Andragogic Improvements in Radiation Safety Training.

IF 1 4区 医学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Health physics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-18 DOI:10.1097/HP.0000000000001845
Chandler Cotton, Charles Wilson, Robert Heath, Emily Caffrey
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Abstract: At the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involving radioactive materials or radiation-producing machines are performed daily. A growing number of minor but preventable incidents related to radiation safety have brought up concerns related to the effectiveness of the training program. A comprehensive literature review was performed to summarize post-COVID insights into andragogic online training practices, statistical analyses, and overall retention competencies in radiation safety. Andragogic research shows that the best method of training adult learners is controlled simulation that tests critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, drawing upon previous knowledge or experiences. A new training curriculum based on these andragogic principles was designed and administered to a subgroup of UAB radiation workers. Scores from pre-testing and post-testing were collected and analyzed. An ANCOVA was used to account for differences in the pre-test scores between the control and experimental groups, which was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.018), suggesting that small changes in a radiation safety training program can have significant impacts in retention of key information.

改进辐射安全培训的教学方法。
摘要:在阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校(UAB),每天都要进行许多涉及放射性材料或产生辐射的机器的诊断和治疗程序。越来越多的与辐射安全有关的轻微但可预防的事故引起了人们对培训计划有效性的关注。我们进行了一次全面的文献综述,总结了 COVID 后对辐射安全在线培训实践、统计分析和总体保持能力的看法。教学法研究表明,对成人学员进行培训的最佳方法是进行有控制的模拟,测试他们的批判性思维和解决问题的能力,同时借鉴以往的知识或经验。根据这些教学法原则,我们设计了一套新的培训课程,并对阿拉伯联合大学辐射工作人员分组进行了培训。收集并分析了测试前和测试后的得分。我们使用方差分析来解释对照组和实验组在前测分数上的差异,结果发现差异具有统计学意义(p = 0.018),这表明辐射安全培训课程中的微小变化都会对关键信息的保留产生重大影响。
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Health physics
Health physics 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
4.20
自引率
0.00%
发文量
324
审稿时长
3-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Health Physics, first published in 1958, provides the latest research to a wide variety of radiation safety professionals including health physicists, nuclear chemists, medical physicists, and radiation safety officers with interests in nuclear and radiation science. The Journal allows professionals in these and other disciplines in science and engineering to stay on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advances in the field of radiation safety. The Journal publishes original papers, technical notes, articles on advances in practical applications, editorials, and correspondence. Journal articles report on the latest findings in theoretical, practical, and applied disciplines of epidemiology and radiation effects, radiation biology and radiation science, radiation ecology, and related fields.
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