Factors Influencing Radiation Protection Behaviors of Endoscopy Nurses during Endoscopic Interventional Radiology / 임상간호연구

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the Radiation Protection(RP) behaviors of endoscopy nurses during endoscopic interventional radiology. @*Methods@#A total of 188 endoscopy nurses working at 30 tertiary or general hospitals participated in this questionnaire-based study. The questionnaire included items on general and job related characteristics, RP knowledge, RP attitude, RP behavior, self-efficacy, and safety climate. Data were collected through online surveys from March 22 to April 10, 2019. @*Results@#Multivariate analysis revealed that RP attitude (β=.65, p<.001), safety climate (β=.12, p=.035), self-efficacy (β=.14,p=.009), and existence of RP protocols (β=.11,p=.038) were significant predictors of better RP behavior. @*Conclusion@#The findings showed that the RP behavior of endoscopy nurses was at high levels and the continuing education for endoscopy nurses and development of a radiation safety management education program were important to improve RP behavior.