Determination of Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Towards Radiation

Authors : Paşa Yalçın, Merve Yurt, Sema Altun Yalçın

Pages : 34-56

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Publication Date : 2024-12-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, it was aimed to determine the attitudes of health personnel working in health institutions in Turkey towards radiation. In the study, it was investigated whether there was a significant difference in the cognitive, affective and behavioural attitudes of healthcare professionals towards radiation and its effects in terms of occupation, gender, years of service, institution and department variables. ‘Radiation Attitude Scale for Healthcare Workers’ and “Semi-structured Qualitative Data Collection Tool” were used as data collection tools. From the information provided by healthcare professionals and the statistical results, the interpretation that 52% of the radiation-related retests performed in hospitals are unnecessary revealed how important a risk it is for patient health. It is thought that the development of affective and behavioural attitudes of healthcare professionals together with their cognitive attitudes towards radiation will be possible with a good radiation education. When the results of the study are compared with the literature, it is seen that more similar results are obtained.
Keywords : Radyasyon eğitimi, radyasyona yönelik tutum, radyasyonun etkileri, sağlık çalışanları, hasta sağlığı