Transformative Learning Interventions On Radiographers Behaviour In The Context Of Improving Radiation Protection Culture In Indonesia

Abstract

Objective: This study was structured with the aim of analyzing the effect of transformative learning interventions on the behavior of radiographers regarding patient safety in the context of increasing radiation protection culture.
Methods: This study was designed using the first phase of research, namely a cross sectional survey. Meanwhile, the second phase of the research was a quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group design. Data analysis used t-test, non-parametric statistics, and linear regression.
Research results: This study shows that the first stage of radiographer knowledge value is still low with an average of 52.1%. Meanwhile, the results of the second phase of the study showed that there was a significant difference in safety performance between the treatment group and the comparison group after the intervention (p=0.028). There was no significant difference in CRWB in the treatment group before and after the intervention (p=0.061). There was a significant difference in patient safety practices between the treatment group and the comparison group after the intervention (p=0.002). The novelty of this research is that in the context of increasing radiation protection culture, safety performance, effective communication, and introspective radiographers can be improved by transformative learning interventions through critical reflection training, where effective communication is able to predict safety compliance behavior.
Conclusion: Through this, it can be concluded that the transformative learning intervention only affects the behavior of safety performance and patient safety practices but has no effect on the radiographer's CRWB.