Occupational characteristics | Total (n = 513) Na (%) | Specialists | Residents (n = 224) N (%) | p-valueb | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST (n = 90) N (%) | Others (n = 199) N (%) | ||||
Fluoroscopy work | |||||
Calendar year began working with fluoroscopy | |||||
< 1996 | 39 (7.6) | 14 (15.6) | 25 (12.6) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
1996–2000 | 31 (6.0) | 8 (8.9) | 22 (11.1) | 1 (0.4) | |
2001–2005 | 33 (6.4) | 10 (11.1) | 23 (11.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
2006–2010 | 115 (22.4) | 31 (34.4) | 73 (36.7) | 11 (4.9) | |
2011–2015 | 247 (48.1) | 24 (26.7) | 53 (26.6) | 170 (76.2) | |
≥ 2016 | 47 (9.2) | 3 (3.3) | 3 (1.5) | 41 (18.4) | |
Years working with fluoroscopy | |||||
< 5 | 193 (37.6) | 16 (17.8) | 9 (4.5) | 168 (75.0) | < 0.001 |
5–9 | 197 (38.4) | 38 (42.2) | 103 (52.0) | 56 (25.0) | |
≥ 10 | 122 (23.8) | 36 (40.0) | 86 (43.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Proportion time spent working with fluoroscopy | |||||
100% | 5 (1.0) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
75–99% | 49 (9.6) | 10 (11.1) | 11 (5.6) | 28 (12.7) | |
50–74% | 152 (29.6) | 28 (31.1) | 44 (22.2) | 80 (36.4) | |
25–49% | 161 (31.4) | 26 (28.9) | 60 (30.3) | 75 (34.1) | |
< 25% | 141 (27.5) | 24 (26.7) | 82 (41.4) | 35 (15.9) | |
Working days per month with fluoroscopy | |||||
< 10 | 163 (31.8) | 26 (29.2) | 102 (52.3) | 35 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
10–15 | 212 (41.3) | 48 (53.9) | 78 (40.0) | 86 (38.6) | |
≥ 16 | 132 (25.7) | 15 (16.9) | 15 (7.7) | 102 (45.7) | |
Number of fluoroscopic procedures per week | |||||
< 5 | 152 (29.6) | 19 (21.3) | 83 (42.1) | 50 (22.5) | < 0.001 |
5–10 | 221 (43.1) | 49 (55.1) | 84 (42.6) | 88 (39.6) | |
≥ 11 | 135 (26.3) | 21 (23.6) | 30 (15.2) | 84 (37.8) | |
Working hours per week with fluoroscopy | |||||
< 6 | 185 (36.1) | 37 (41.6) | 98 (50.0) | 50 (22.5) | < 0.001 |
6–12 | 155 (30.2) | 27 (30.3) | 60 (30.6) | 68 (30.6) | |
≥ 13 | 167 (32.6) | 25 (28.1) | 38 (19.4) | 104 (46.8) | |
Badge wearing | |||||
Provided with the badges regularly | |||||
No | 360 (70.2) | 58 (64.4) | 139 (70.9) | 163 (72.8) | 0.340 |
Yes | 150 (29.2) | 32 (35.6) | 57 (29.1) | 61 (27.2) | |
Proportion of personnel wearing the badges | |||||
100% | 20 (13.3) | 7 (21.9) | 8 (14.0) | 5 (8.2) | 0.323 |
75–99% | 21 (14.0) | 4 (12.5) | 11 (19.3) | 6 (9.8) | |
25–74% | 44 (29.3) | 9 (28.1) | 18 (31.6) | 17 (27.9) | |
1–24% | 36 (24.0) | 8 (25.0) | 12 (21.1) | 16 (26.2) | |
0% | 29 (19.3) | 4 (12.5) | 8 (14.0) | 17 (27.9) | |
Personal protective equipment use | |||||
Proportion of personnel wearing the lead aprons | |||||
100% | 269 (52.4) | 55 (61.1) | 106 (53.3) | 108 (48.2) | 0.414 |
75–99% | 147 (28.7) | 19 (21.1) | 53 (26.6) | 75 (33.5) | |
25–74% | 59 (11.5) | 9 (10.0) | 22 (11.1) | 28 (12.5) | |
1–24% | 20 (3.9) | 4 (4.4) | 10 (5.0) | 6 (2.7) | |
0% | 18 (3.5) | 3 (3.3) | 8 (4.0) | 7 (3.1) | |
Proportion of personnel wearing the thyroid shields | |||||
100% | 150 (29.2) | 39 (43.3) | 62 (31.3) | 49 (21.9) | < 0.001 |
75–99% | 107 (20.9) | 13 (14.4) | 40 (20.2) | 54 (24.1) | |
25–74% | 82 (16.0) | 9 (10.0) | 22 (11.1) | 51 (22.8) | |
1–24% | 51 (9.9) | 9 (10.0) | 17 (8.6) | 25 (11.2) | |
0% | 122 (23.8) | 20 (22.2) | 57 (28.8) | 45 (20.1) | |
Proportion of personnel wearing the lead glasses | |||||
100% | 18 (3.5) | 9 (10.1) | 7 (3.6) | 2 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
75–99% | 10 (1.9) | 3 (3.4) | 5 (2.6) | 2 (0.9) | |
25–74% | 18 (3.5) | 6 (6.7) | 6 (3.1) | 6 (2.7) | |
1–24% | 29 (5.7) | 6 (6.7) | 10 (5.1) | 13 (5.8) | |
0% | 434 (84.6) | 65 (73.0) | 168 (85.7) | 201 (89.7) | |
Proportion of personnel wearing the lead gloves | |||||
100% | 13 (2.5) | 9 (10.0) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
75–99% | 8 (1.6) | 3 (3.3) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (0.9) | |
25–74% | 16 (3.1) | 4 (4.4) | 6 (3.0) | 6 (2.7) | |
1–24% | 24 (4.7) | 7 (7.8) | 8 (4.1) | 9 (4.0) | |
0% | 450 (87.7) | 67 (74.4) | 178 (90.4) | 205 (91.5) |