Evaluation of a Cardiac Coherence Session to Reducing Patients' Anxiety During a MRI Examination

Summary

The present project aims at conducting a proof of concept study to explore the pertinence of a single session of cardiac coherence, carried out in patients prior to an MRI examination and presenting anxiety in relation to this examination, to reduce their level of anxiety and thus improve the course of the examination.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Person affiliated to or benefiting from a social security scheme;
* Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research);
* Patient to undergo an MRI examination of the upper half of the body
* Patient over 18 years old
* Patient with a high level of anxiety (score ≥ 4) in relation to MRI

Non-inclusion Criteria:

* Patient under legal protection or under another protection regime (guardianship, curatorship).
* Sedated or unconscious patient
* Patient performing an emergency MRI examination
* Patient with a level of French language that does not allow sufficient understanding for the completion of questionnaires

Exclusion criteria:

\- STAI Y-A score \< 46 (insignificant or low anxiety)

Conditions2

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