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Oncological patient anxiety in imaging studies: the PET/CT example

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dc.contributor.authorAbreu, Carla
dc.contributor.authorGrilo, Ana Monteiro
dc.contributor.authorLucena, Filipa
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-06T14:11:15Z
dc.date.available2016-07-06T14:11:15Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the subjective perception of anxiety pre- and post-procedure, and explore the relationship between demographic, clinical variables and cancer patients' anxiety during a positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan. Two hundred and thirty-two oncological out patients, with clinical indication for performing an (18)F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) PET/CT scan and attending a nuclear medicine (NM) department, participated in the study. Patients' anxiety and subjective experience of PET/CT were examined using two self-report questionnaires. The pre-procedure questionnaire focused on demographic information, level of knowledge regarding the scan and subjective perception of anxiety before the procedure. The post-procedure questionnaire included the subjective perception anxiety after the procedure, information adequacy and satisfaction with the NM department. The self-reported data indicate that patients were anxious during PET/CT. Furthermore, our data revealed a significant difference between the anxiety pre-procedure and post-procedure (z = -3909, p < 0.05), in which the anxiety pre-procedure has significantly higher values. No significant correlation was found between anxiety and age of the patients, education levels, adequacy of information or satisfaction with the NM Department. Perception of anxiety post-procedure differs between gender (U = 5641, p = 0.033). In conclusion, PET/CT generated anxiety levels in oncological patients, especially before the procedure. Although patients seemed to be satisfied with information delivered by staff and with the NM Department, attention has to be focused on effective interventions strategies that help patients to reduce anxiety.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAbreu C, Grilo A, Lucena F, Carolino E. Oncological patient anxiety in imaging studies: the PET/CT example. J Cancer Educ. 2017;32(4):820-6.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13187-016-1069-3pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6308
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13187-016-1069-3pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectOncologypt_PT
dc.subjectPatient perspectivept_PT
dc.subjectPositron emission tomographypt_PT
dc.subjectPETpt_PT
dc.titleOncological patient anxiety in imaging studies: the PET/CT examplept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage826pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage820pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Cancer Educationpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume32pt_PT
person.familyNameCarolino
person.givenNameElisabete
person.identifier.ciencia-id1216-EFA3-1E0F
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4165-7052
person.identifier.ridF-1012-2015
person.identifier.scopus-author-id25821697000
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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