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Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia
Background While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most efficient diagnostic methods used today, some patients may find an MRI examination to be a frightening experience. The proximity to the machine during screening and being in a confined space can cause a feeling of claustrophobia. S...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9981542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874299 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34531 |
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author | Al Shanbari, Nasser M Alobaidi, Sultan F Alhasawi, Roudin Alzahrani, Amjad S Bin Laswad, Bassam M Alzahrani, Abdulkarem A Alhashmi Alamer, Lujain F Alhazmi, Turki |
author_facet | Al Shanbari, Nasser M Alobaidi, Sultan F Alhasawi, Roudin Alzahrani, Amjad S Bin Laswad, Bassam M Alzahrani, Abdulkarem A Alhashmi Alamer, Lujain F Alhazmi, Turki |
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description | Background While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most efficient diagnostic methods used today, some patients may find an MRI examination to be a frightening experience. The proximity to the machine during screening and being in a confined space can cause a feeling of claustrophobia. Severe anxiety during MRI screening can cause the patient to move, which lowers the quality of the imaging and diagnostic test, and can result in the early termination of the MRI examination and the patient declining further testing. Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate MRI examination-associated anxiety among Saudi Arabia’s general population in the western region of the country. Methods Altogether, 465 participants who had undergone an MRI examination in the western region of Saudi Arabia were recruited for this cross-sectional study. We used the Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ) to collect data. Results Regarding anxiety symptoms, 82.8% of the participants believed that they had control over the event, 80.2% were concerned beforehand, 74% required more specific information, just 48% had difficulty breathing, and 51% were panicked. On the other hand, 57.4% felt safe, 56.8% were calm, and 49.2% were relaxed. The majority of the participants (55.9%, 260) reported moderate MRI-related anxiety. Conclusion More than half of our respondents had mild to moderate MRI-related anxiety. The majority needed more detailed information, panicked, and had breathing problems. Statistically, females showed a significantly higher level of anxiety compared with male participants. |
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spelling | pubmed-99815422023-03-04 Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia Al Shanbari, Nasser M Alobaidi, Sultan F Alhasawi, Roudin Alzahrani, Amjad S Bin Laswad, Bassam M Alzahrani, Abdulkarem A Alhashmi Alamer, Lujain F Alhazmi, Turki Cureus Psychiatry Background While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most efficient diagnostic methods used today, some patients may find an MRI examination to be a frightening experience. The proximity to the machine during screening and being in a confined space can cause a feeling of claustrophobia. Severe anxiety during MRI screening can cause the patient to move, which lowers the quality of the imaging and diagnostic test, and can result in the early termination of the MRI examination and the patient declining further testing. Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate MRI examination-associated anxiety among Saudi Arabia’s general population in the western region of the country. Methods Altogether, 465 participants who had undergone an MRI examination in the western region of Saudi Arabia were recruited for this cross-sectional study. We used the Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ) to collect data. Results Regarding anxiety symptoms, 82.8% of the participants believed that they had control over the event, 80.2% were concerned beforehand, 74% required more specific information, just 48% had difficulty breathing, and 51% were panicked. On the other hand, 57.4% felt safe, 56.8% were calm, and 49.2% were relaxed. The majority of the participants (55.9%, 260) reported moderate MRI-related anxiety. Conclusion More than half of our respondents had mild to moderate MRI-related anxiety. The majority needed more detailed information, panicked, and had breathing problems. Statistically, females showed a significantly higher level of anxiety compared with male participants. Cureus 2023-02-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9981542/ /pubmed/36874299 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34531 Text en Copyright © 2023, Al Shanbari et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Psychiatry Al Shanbari, Nasser M Alobaidi, Sultan F Alhasawi, Roudin Alzahrani, Amjad S Bin Laswad, Bassam M Alzahrani, Abdulkarem A Alhashmi Alamer, Lujain F Alhazmi, Turki Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
title | Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Assessment of Anxiety Associated With MRI Examination Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | assessment of anxiety associated with mri examination among the general population in the western region of saudi arabia |
topic | Psychiatry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9981542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874299 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34531 |
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