CT-specific qualification, experience and workload were not significantly associated with high CT centring knowledge scores in the international sample¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q2
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q2 i? Radiographers with a CT-specific qualification were more likely to achieve a high knowledge score than those without (58.3% vs. 55.7%), but the association was not statistically significant (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.70–1.76; p = 0.72). → Hadi Yasser H. 2026 q2 i? Weekly workload showed no meaningful association with knowledge (58.3% vs. 55.1%; OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.71–1.84; p = 0.63), and experience showed a similarly nonsignificant difference (OR 1.18, p = 0.50). → Hadi Yasser H. 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Hadi Yasser H. 2026¶

Hadi Yasser H., Bani‐Ahmad Mo'men, Moore Niamh, Clark Kevin R., Al‐Hayek Yazan, Albeshan Salman M., Alghamdi Sultan B., Precht Helle, England Andrew, McEntee Mark. (2026). Patient Centring in CT: An International Survey of Clinical Practice and Future Directions. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.70119

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Unadjusted odds ratios with Fisher's exact test on a composite knowledge score (0–8) dichotomised at the median (≥5 = high knowledge) for 321 radiographers; the qualification association did not reach statistical significance.

"Radiographers with a CT‐specific qualification were more likely to achieve a high knowledge score than those without (58.3% vs. 55.7%; OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.70–1.76; p = 0.72)."

Hadi Yasser H. 2026 (2)¶

Hadi Yasser H., Bani‐Ahmad Mo'men, Moore Niamh, Clark Kevin R., Al‐Hayek Yazan, Albeshan Salman M., Alghamdi Sultan B., Precht Helle, England Andrew, McEntee Mark. (2026). Patient Centring in CT: An International Survey of Clinical Practice and Future Directions. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.70119

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Secondary analysis of knowledge-score associations; experience (>10 years vs. ≤10 years) also showed a nonsignificant difference (59.5% vs. 55.4%; OR 1.18, 95% CI 0.76–1.84; p = 0.50).

"Weekly CT workload showed no meaningful association with knowledge: respondents performing ≥ 60 scans per week and those performing fewer had nearly identical rates of high knowledge (58.3% vs. 55.1%; OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.71–1.84; p = 0.63)."

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