Referral physicians’ knowledge of radiation dose: A cross-sectional study

dc.contributor.authorRawashdeh, M.
dc.contributor.authorSaade, C.
dc.contributor.authorIbnian, A.
dc.contributor.authorBataineh, Z.
dc.contributor.authorAl Mousa, D. S.
dc.contributor.authorBrennan, P.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Tamimi, F.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Husari, M.
dc.contributor.authorAbutaimai, R.
dc.contributor.authorMcEntee, Mark F.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-19T14:25:49Z
dc.date.available2023-07-19T14:25:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAIM: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of referring physicians of general practitioners, residents, and medical specialists in Jordan and the Middle East on radiation dose and its impact on vulnerable patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Institutional Review Board approved this study before data collection. A crosssectional study employed questionnaire that was distributed to respondents (n = 293) of general practitioners, residents, specialists, and therapists. The questionnaire consisted of 29 questions. Nine questions concerned with demographics and the remaining 20 questions were divided into five sections: Radiation dose, ionizing radiation, pediatric radiation, pregnant women radiation, and radiation risks. The mean score was computed out of 20. Chisquared test of independence was utilized to analyze each question. To compare the responses between the demographic variables groups, Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney tests were used. RESULTS: Out of the 293 respondents, 128 (43.7%) were aware of radiation. The average score of the questionnaire was 9.5 out of 20 (47.5%). Within each section, the level of knowledge varied. Physicians had the highest level of knowledge in radiation risk (85.7%) followed by ionizing radiation (62.1%). The questionnaire revealed lower levels of knowledge in the areas of pediatric radiation, pregnant women radiation, and radiation dose. The percentages of respondents, (with fair to good level of knowledge), were 47.1%, 34.5%, and 24.6%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The results of this study were consistent with previous studies that demonstrated a poor level of general knowledge in referring physicians regarding radiation dose, ionizing radiation, pediatric radiation, pregnant women radiation, and radiation risks. © 2020 Mohammad Rawashdeh, Charbel Saade, Ali Ibnian, Ziad Bataineh, Dana S. Al Mousa, Patrick Brennan, Feda Al-Tamimi, Maryam Al-Husari, Rula AbuTaimai, Mark McEntee.en
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dc.identifier.citationRawashdeh, M., Saade, C., Ibnian, A., Bataineh, Z., Al Mousa, D., Brennan, P. C., Al-Tamimi, F., Al-Husari, M., AbuTaimai, R. and McEntee, M. (2020) 'Referral physicians' knowledge of radiation dose: A cross-sectional study', Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 8(E), pp.582-588. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2020.4727en
dc.identifier.doi10.3889/oamjms.2020.4727
dc.identifier.endpage588
dc.identifier.issn18579655
dc.identifier.issuedE
dc.identifier.journaltitleOpen Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciencesen
dc.identifier.startpage582
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14758
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOpen Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciencesen
dc.rights© 2020, Mohammad Rawashdeh, Charbel Saade , Ali Ibnian, Ziad Bataineh, Dana S. Al Mousa, Patrick Brennan, Feda Al-Tamimi, Maryam Al-Husari, Rula AbuTaimai, Mark Mcentee. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
dc.subjectRadiation damageen
dc.subjectRadiation doseen
dc.subjectRadiation protectionen
dc.subjectRadiation risken
dc.titleReferral physicians’ knowledge of radiation dose: A cross-sectional studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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