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Trial reportPediatric radiology2013

Efficacy of a cartoon and photograph montage storybook in preparing children for voiding cystourethrogram.

Kathleen S Gebarski, Jamie Daley, Matthew W Gebarski, Nahid Keshavarzi, Ramiro J Hernandez, Vesna Ivanzic, Stephen S Gebarski

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pediatric radiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kathleen S GebarskiDepartment of Radiology, Section of Pediatric Radiology, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, 1540 E. Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-4252, USA, kgebarsk@umich.edu.
Jamie Daley
Matthew W Gebarski
Nahid Keshavarzi
Ramiro J Hernandez
Vesna Ivanzic
Stephen S Gebarski
C. S. Mott Children's Hospital · USMichigan Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUndergoing voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) can be distressing for children.

objectiveTo assess the efficacy of a cartoon and photograph montage storybook in preparing children for VCUG. MATERIALS AND

methodsOutpatient children (ages 2-14 years) who had VCUGs between December 2011 and June 2012 were randomly assigned to two groups; one group received the storybook a week before the procedure. Parents and guardians were asked to complete an anonymous survey rating their child's tolerance of the exam from 1 to 5, worst to best, immediately after VCUG. The VCUG technologist also rated the child's tolerance.

resultsChildren prepared for VCUG with the storybook had less distress than those without. Results were analyzed by Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel and Cochran-Armitage Trend exact tests, a P value of both tests of 0.0092 indicating a statistically significant difference between the tolerance scores of children prepared with the storybook and those without. Effects of gender and history of VCUG were not statistically significant. Two-thirds of all children had no other source of information.

conclusionThe cartoon and photograph montage storybook format of preparing children for VCUG was effective in increasing their tolerance for the procedure. The storybook should be mailed out in advance because the majority of families did not pursue information on preparing their children for VCUG.

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Books, IllustratedNarrationAdolescentCartoons as TopicChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMalePatient Education as TopicStress, PsychologicalTreatment OutcomeUrinationUrography

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PMID23703228
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