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ArticleJournal of the American College of Radiology : JACR2021

Identifying Factors Important to Patients for Resuming Elective Imaging During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Giuseppe Carotenuto, Amissa Brewer-Hofmann, John R Zech, Sana Sajjad, Zane N Bekheet, Diego Jaramillo, Tony T Wong

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Article in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Giuseppe CarotenutoDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Amissa Brewer-HofmannDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
John R ZechDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Sana SajjadDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Zane N BekheetDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Diego JaramilloDivision of Pediatric Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; Vice Chair of Diversity in Department of Radiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Tony T WongSection Chief, Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: ttw2105@cumc.columbia.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo identify factors important to patients for their return to elective imaging during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

methodsIn all, 249 patients had elective MRIs postponed from March 23, 2020, to April 24, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of these patients, 99 completed a 22-question survey about living arrangement and health care follow-up, effect of imaging postponement, safety of imaging, and factors important for elective imaging. Mann-Whitney U, Fisher's exact, χ

resultsOverall, 68% of patients felt imaging postponement had no impact or a small impact on health, 68% felt it was fairly or extremely safe to obtain imaging, and 53% thought there was no difference in safety between hospital-based and outpatient locations. Patients who already had imaging performed or rescheduled were more likely to feel it was safe to get an MRI (odds ratio [OR] 3.267, P = .028) and that the hospital setting was safe (OR 3.976, P = .004). Staff friendliness was the most important factor related to an imaging center visit (95% fairly or extremely important). Use of masks by staff was the top infection prevention measure (94% fairly or extremely important). Likelihood of rescheduling imaging decreased if a short waiting time was important (OR = 0.107, P = .030).

conclusionAs patients begin to feel that it is safe to obtain imaging examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, many factors important to their imaging experience can be considered by radiology practices when developing new strategies to conduct elective imaging.

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COVID-19PandemicsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDiagnostic ImagingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung AdultCOVID-19elective imagingpandemicpatient survey

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PMID33197410
PMCPMC7836756

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