[Evaluation of psychological fear in children undergoing head-up tilt test].
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
; 16(3): 263-7, 2014 Mar.
Article
in Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24661518
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effects of different tilt angles of head-up tilt test (HUTT) and different responses to HUTT on the psychological fear in children undergoing the test.METHODS:
HUTT was performed on children with unexplained syncope or pre-syncope (107 cases 52 males and 55 females), aged 5.5-17.8 years (mean 12.0±2.8 years). All subjects were randomly assigned to undergo HUTT at an angle of 60°, 70° or 80°; the negative cases underwent sublingual nitroglycerin-provocation HUTT at the same tilt angle. The Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale was used for self-assessment of psychological fear in subjects during HUTT at the end point of the test.RESULTS:
The positive rate, hemodynamic changes and distribution of response types showed no significant differences between children at tilt angles of 60°, 70° and 80° (P>0.05). The greater the tilt angle, the higher the degree of psychological fear in children undergoing the test, but there were no significant differences between them (P>0.05). The degree of psychological fear in children who showed a positive response to HUTT (n=76) was significantly higher than that in children who showed a negative response (n=31) (P<0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
HUTT can cause psychological fear in children undergoing the test, and the degree of psychological fear increases in children tested at tilt angles from 60° to 80°, but the differences have no statistical significance. A positive response to HUTT can significantly increase the psychological fear in children.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tilt-Table Test
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Fear
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
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