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

• Main Authors: Maria Pia Viggiano (Author), Fiorenza Giganti (Author), Arianna Rossi (Author), Daniele Di Feo (Author), Laura Vagnoli (Author), Giovanna Calcagno (Author), Claudio Defilippi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...