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IF 2.5 Q2 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING

Radiography Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI:10.1016/j.radi.2025.102951

S. Allan, N. Courtier, L. Mundy

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导言：英国国家医疗服务系统（NHS）放射治疗服务目前和预计的需求量超过了预计的服务能力。英国放射治疗中心提高治疗能力的一个解决方案是调整治疗放射技师的治疗时间和工作模式。本研究探讨了放射技师在延长治疗时间对其工作-生活平衡和幸福感的影响方面的经验。方法符合条件的放射技师受雇于英国国家医疗服务系统（NHS）AfC 6 级治疗放射技师职位。采用半结构化访谈的描述性定性设计，使参与者能够自由反思个人经历。在 2023 年 10 月收集数据之前，对访谈计划和过程进行了试点。采用内容分析法对匿名数据进行了分析。我们的研究结果表明，不同年龄、不同人生阶段、不同个人情况和不同护理责任的放射技师有不同的观点。非工作周末对工作与生活平衡的重要性以及轮班安排的灵活性、可靠性和可预测性是常见的类别。有人担心，工作模式的进一步改变会导致工作与生活的平衡和幸福感下降。结论根据个人情况灵活调整工作时间的机会被视为保持健康和有益的工作与生活平衡的关键。我们的研究结果表明，人们希望对调整工作时间的要求持更加开放的态度，并强调今后有必要对要求理由与服务和个人需求之间的透明度进行研究。

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The impact of working patterns on therapeutic radiographers’ experience of work-life balance: A qualitative study at a cancer treatment centre in Wales

Introduction

Current and projected demand for NHS radiotherapy services outstrips projected capacity. One solution to increase treatment capacity seen in UK radiotherapy centres has been to adapt the treatment hours and working patterns of therapeutic radiographers. This study explores radiographers’ experiences of the impact of working extended treatment hours on their work-life balance and wellbeing.

Method

Eligible Radiographers were employed in a substantive NHS AfC Band 6 Therapeutic Radiographer role. A descriptive qualitative design utilising semi-structured interviews allowed participants freedom to reflect upon individual experiences. The interview schedule and process were piloted before data collection in October 2023. Anonymised data were analysed using content analysis.

Results

Six participants were recruited. Our findings reveal different outlooks between radiographers of different ages, life-stage, personal circumstances and caring responsibilities. The importance for work-life balance of non-working weekends and flexibility, reliability and predictability of shift scheduling were common categories. There was concern that further changes to working patterns would lead to diminished work-life balance and wellbeing. As Radiographers’ priorities regarding work-life balance were dynamic, agency to easily adapt working hours was seen as the ideal.

Conclusion

Opportunities to flexibly adapt working hours to suit personal circumstances are viewed as key to maintaining a healthy and rewarding work-life balance. Our findings reveal a desire for more openness to adaptation requests and highlight the need for future research into the transparency of parity between request grounds and the competing needs of services and the individual.

Implications for practice

Poor work-life balance risks burnout in TRs, with consequent retention issues and lower quality patient care.

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来源期刊

Radiography RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING-

CiteScore

4.70

自引率

34.60%

发文量

169

审稿时长

63 days

期刊介绍： Radiography is an International, English language, peer-reviewed journal of diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Radiography is the official professional journal of the College of Radiographers and is published quarterly. Radiography aims to publish the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy and oncology.