Table 2.

Questions for patients

Have you ever undergone an MRI scan before?

Were you anxious about the scan over the preceding days/weeks? If so, what were you anxious about?

Were you able to remain in the scanner to completion of the scan?

Do you think you moved during the scan?

What was your overall experience of the scan: (Numerical scale) 1 = relaxing, 2 = equivocal, 3 = caused tolerable anxiety and 4 = intolerable

Did you experience any adverse effects as a result of the scented oil, such as allergy or nasal irritation?

Please provide an overall comment relating to the scan, the sound intervention and the scent intervention