title: Reducing anxiety in pediatric patients.
abstract: Staff at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, an acute care comprehensive state designated children's hospital located at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ developed media products to prepare children and their parents for the imaging environment. Pediatric patients-especially those between the ages of two and ten-became anxious and worrisome upon entering the imaging room. Five videos would be produced: one each for parents and pediatric patients for both x-ray and MRI, as well as one targeted for imaging staff. Video segments lessened anxiety, enabled greater cooperation, and helped get the optimal images on the first attempt. Positive feedback has supported this and contributed to greater patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Health System, New Jersey, USA. HartJ@sjhmc.org
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014741:Video Recording