Shabani Fatemeh, Hasanzadeh Hadi, Emadi Alireza, Mirmohammadkhani Majid, Bitarafan-Rajabi Ahmad, Abedelahi Ali, Bokharaeian Mitra, Masoumi Hamed, Seifi Danial, Khani Tahereh, Sanchooli Mohamad, Moshfegh Shima, Ziari Abbas
Student Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Department of Medical Physics, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Oman Med J. 2018 Mar;33(2):141-147. doi: 10.5001/omj.2018.26.
Due to increasing cardiac disease and its mortality rate, the frequency of cardiac imaging has grown and, as a result, interventional cardiologists potentially receive high radiation doses in cardiac examinations. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) level of radiation protection (RP) among interventional radiology staff in Iranian health care centers across the country.
We used a validated questionnaire survey consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions to perform a cross-sectional study. Participants were healthcare personnel working professionally with radiation at different levels (i.e., secretary, radiology technologists, nurse, and physician). The questionnaire was divided into three sections to assess KAP regarding RP.
Significant differences exist in RP KAP mean scores based on educational age < 0.050). There was no significant difference in RP KAP mean scores when looking at sex, practice age, and hospital type > 0.050). We found a significant difference between RP KAP mean scores and different regions < 0.050).
Educational and practice age, sex, type of hospital, and geographical region affect he KAP of interventional radiology staff regarding RP. Since many of the subjective radiation harms for both medical team and patients, this can be easily controlled and prevented; a checkup for personnel of interventional radiology departments, considering samples from different parts of the country with different levels of education, continuous training, and practical courses may help map the status of KAP. The results of this study may also help authorized health physics officers design strategic plans to enhance the quality of such services in radiation departments.
由于心脏病发病率及其死亡率不断上升，心脏成像的频率增加，因此，介入心脏病专家在心脏检查中可能会接受高辐射剂量。本研究旨在评估伊朗全国各地医疗保健中心介入放射科工作人员的辐射防护知识、态度和实践（KAP）水平。
我们使用一份经过验证的包含30个多项选择题的问卷调查来进行横断面研究。参与者是在不同级别专业从事辐射工作的医护人员（即秘书、放射技师、护士和医生）。问卷分为三个部分，以评估关于辐射防护的KAP。
基于教育年限，辐射防护KAP平均得分存在显著差异（P<0.050）。从性别、执业年限和医院类型来看，辐射防护KAP平均得分没有显著差异（P>0.050）。我们发现辐射防护KAP平均得分与不同地区之间存在显著差异（P<0.050）。
教育年限和执业年限、性别、医院类型和地理区域会影响介入放射科工作人员关于辐射防护的KAP。由于许多辐射对医疗团队和患者的主观危害是可以轻松控制和预防的；对介入放射科部门人员进行检查，考虑来自该国不同地区、不同教育水平的样本，持续培训和实践课程可能有助于了解KAP的状况。本研究结果也可能有助于授权的健康物理官员制定战略计划，以提高放射科此类服务的质量。
