Abstract #0747

What do children need to learn for an MRI-scan? Gamification of learning goals into the cosmo@home app

Sam Geuens¹, Sanne Nauts², Anas Abdelrazeq³, Michael Aertsen¹, Gunnar Buyse¹, Philippe Demaerel¹, Jurgen Lemiere¹, Jessica Nijs¹, Greet Pauwels⁴, Marlies Potoms⁵, Saini Privender², Kate Sauer⁴, Marie Sjölinger ⁶, Olov Ståhl⁶, Marlies Treunen⁷, Sofie Van Cauter^8,9, Leen Wouters^8,9, and Barbara Weyn⁷

¹University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands, ³RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ⁴AZ Sint-Jan Brugge, Brugge, Belgium, ⁵Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium, ⁶RISE, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁸Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium, ⁹Center for Translational Psychological Research TRACE, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium

Synopsis

Undergoing an awake MRI-scan can be very stressful for young children and bears the risk that image quality is poor due to motion artefacts. Behavioral training by an experienced trainer has shown success in preparing children before a scan, however, this approach is costly and trainer dependent. We have designed a mobile app to prepare children for an upcoming MRI-scan at home. This app was tested by 52 children in four different hospitals. First data show that children and parents appreciate the app very much and that learning goals can be reached with a digital application at home.

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