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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n = 406)

From: Radiographers’ self-assessed level and use of competencies—a national survey

 

Years in present position

Total

0–5 years (I)

>5–15 years (II)

>15–25 (III)

>25 (IV)

 

n (%)a

378 (93.0)

n = 111 (27.3)

n = 110 (27.1)

n = 61 (15.0)

n = 96 (23.6)

p-value

Age, m (SD)

47 (10.6)

39 (11.1)

46 (8.8)

50 (6.8)

56 (4.8)

<0.001*

Sex, n (%)b

     

0.270*

Female

331 (87.6)

97 (87.7)

92 (83.6)

53 (86.9)

89 (92.7)

 

Male

47 (12.4)

14 (12.6)

18 (16.4)

8 (16.1)

7 (7.3)

 

Present position, n (%)c

     

0.036**

Reg. radiographer

306 (81.6)

89 (81.7)

81 (74.3)

52 (85.2)

84 (87.5)

 

Reg. radiographer with specialisation

29 (7.7)

7 (6.4)

15 (13.8)

4 (6.6)

3 (3.1)

 

Reg. nurse

7 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

5 (4.6)

1 (1.6)

1 (1.0)

 

Reg. radiographer/nurse in management position

33 (8.8)

13 (11.9)

8 (7.3)

4 (6.6)

8 (8.3)

 

Basic education, n (%)b

     

<0.001**; A, B, E, F

Reg. radiographer

276 (73.0)

96 (86.5)

55 (50.0)

39 (63.9)

86 (89.6)

 

Reg. nurse in diagnostic radiology

100 (26.5)

15 (13.5)

53 (48.2)

22 (36.1)

10 (10.4)

 

Other

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Highest academic level, n (%)d

     

0.394**

High school diploma

86 (33.9)

11 (11.8)

16 (20.8)

19 (63.3)

40 (74.1)

 

Bachelor degree

151 (59.4)

77 (82.8)

52 (67.5)

9 (30.0)

13 (24.1)

 

Master degree

14 (5.5)

3 (3.2)

8 (10.4)

2 (6.7)

1 (1.9)

 

Postgraduate level

3 (1.2)

2 (2.2)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Working place, n (%) e

     

<0.001**; B, C, E

University hospital

111 (29.8)

41 (36.9)

30 (28.0)

10 (16.7)

30 (31.6)

 

County hospital

126 (33.8)

40 (36.0)

45 (42.1)

21 (35.0)

20 (21.1)

 

District hospital

136 (36.5)

30 (27.0)

32 (29.9)

29 (48.3)

45 (47.4)

 
  1. aMissing = 28 (7.0)
  2. bMissing = 28 (6.9)
  3. cMissing = 31 (7.6)
  4. dMissing = 152 (37.4)
  5. eMissing = 33 (8.1)
  6. Significant differences between: A. I–II; B. I–III; C. I–IV; D. II–III; E.II–IV; F. III–IV
  7. *One-way ANOVA test
  8. **Chi square test
  9. p-value 0.008 was used for post-hoc analysis
  10. Sign