Table 3.
Summary of items addressed in the custom-made follow-up questionnaire
| Item | Range |
|---|---|
| Examination, Result, Treatment | |
| MR findings have revealed the reason for current medical condition (from patients' point of view) | Yes/No |
| The diagnostic findings obtained by MR imaging have already been known | Yes/No |
| The diagnostic findings have led to consequences in treatment | Yes/No/If Yes: Conservative treatment/Surgery/Other (patients are asked to add the medical report or the name of the attendant doctor/hospital) |
| Additional diagnostic findings by other examinations | Yes/No/If yes, which diagnoses (patients are asked to add the medical report or the name of the attendant doctor/hospital) |
| Improvement of medical condition during the last 7 months | Yes/No/If yes: Without treatment/After treatment/After another measure |
| Claustrophobia | |
| Current extent of claustrophobia | Horizontal visual analogue scale of 10 cm (0-100) |
| Attempts to alleviate claustrophobia during the last 7 months | Yes/No/If yes: Psychotherapy/Drugs/Own problem-solving methods |
| Willingness to start therapy if possible | Yes/No |
| Time willing to investigate in ambulant or stationary therapy | Nothing/Up to how much time per month/year |
| Money willing to investigate in therapy (in addition to health insurance contribution) | Nothing/Up to how much money per month/year |
| Satisfaction | |
| Initial assessment and information about the study | Very good/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Not at all |
| Option to see the MR scanners prior to imaging | Very good/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Not at all |
| Information about MR imaging | Very good/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Not at all |
| MR imaging | Very good/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Not at all |
| Delivery of diagnostic findings | Very good/Good/Satisfactory/Fair/Not at all |
| Further MR imaging | Yes/No/If Yes, of which anatomical region and why |
| Hypothetical willingness to take part in the study again | Yes/No |
| Willingness to undergo another MR imaging at the Department of Radiology at Charité Berlin | Yes/No |
| Would you recommend others to have a scheduled MR imaging at the Department of Radiology at Charité Berlin | Yes/No |
| Requests, comments, criticism | Free text |