Table 3.

Patient-centred outcomes within domain of emotional outcomes from imaging tests

Outcomes	Definition/explanation
Reassurance, relief	Relief or reassurance after finding symptoms not caused by serious condition
Anxiety, worry	Fear or anxiety waiting for testing to be performed and in anticipation of results Stress and anxiety while waiting to get test result Distress and other negative emotional impacts when test shows a serious condition, including false positive results
Claustrophobia, embarrassment	Claustrophobia, distress from imaging testing process (eg, narrowness of scanner, noise) Embarrassment or loss of modesty from exposing private body parts
Lack of control	Perceived lack of control over the test ordering, its conduct and the next steps the results lead to Feeling abandoned, isolated or helpless during the imaging test itself
Decisional regret, mismatch with expectations	Frustration or regret about uncertain test results leading to further testing Disappointment in test results that do not provide the information or findings expected, or that leave residual uncertainty

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