Evaluation of Knowledge of Patients Undergoing CT Examination Regarding Radiation Risks and their Involvement in Decision Making
| Autor: | Maria Khaliq, Syed Muhammad Raza, Riffat Raja, Hassan Mahmood |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Pakistan Journal of Public Health. 11:17-23 |
| ISSN: | 2226-7018 2225-0891 |
| DOI: | 10.32413/pjph.v11i1.657 |
| Popis: | Background: The objective of the present study is to assess knowledge of patients undergoing CT examination regarding radiation risks associated with it and to evaluate the relationships between patient’s knowledge of these concepts and their sociodemographic characteristics. Moreover, this study also evaluates patients’ perspectives and their involvement in the medical decision-making process regarding obtaining a CT examination. Methods: This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in department of Radiology of a tertiary health care hospital. A sample of 500 patients presenting to Radiology department for CT examination was taken. A closed ended questionnaire was distributed to the study participants comprising of knowledge questions and physician’s role in knowledge dissemination of radiation risks and patient’s involvement in decision making. Statistical analysis was performed by using IBM SPSS software version 23. Chi square and fisher exact test were applied to find the correlation between the radiation awareness scores and patient’s gender, age, educational level and monthly income and p values were calculated. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 41.35 years with 59.7% male and 50.3% female. The knowledge scores were high in males, patients |
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