Impact of psychological interventions on reducing anxiety, fear and the need for sedation in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging

Children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging examination frequently experience anxiety and fear before and during the scanning. The aim of the present study was to assess: i) whether and to what extent psychological interventions might reduce anxiety and fear levels; ii) whether the intervention i...

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Published in:	Pediatric reports Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 5682
Main Authors:	Viggiano, Maria Pia, Giganti, Fiorenza, Rossi, Arianna, Di Feo, Daniele, Vagnoli, Laura, Calcagno, Giovanna, Defilippi, Claudio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Italy MDPI AG 27-03-2015 PAGEPress Publications PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy
Subjects:	Anesthesia Anxiety Brief Report Children Fear Magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance imaging, sedation, psychological interventions, anxiety, fear Resonance anxiety magnetic resonance imaging sedation psychological interventions fear
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Summary:	Children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging examination frequently experience anxiety and fear before and during the scanning. The aim of the present study was to assess: i) whether and to what extent psychological interventions might reduce anxiety and fear levels; ii) whether the intervention is related to a decrease in the need for sedation. The interventions consisted of three activities: a clown show, dog interaction and live music. The emotional status (anxiety and fear) of the children was evaluated before and after the activities through a rating scale questionnaire. The results showed that the activities had high effectiveness in reducing the level of anxiety and fear and decreased the need for sedation in the experimental group compared to the control group. This approach proved to be a positive patient experience, helping to alleviate children's anxiety and fear, decreasing the need for sedation, and was cost-effective.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest. Contributions: CD, MPV, integrity of the entire study; MPV, CD, FG, LV, study concepts and design; AR, MPV, FG, literature research; AR, LV, DDF, GC, experimental studies and data analysis; MPV, FG, statistical analysis; CD, MPV, FG, manuscript preparation; MPV, LV, DDF, GC, manuscript editing.
ISSN:	2036-749X 2036-7503 2036-7503
DOI:	10.4081/pr.2015.5682