A study of the relationship between the level of anxiety declared by MRI patients in the STAI questionnaire and their respiratory rate acquired by a fibre-optic sensor system.
Lukasz DziudaPiotr ZielińskiPaulina BaranMariusz KrejLech KopkaPublished in: Scientific reports (2019)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patients often experience anxiety-related respiratory disorders, including hyperventilation, but their respiratory indicators are not routinely monitored during scanning. Free from metal parts and immune to electromagnetic radiation, fibre-optic sensors have the potential to better control the patient's condition by providing continuous non-invasive monitoring of the respiratory rate (RR). The study was purposed to assess the relationship between anxiety in MRI patients and their RR acquired by a fibre-optic sensor system. Forty-four subjects were involved in the study. The mean RR values recorded for 2 minutes immediately after the beginning and immediately before the end of the scanning were assessed relative to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) X-1 scores obtained immediately before and immediately after the scanning, respectively. A growth mixture model analysis was performed to statistically differentiate two groups of subjects according to the trends in repeated measures of RR. A significant lowering of the anxiety state was observed in the group characterised by a decrease in RR, whereas essentially no change in anxiety level was observed in the group with a stable RR. The t-test showed significant differences in changes in anxiety between these groups (t(39) = -2.349, p = 0.012, Cohen's d = 2.13).
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- sleep quality
- peritoneal dialysis
- high resolution
- contrast enhanced
- prognostic factors
- optical coherence tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- climate change
- physical activity
- mass spectrometry
- optic nerve
- case report
- electron microscopy