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Korean Society of Radiological Science (대한방사선과학회)
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An Analysis of the Awareness and Performance of Radiation Workers' Radiation/Radioactivity Protection in Medical Institutions: Focused on Busan Regional Medical Institutions

의료기관 방사선작업종사자들의 방사선/능 방어에 대한 인식도 및 수행도 분석: 부산지역 의료기관을 중심으로

  • Park, Cheol Koo (Department of Radiological Science, Graduate School of Catholic University of Pusan) ;
  • Hwang, Chul Hwan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Dong Hyun (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan)
  • 박철구 (부산가톨릭대학교 대학원 방사선학과) ;
  • 황철환 (부산대학교병원 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 김동현 (부산가톨릭대학교 보건과학대학 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2017.02.02
  • Accepted : 2017.03.14
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate safety management awareness and behavioral investigation of radiation/radioactivity performance defenses of radiation workers' in medical institutions. Data collection consisted of 267 radiation workers working in medical institutions using structured questionnaires. As a result, it was analyzed that radiation safety management awareness and performance were high in 40s, 50s group and higher education group. The analysis according to the radiation safety management knowledge was analyzed that the "Know very well" group had higher scores on awareness and performance scores. The analysis according to the degree of safety management effort showed the high awareness scale and the performance scale in the group "Receiving various education or studying the safety management contents through book". The correlations between the sub-factors showed the highest positive correlation between perceived practician and personal perspective and perceived by patient and patient's caretaker perspective. Therefore, radiation safety management for workers, patients, and patient's caretaker should be conducted through continuous education of radiation safety management through various routes of radiation workers working at medical institutions.

본 연구는 의료기관에 종사하는 방사선작업종사자들의 방사선/능 방어에 대한 안전관리 인식과 행동조사에 관한 연구를 시행하였다. 자료 수집은 구조화된 설문지를 사용하여 의료기관에 근무하는 방사선작업종사자 267명을 대상으로 하였다. 그 결과, 40대, 50대 그룹과, 고학력 그룹에서 방사선 안전관리 인식도와 수행도가 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 방사선 안전관리 지식에 따른 분석은 "매우 잘 알고 있다" 그룹에서 인식도와 수행도 점수가 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 안전관리 노력 정도에 따른 분석은 "다양한 교육을 받거나 책을 통해 안전관리 내용을 공부하고 있다" 그룹에서 높은 인식척도와 수행척도를 나타냈다. 하부요인들간 상관관계의 경우 종사자 개인측면의 인식도와 환자 및 환자보호자 측면의 인식도에서 가장 높은 정적상관을 나타냈다. 따라서 의료기관에 근무하는 방사선작업종사자들의 다양한 경로를 통한 지속적인 방사선 안전관리 교육 습득을 통해 종사자 및 환자 그리고 환자보호자에 대한 방사선 안전관리가 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

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