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. 1995 Winter;24(1):5-19.
doi: 10.1207/s15326888chc2401_2.

Children's distress during magnetic resonance imaging procedures

V L Tyc  1 , D Fairclough, B Fletcher, L Leigh, R K Mulhern
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Children's distress during magnetic resonance imaging procedures

V L Tyc et al. Child Health Care. 1995 Winter.

Abstract

We investigated the epidemiology of pediatric anxiety and distress associated with magnetic resonance imaging procedures (MRIPs). Scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (Spielberger, Edwards, Lushene, Montuori, & Platzek, 1973), and subjective ratings of distress associated with MRIP were obtained from 55 pediatric oncology patients and their parents. Approximately 30% of children and their parents reported that MRIP produced significant distress. However, parents' ratings of their child's distress were significantly higher than children's self-ratings, and agreement between child and parent pairs was poor. Insertion of an intravenous line was identified as the most aversive component of MRIP by both parents (55%) and children (38%). The selective application of cognitive-behavioral interventions for noninvasive diagnostic procedures is suggested.

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