%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship Between Professional Behaviors and Radiologic Technologists' Demographics.
%A Aaron L
%A Haynes KW
%J Radiol Technol
%V 95
%N 6
%D 2024 07
%M 39079731
暂无%X To determine whether the professional behaviors of radiologic technologists differ based on demographic variables.
An invitation was sent to 10 000 radiologic technologists to participate in the study. Participants completed the Haynes Scale of Professionalism for Radiologic Technology and answered demographic questions. Kruskal-Wallis tests and analyses of variance were conducted to identify the relationship between demographic variables and professional behaviors. Post hoc analyses were performed to identify differences between groups.
A significant difference was identified for the demographic variable of age and the professionalism subscale of quality patient care (P < .001). The demographic variable of years as a technologist had significant differences with the subscales of quality patient care (P = .007), ethical performance (P = .008), personal and professional development (P = .02), and the total professionalism score (P = .01). A significant difference was found for the highest degree and the subscale of quality patient care (P = .007).
The demographic variables of age, years as a technologist, and highest degree affected the technologist's professional behavior scores. Technologists who were older or had more years of experience had higher professional behavior scores.
Certain demographic variables can affect the professional behavior of technologists. These results help to highlight the factors that influence the development of professional behaviors.