University of Johannesburg, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa.
J Med Imaging Radiat Sci. 2020 Dec;51(4S):S53-S58. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2020.07.005. Epub 2020 Aug 1.
The concept of caring is rapidly becoming an area of interest in healthcare research, especially in medical imaging. While patients, academic institutions, hospitals and policy makers have an expectation for healthcare professionals to be caring, the effects of such a relationship between patient and professional is equally important to understand. Within sonography, a discipline of radiography, there is limited literature on this concept.
The purpose of the main study was to explore and describe the sonographers' experiences of being caring professionals within private practices in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. This paper focuses on one essential theme that emerged from the study: the effects of a caring relationship between sonographer and patient. Guidelines to enhance caring relationships are also provided.
A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, contextual, phenomenology research design was utilised. Four focus group interviews (n = 14) were conducted with qualified sonographers working in the private sector, in Gauteng. Data collection took place until data saturation was reached.
Sonographers described caring for their patients as having both positive and negative effects on themselves. Sonographers explained having developed protective mechanisms to help them when caring for tenacious patients. There was also a sense of emotional and psychological strain identified. Despite this, sonographers displayed a sense of professional pride for their careers.
Guidelines were developed to alleviate the emotional and psychological strains sonographers are burdened with. These guidelines included; the facilitation of a supportive and healing environment through reflective practice, availability of a psychologist, and having a tea garden at work.
关爱理念在医疗保健研究领域，尤其是在医学影像学领域，正迅速成为一个热点话题。尽管患者、学术机构、医院和政策制定者都期望医疗保健专业人员关爱患者，但这种医患关系的影响同样需要理解。在放射学的超声检查领域，关于这一概念的文献有限。
本研究的主要目的是探索和描述南非豪登省私人诊所中超声医师作为关爱型专业人员的体验。本文重点介绍了该研究中出现的一个重要主题：超声医师与患者之间关爱的关系的影响。还提供了增强关爱的关系的指导方针。
采用定性、探索性、描述性、语境性、现象学研究设计。在豪登省的私营部门，对 14 名合格的超声医师进行了 4 次焦点小组访谈。数据收集一直持续到达到数据饱和。
超声医师将关爱患者描述为对自己既有积极影响，也有消极影响。超声医师解释说，他们已经发展出保护机制，以便在照顾固执的患者时帮助自己。此外，还确定了存在情感和心理压力。尽管如此，超声医师还是表现出对自己职业的专业自豪感。
制定了指导方针，以减轻超声医师所承受的情感和心理压力。这些指南包括：通过反思实践促进支持性和治疗性的环境、提供心理学家的支持、在工作场所设置茶花园。
