title: Children's anxious reactions to an invasive medical procedure: The role of medical and non-medical fears.
abstract: This study investigated the relationship of medical and non-medical fears to children's anxiety, pain, and distress during an invasive medical procedure, the voiding cystourethrogram. Parents of 34 children completed the Fear Survey Schedule-II prior to their child's procedure. Child distress behaviors during the procedure were audiotaped and coded using the Child-Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale-Revised. Ratings of child procedural anxiety and pain were obtained from children, parents, and examining technologists within minutes following the procedure. Associations were observed between medical fears, procedural anxiety (parent and staff reports), and coded distress behaviors. Findings may inform preparation efforts to reduce anxiety around invasive medical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, USA foxjer@mail.montclair.edu.
authors.forename: Jeremy K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Albany Medical College, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Dangman
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Albany Medical College, USA Urological Institute of Northeastern New York, USA.
authors.forename: Karla M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Giramonti
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Albany Medical College, USA Urological Institute of Northeastern New York, USA.
authors.forename: Barry A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Kogan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: anxiety; children; medical fears; medical procedures; voiding cystourethrogram