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. 2017 Aug 1;7(7):e016077. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016077

Table 4.

Suggestions to reduce discomforts

Suggestion Number of children Percentage
Distraction - Movie 185 60.3
Distraction - Music 1 0.3
Distraction - Small talk 2 0.7
Distraction - other forms 4 1.3
Less noise (MRI) 24 7.8
Fewer physical sensations 11 3.6
Warm gel (echoscope) 4 1.3
Warmer room temperature (MRI) 3 1
Shorter duration 1 0.3
Receiving present 1 0.3
Other 11 3.6
No suggestion 60 19.5
Total 307* 100

*Only children in clinical research.