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

• 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 *
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: BF Psychology; QC Physics; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2269/1/53.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2269/; https://doi.org/10.3390/ brainsci13030416

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...