| [Diagnostic imaging studies: do they create anxiety?]. | |
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PMID: 21764482 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of anxiety in oncology patients during the performance of a nuclear medicine study (PET-CT) in a Nuclear Medicine Service, by means of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 200 cancer patients who underwent a PET-CT study in a Nuclear Medicine Service were administered the STAI to evaluate the level of anxiety generated during this test. The STAI is a validated questionnaire developed as a research tool on anxiety in healthy adults. RESULTS: Of the 200 patients, two thirds (n=135) (67%) of the patients evaluated had anxiety. Of the 133, 93 (70%) of the patients who underwent PET-CT study for the first time were anxious whereas 42 (62.7%) of the patients who had undergone the study on previous occasions were anxious. Those patients with the greatest anxiety were those in whom the study was performed to initially stage the disease. CONCLUSION: Performing the PET-CT study as an initial staging method and/or to evaluate tumor recurrence is an important and statistically significant generator of anxiety. There is a high emotional and cognitive impact associated to the participation of the diagnostic tests. |
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Authors:
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P Pifarré; M Simó; J D Gispert; M D Pallarés; P Plaza; E Martínez-Miralles |
Publication Detail:
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Type: English Abstract; Journal Article Date: 2011-07-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Revista española de medicina nuclear Volume: 30 ISSN: 0212-6982 ISO Abbreviation: Rev Esp Med Nucl Publication Date: 2011 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-10-25 Completed Date: 2012-03-05 Revised Date: 2012-03-22 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9208726 Medline TA: Rev Esp Med Nucl Country: Spain |
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Languages: spa Pagination: 346-50 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier España, S.L. y SEMNIM. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, CRC-Hospital Quirón. Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), España. paloma.pifarre@crccorp.es |
Vernacular Title:
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Pruebas de diagnóstico por la imagen: ¿generan ansiedad? |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anxiety / etiology* Emotions Female Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging / psychology Neoplasms / psychology*, radionuclide imaging Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography / psychology* Questionnaires Severity of Illness Index Young Adult |
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