Keywords:
Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Radiographers, Professional issues, Digital radiography, CT, MR, Education, Safety, Radiation effects, Occupational / Environmental hazards, Education and training
Authors:
D. V. Mestre1, R. P. P. Almeida2, L. P. Ribeiro3, A. F. Abrantes3, O. Lesyuk4, S. Rodrigues3, K. B. Azevedo5; 1Algarve/PT, 2Faro /PT, 3Faro/PT, 4São Brás De Alportel/PT, 5Faro, EU/PT
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1565
Methods and materials
A cross-sectional,
non-experimental research design was adopted.
An electronic self-applied questionnaire developed by Costa (2015) was used and assigned to the Portuguese general population.
The questionnaires consisted of two main sections to evaluate the demographic data of the participants and the radiation knowledge/awareness and risks associated with medical imaging procedures.
The independent variables in this study are age,
gender,
literacy,
residence,
type of imaging procedure performed and how often you those procedures are taken.
As dependent variables questions such as the following: if the doctor gave a reason or explained the potential contraindication of the requested examination (justification),
if radiographer explained the contraindications of the x-rays,
whether health professionals should explain what x-rays are and its possible consequences and who should provide it with information; questions about knowledge regarding ionizing radiation such as which exams use ionizing radiation,
truth or false questions about ionizing radiation,
and questions about the radiation risks and the doses.
A total of 181 valid questionnaires were interpreted and statistically analyzed through descriptive statistics and correlation tests.