Patient Experience during Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Examination: Anxiety, Feelings, and Safety
Abstract
:1. Introductions
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Respondents and Procedure
2.3. Research Instruments
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Statement of Ethics
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Study Group
3.2. Contrast-Enhanced CT Examination and Experience of Anxiety
3.2.1. Variable: Gender
3.2.2. Variable: Age
3.2.3. Variable: Previous Experience
3.2.4. Variable: Searching for Information about the Examination
3.3. Contrast-Enhanced CT Examination and the Sensations Accompanying Its Administration
3.4. Sources of Knowledge about the Examination among Patients
3.5. Patients’ Feeling of Safety during CT Examination
4. Logistic Regression Model
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
7. Implications for Practice
8. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Data | N | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 95 | 55.2 |
Male | 77 | 44.8 | |
Age | 18–35 | 23 | 13.4 |
36–55 | 45 | 26.2 | |
56–65 | 48 | 27.9 | |
66 and over | 56 | 32.5 | |
Education | Primary education | 17 | 9.9 |
Secondary education | 122 | 70.9 | |
Higher education | 33 | 19.2 | |
Residence | Village | 38 | 22.7 |
City with up to 60 thousand inhabitants | 56 | 32.6 | |
City with more than 60 thousand inhabitants | 78 | 45.3 |
Anxiety Before CT Examination | N | % |
---|---|---|
I have not felt anxiety | 119 | 69.2 |
I have felt anxiety | 53 | 30.8 |
Total | 172 | 100 |
Gender | Anxiety Before CT Examination | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Female | 56 | 39 | 95 |
% | 59.0% | 41.0% | |
Male | 63 | 14 | 77 |
% | 81.8% | 18.2% | |
Total | 119 | 53 | 172 |
Was This Your First CT Scan? | Anxiety Before CT Examination | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
No | 80 | 25 | 105 |
% | 76.2% | 23.8% | |
Yes | 39 | 28 | 67 |
% | 58.2% | 41.8% | |
Total | 119 | 53 | 172 |
Did You Search for Information About CT Scans Before the Examination? | Anxiety Before CT Examination | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
No | 76 | 19 | 95 |
% | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
Yes | 43 | 34 | 77 |
% | 55.8% | 44.2% | |
Total | 119 | 53 | 172 |
Feelings | Gender | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Warmth throughout the body | 80 | 84.2 | 68 | 88.3 |
Pain | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
A metallic taste in the mouth | 39 | 41.1 | 22 | 28.6 |
Dizziness | 8 | 8.4 | 2 | 2.6 |
Pressure on the bladder | 61 | 64.2 | 17 | 22.1 |
Nausea | 3 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
Heart palpitations | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
Others | 4 | 4.2 | 7 | 9.1 |
Result | Perception the Fear Before Examination—Odds Ratios (OR) Modeled Probability: Feeling Anxious Before Examination = Yes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI for OR | 95% CI for OR | p-Value | ||
Upper | Lower | ||||
Gender | Female | 2.59 | 1.24 | 5.44 | 0.011 |
First CT scan | Yes | 2.07 | 1.03 | 4.17 | 0.040 |
Pre-CT scan information search | Yes | 2.54 | 1.25 | 5.13 | 0.010 |
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Lange, S.; Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska, W.; Małecka-Dubiela, A. Patient Experience during Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Examination: Anxiety, Feelings, and Safety. Safety 2023, 9, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety9040069
Lange S, Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska W, Małecka-Dubiela A. Patient Experience during Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Examination: Anxiety, Feelings, and Safety. Safety. 2023; 9(4):69. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety9040069
Chicago/Turabian StyleLange, Sandra, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska, and Anna Małecka-Dubiela. 2023. "Patient Experience during Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Examination: Anxiety, Feelings, and Safety" Safety 9, no. 4: 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety9040069
APA StyleLange, S., Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska, W., & Małecka-Dubiela, A. (2023). Patient Experience during Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Examination: Anxiety, Feelings, and Safety. Safety, 9(4), 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety9040069