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ANXIETY OF PATIENTS AT MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCREENING

Danijela Delić ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dragan Babić ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina ; Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Darjan Franjić ; Department of Oncology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Berina Hasanefendić ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Sažetak

Introduction: Anxiety is a state of feeling helpless and insecure, a state of anticipation and concern that something bad will
happen. Fear of pain and the unknown, as well as fear of screening results can increase anxiety. Severe anxiety during magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI)can cause patient's movement, leading to poorer imaging and reduction in the quality of the diagnostic test.
To determine the anxiety of patients before and after magnetic resonance imaging and to investigate the relationship between the
tested anxiety and the socio-demographic characteristics of the patients.
Methods: The study was conducted at the Department of Radiology of the University Clinical Hospital Mostar in the period from
February 1st 2020 to March 31st 2020. The study included 100 subjects who were prescribed an MRI screening at the time of the
study. A socio-demographic questionnaire specifically designed for this study was used to obtain data on subjects such as gender,
age, place of residence, smoking, drinking alcohol, economic status, religiosity. The Anxiety Questionnaire as a State-Trait Anxiety
Inventory (STAI) was used to examine anxiety.
Results: A statistically significantly higher degree of anxiety was determined after MRI screening (p<0.001). Male subjects
achieved a statistically significantly higher degree of anxiety before (p=0.019) and after (p=0.034) MRI screening. There were no
statistically significant correlations between the age of the subjects and the results achieved on the anxiety tests before and after the
MRI screening.
Conclusion: Subjects who were prescribed an MRI screening have a statistically significantly higher degree of anxiety after the
screening. Male subjects had a statistically significantly higher degree of anxiety on MRI screening.

Ključne riječi

anxiety; magnetic resonance

Hrčak ID:

272161

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/272161

Datum izdavanja:

19.10.2021.

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