Effects of Preparatory Information via Line Application on Anxiety and Adherence in Patients Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Pilot Study Findings from Thailand

Objective: To study the effects of Preparatory Information via Line application on anxiety and adherence in patients undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Methodology: A quasiexperimental pilot study using a one-group pretest-posttest design with 8 outpatients undergoing MRI of the head or spine for the first time who were selected by simple random sampling from the diagnostic radiology department in a tertiary care hospital. The participants were required to use the Line Application for patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging to prepare before the examination. The research instruments consisted of 1) Demographic Data Collection Questionnaire, 2) Anxiety Assessment Form in MRI, and 3) Adherence Assessment Form in MRI. Results: It was found that after providing information to prepare through the Line Application the participants had the median scores of anxiety lower than before, comparing the median scores of 33 (IQR = 29.5-40) and 21.50 (IQR = 19.5-23.5), respectively. The difference in the score of anxiety was statistically significant p < 0.05. Moreover, the participants were highly adherence with a percentage of 100. Conclusion: The results showed that providing Preparatory Information via Line Application for patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging reduced anxiety and increased adherence in the examination. However, this is a pilot study. Therefore, a further experimental study using a larger sample size should be implemented.