Evaluation of psychological fear in children undergoing head-up tilt test / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
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(12): 263-267, 2014.
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en Chino
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>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.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>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.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>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).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>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.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Psicología
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Pruebas de Mesa Inclinada
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Miedo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Año:
2014
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