Alelyani Magbool, Gameraddin Moawia, Alasmari Azah, Alshahrani Fay, Alqahtani Nada, Musa Alamin
Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Almadinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2021 May 21;15:1075-1081. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S309186. eCollection 2021.
To assess the knowledge and attitudes of Saudi patients toward the safety of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 142 Saudi patients at King Khalid hospital, Asir, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a self-questionnaire based on MRI safety issues gained from the literature. The questionnaire was divided into two sections, one containing the respondents' sociodemographic information and the other assessing their knowledge and attitudes toward participating in MRI.
A total of 142 patients responded to the survey, and their average age was 31.5 ± 4 years. The majority were married and held a bachelor's degree. The mean knowledge score regarding MRI safety was 0.29 ± 0.25, which reflects poor knowledge, whereas the attitude score was 0.67 ± 0.20, reflecting a moderately positive attitude. Awareness and attitude among patients improved as education levels increased. Finally, only 53.5% of the respondents were aware of the noise produced by the MRI scanner.
This study demonstrated that the awareness of MRI safety among patients in the Asir Region is poor, although they showed positive attitudes toward the issue. Thus, education is necessary for patients to improve awareness of MRI safety to facilitate MRI examinations, which will help decrease scan time and image artefacts.
评估沙特患者对磁共振成像（MRI）安全性的知识和态度。
对沙特阿拉伯阿西尔市哈立德国王医院的142名沙特患者进行了一项横断面研究。使用基于从文献中获取的MRI安全问题的自填问卷收集数据。问卷分为两部分，一部分包含受访者的社会人口统计学信息，另一部分评估他们对参与MRI的知识和态度。
共有142名患者对调查做出回应，他们的平均年龄为31.5±4岁。大多数人已婚并拥有学士学位。关于MRI安全的平均知识得分为0.29±0.25，这反映出知识水平较差，而态度得分为0.67±0.20，反映出中等积极的态度。随着教育水平的提高，患者的认知和态度有所改善。最后，只有53.5%的受访者意识到MRI扫描仪产生的噪音。
本研究表明，阿西尔地区患者对MRI安全的认知较差，尽管他们对该问题表现出积极态度。因此，有必要对患者进行教育，以提高他们对MRI安全的认识，从而便于进行MRI检查，这将有助于减少扫描时间和图像伪影。
