How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams may cause patients to feel anxious before or during the scan, which affects the scanning outcome and leads to motion artifacts. Adequate preparation can effectively alleviate patients’ anxiety before the scan. We aimed to assess the effect of differ...

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Main Authors: Hamd, Zuhal Y., Alorainy, Amal I., Alrujaee, Lena A., Alshdayed, Maha Y., Wdaani, Afrah M., Alsubaie, Atheer S., Binjardan, Layal A., Kariri, Sarab S., Alaskari, Rawan A., Alsaeed, Marah M., Alharbi, Mohammed Awad, Alotaibi, Marzouk Sari., Elhussein, Nagwan, Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *
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author Hamd, Zuhal Y.
Alorainy, Amal I.
Alrujaee, Lena A.
Alshdayed, Maha Y.
Wdaani, Afrah M.
Alsubaie, Atheer S.
Binjardan, Layal A.
Kariri, Sarab S.
Alaskari, Rawan A.
Alsaeed, Marah M.
Alharbi, Mohammed Awad
Alotaibi, Marzouk Sari.
Elhussein, Nagwan
Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *
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Alorainy, Amal I.
Alrujaee, Lena A.
Alshdayed, Maha Y.
Wdaani, Afrah M.
Alsubaie, Atheer S.
Binjardan, Layal A.
Kariri, Sarab S.
Alaskari, Rawan A.
Alsaeed, Marah M.
Alharbi, Mohammed Awad
Alotaibi, Marzouk Sari.
Elhussein, Nagwan
Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *
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description Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams may cause patients to feel anxious before or during the scan, which affects the scanning outcome and leads to motion artifacts. Adequate preparation can effectively alleviate patients’ anxiety before the scan. We aimed to assess the effect of different preparation methods on MRI-induced anxiety: We conducted a prospective randomized study on MRI patients between March and May 2022. We divided 30 patients into two groups: the control group, which received routine preparation (RP), and the experimental group, which received video preparation (VP).We used the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to measure anxiety levels before and after the interventions. We assessed patients’ self-satisfaction after the scan: After preparation, VP (STAI mean = 10.7500) and RP (STAI mean = 12.7857), we observed a significant association between the pre- and post-STAI results in VP (p = 0.025). The effects of both methods in decreasing anxiety were more significant for first-timers (p = 0.009 in RP/0.014 in VP). We noted high satisfaction levels for both forms of preparation. The VP technique was superior in reducing patient anxiety, especially in first-time MRI patients. Hence, VP techniques can be used in different clinical settings to reduce anxiety and facilitate patients’ understanding of the instructions given.
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spelling sunway-22692023-06-17T07:59:44Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2269/ How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study Hamd, Zuhal Y. Alorainy, Amal I. Alrujaee, Lena A. Alshdayed, Maha Y. Wdaani, Afrah M. Alsubaie, Atheer S. Binjardan, Layal A. Kariri, Sarab S. Alaskari, Rawan A. Alsaeed, Marah M. Alharbi, Mohammed Awad Alotaibi, Marzouk Sari. Elhussein, Nagwan Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin * BF Psychology QC Physics RC Internal medicine Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams may cause patients to feel anxious before or during the scan, which affects the scanning outcome and leads to motion artifacts. Adequate preparation can effectively alleviate patients’ anxiety before the scan. We aimed to assess the effect of different preparation methods on MRI-induced anxiety: We conducted a prospective randomized study on MRI patients between March and May 2022. We divided 30 patients into two groups: the control group, which received routine preparation (RP), and the experimental group, which received video preparation (VP).We used the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to measure anxiety levels before and after the interventions. We assessed patients’ self-satisfaction after the scan: After preparation, VP (STAI mean = 10.7500) and RP (STAI mean = 12.7857), we observed a significant association between the pre- and post-STAI results in VP (p = 0.025). The effects of both methods in decreasing anxiety were more significant for first-timers (p = 0.009 in RP/0.014 in VP). We noted high satisfaction levels for both forms of preparation. The VP technique was superior in reducing patient anxiety, especially in first-time MRI patients. Hence, VP techniques can be used in different clinical settings to reduce anxiety and facilitate patients’ understanding of the instructions given. MDPI 2023-02-27 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2269/1/53.pdf Hamd, Zuhal Y. and Alorainy, Amal I. and Alrujaee, Lena A. and Alshdayed, Maha Y. and Wdaani, Afrah M. and Alsubaie, Atheer S. and Binjardan, Layal A. and Kariri, Sarab S. and Alaskari, Rawan A. and Alsaeed, Marah M. and Alharbi, Mohammed Awad and Alotaibi, Marzouk Sari. and Elhussein, Nagwan and Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin * (2023) How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study. Brain Sciences, 13 (3). p. 416. ISSN 2076-3425 https://doi.org/10.3390/ brainsci13030416 10.3390/ brainsci13030416
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QC Physics
RC Internal medicine
Hamd, Zuhal Y.
Alorainy, Amal I.
Alrujaee, Lena A.
Alshdayed, Maha Y.
Wdaani, Afrah M.
Alsubaie, Atheer S.
Binjardan, Layal A.
Kariri, Sarab S.
Alaskari, Rawan A.
Alsaeed, Marah M.
Alharbi, Mohammed Awad
Alotaibi, Marzouk Sari.
Elhussein, Nagwan
Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *
How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study
title How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study
title_full How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study
title_fullStr How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study
title_full_unstemmed How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study
title_short How Different Preparation Techniques Affect MRI-Induced Anxiety of MRI Patients: A Preliminary Study
title_sort how different preparation techniques affect mri-induced anxiety of mri patients: a preliminary study
topic BF Psychology
QC Physics
RC Internal medicine
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