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dc.contributor.author | Portelli, Jonathan L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | McNulty, Jonathan P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bezzina, Paul | - |
dc.contributor.author | Rainford, Louise | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-01T13:57:33Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-01T13:57:33Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Portelli, J. L., McNulty, J. P., Bezzina, P., & Rainford, L. (2018). Benefit-risk communication in paediatric imaging: what do referring physicians, radiographers and radiologists think, say and do?. Radiography, 24(1), 33-40. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/92751 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: To assess how referrers and practitioners disclose benefit-risk information about medical imaging examinations to paediatric patients and their parents/guardians; to gauge their confidence in doing so; and to seek their opinion about who is responsible for disclosing such information. Methods: This study followed on from a previously published study, with a questionnaire distributed in staggered phases to 146 radiographers, 22 radiology practitioners, 55 emergency physicians and 43 paediatricians at a primary paediatric referral centre in Malta. The questionnaire sought details about referrers' and practitioners' practice of disclosing benefit-risk information, as well as their opinion about their confidence and responsibility to do so. Results: An overall response rate of 63.2% (168/266) was achieved. Most referrers and practitioners would generally explain the purpose of the imaging examination, with fewer providing benefit-risk information. The content and the approach adopted to communicate benefit-risk information varied, at times considerably. While 75% (123/164) felt that the responsibility to provide benefit-risk information was a shared one between referrers and practitioners, only 32.1% (53/165) reported a high level of confidence in their own ability to do so. Conclusions: Our findings highlight potential knowledge and skills gaps amongst local referrers and practitioners. This needs addressing so as to ensure that paediatric patients and their parents/guardians are provided with adequate, reassuring and consistent information. Additionally, we recommend that local referrers and practitioners come together and develop a consensus document that can offer guidance on how to go about discussing the benefits and risks of paediatric imaging examinations. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Pediatric radiography -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Communication in paediatrics -- Safety measures | en_GB |
dc.subject | Radiography, Medical -- Processing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Radiography, Medical -- Safety measures | en_GB |
dc.subject | Diagnostic imaging -- Patients | en_GB |
dc.title | Benefit-risk communication in paediatric imaging : what do referring physicians, radiographers and radiologists think, say and do? | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.radi.2017.08.009 | - |
dc.publication.title | Radiography | en_GB |
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