The gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on academics working in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

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dc.check.date2023-07-18
dc.check.infoAccess to this article is restricted until 12 months after publication by request of the publisher.en
dc.contributor.authorO'Donoghue, K.
dc.contributor.authorMalamateniou, C.
dc.contributor.authorWalton, L.
dc.contributor.authorEngland, A.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, N.
dc.contributor.authorMcEntee, Mark F.
dc.contributor.funderCollege of Radiographersen
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-29T13:22:25Z
dc.date.available2022-07-29T13:22:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-18
dc.date.updated2022-07-26T14:13:38Z
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Healthcare workers have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as have those educating them, albeit differently. Several papers have identified a gendered difference in the impact of the pandemic. This study aims to determine impact of COVID-19 on the health and wellbeing of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MIRT) academics. Methods: An electronic survey was designed in English on Qualtrics and distributed via email and online platforms to MIRT academics. Fifty-one questions were used; demographic (n=9), work patterns (n=11), general health (n=8), mental health (n=2), physical health (n=10), and workload (n=11). Overall, 46 were quantitative and five were qualitative ‘open-ended’ questions. The survey was open between 3rd March 2021 to 1st May 2021. Quantitative analysis was carried out using MS Excel v 16.61.1ss and SPSS v26. Results: The survey reached 32 countries globally and 412 participants; 23.5% identified as men (n=97) and 76.5% as women (n=315). Women reported worse sleep quality than men and overwhelmingly felt they would not like to work remotely again if given a choice. A higher percentage of males,73% versus 40.5% of females reported getting outdoors less. The CORE-10 validated questionnaire found that 10.3% of males (n= 42) and 2.7% of females (n=11) experienced severe psychological distress the week immediately before the survey was conducted. Conclusion: While the study has identified some gender-related differences in the impact of COVID-19 on the mental and physical health of MIRT academics, both males and females have experienced significant deterioration in health and wellbeing due to the pandemic. Implication for Practice: Developing mental health support for MIRT academics and defining optimum methods for raising awareness is recommended.en
dc.description.sponsorshipCollege of Radiographers (Industry Partnership Scheme (CoRIPS) research grant)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationO'Donoghue, K., Malamateniou, C., Walton, L., England, A., Moore, N. and McEntee, M. F. (2022) 'The gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on academics working in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy', Radiography. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2022.07.001en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.radi.2022.07.001en
dc.identifier.eissn1532-2831
dc.identifier.issn1078-8174
dc.identifier.journaltitleRadiographyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13441
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.rights© 2022. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of the College of Radiographers.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectCOVID-19en
dc.subjectAcademicsen
dc.subjectResearchersen
dc.subjectWell-beingen
dc.subjectHealthen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.titleThe gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on academics working in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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