors studied anxiety in 46 subjects. Of these, 20 randomly selected subjects who successfully completed the examination participated in exit interviews. Six subjects who terminated the examination before completion also completed exit interviews. Pre-imaging and postimaging questionnaires (state-trait anxiety inventory) were administered to measure anxiety in the 20 other subjects. Anxiety was associated with the constrictive dimensions of the magnet bore, examination duration, coil noise, and temperature within the bore. Preparation at the point of referral was consistently absent, incomplete, or misleading. Patients used identifiable strategies to cope with the examination: blinding, breathing relaxation techniques, visualization of pleasant images, and performance of mental exercises. IS - 2 JF - Radiology SN - 0033-8419 AD - Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655. EP - 466 TI - Anxiety in patients undergoing MR imaging. VL - 170 SP - 463 KW - fear KW - fearstats KW - mri KW - neuroethicsnet KW - pdfcopy KW - riskpaper KW - stai N1 - Six out of 26 drop-outs was not a random sample result, and so shouldn't be included in the aggregate "refusalstats" proportion. N1 - Mean anxiety (STAI scores) for the 20 STAI respondents was statistically significantly higher before (41.7) than after (35.5) the MRI. No SDs reported. It would be difficult to translate the data provided into the likelihood of each level of anxiety. Post-scan assessments are not described as retrospective. Data are not applicable to the habituation/sensitization issue. N1 - Contains a nice summary of the STAI and scoring range. N1 - "The findings suggest that undergoing MR imaging effects levels of anxiety equal to those experienced by patients about to undergo surgery." p. 465 AU - Quirk, ME AU - Letendre, AJ AU - Ciottone, RA AU - Lingley, JF PY - 1989/02// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2911670 ER -