Patients' Experience to MRI Examinations-A Systematic Qualitative Review With Meta-Synthesis.

Background: Patients often mention distress, anxiety, or claustrophobia related to MRI, resulting in no-shows, disturbances of the workflow, and lasting psychological effects. Patients' experience varies and is moderated by socio-demographic aspects alongside the clinical condition. While qualitative studies help understand individuals' experiences, to date a systematic review and aggregation of MRI individuals' experience is lacking.

The Psychological, Physiological, and Behavioral Responses of Patients to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: MRI is generally well-tolerated although it may induce physiological stress responses and anxiety in patients.

Purpose: Investigate the psychological, physiological, and behavioral responses of patients to MRI, their evolution over time, and influencing factors.

Study Type: Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Effects of video-based patient preparation for MRI on clinical processes and patient experience.

Purpose: To determine whether video-based informational or relaxational preparation reduces the number of unexpected patient-related events and scan duration more efficiently, and to assess how patients evaluate the interventions.

Methods: We randomized 142 adult patients (mean age: 48 ± 16 years) to three groups. The control group (n = 48, 33.

Preparing patients according to their individual coping style improves patient experience of magnetic resonance imaging.

MRI-related anxiety is present in 30% of patients and may evoke motion artifacts/failed scans, which impair clinical efficiency. It is unclear how patient anxiety can be countered most effectively. Habitual preferences for coping with stressful situations by focusing or distracting one's attention thereof (coping style) may play a key role in this context.

MRI as a Stressor: The Psychological and Physiological Response of Patients to MRI, Influencing Factors, and Consequences.

Objective: Despite being noninvasive and painless, MRI is recurrently associated with stress and anxiety in patients. This adversely affects patient experience and may be associated with negative outcomes for the health care provider. This study examined the psychological and physiological response of patients to MRI and how these response levels relate, the role of different potentially influencing factors, and the relation to procedural outcomes.