Development and validation of a questionnaire evaluating patient anxiety during Magnetic Resonance Imaging: the Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ)

Table 1 MRI-AQ compared with general anxiety scales

Scale/factors	MRI-FSS	STAI-S	HAD-A	HAD-D	Patient Experience	Patient Worry
MRI-AQ, total scale	0.40***	0.50***	0.26***	0.16*	0.66**	0.80***
MRI-AQ reduced scale	0.41***	0.48***	0.28***	0.16 *	0.66**	0.82**
Anxiety symptoms	0.43***	0.44***	0.27***	0.14	0.69**	0.84**
Relaxation symptoms	0.41***	0.40***	0.28***	0.14	0.53***	0.71**
Reliance on staff	-0.05	0.12	-0.08	0.02	0.00	-0.08

Total score MRI-AQ= Magnetic Resonance Imaging- Anxiety Questionnaire, MRI-FSS= Magnetic Resonance Imaging Fear Survey Schedule, STAI-S = Spielberg State Anxiety Index- State, HAD-A= Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale -Anxiety, HAD-D= Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression. Patient experience and patient worry=10 point scale *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. Person's correlation (r).

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