Parent perspectives and preferences for strategies regarding nonsedated MRI scans in a pediatric oncology population.

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Purpose

Children with cancer frequently require MRI scans for clinical purposes. Sedation with general anesthesia (GA) is often used to promote compliance, reduce motion, and alleviate anxiety. The use of GA for MRI scans is costly in terms of time, personnel, and medications. In addition, prominent risks are associated with anesthesia exposure in patients with complex medical conditions. Successful behavioral interventions have been implemented in clinical research settings to promote scan success and compliance. To our knowledge, parent/caregiver acceptability of behavioral interventions to promote nonsedated MRI has not been systematically investigated in a medically complex population. As a first step toward developing a protocol-based intervention to promote nonsedated scannin

SUBMITTER: Walker B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5940333 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature