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dc.contributor.authorKnapp, KM
dc.contributor.authorVenner, S
dc.contributor.authorMcNulty, JP
dc.contributor.authorRainford, LA
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-20T15:41:31Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-15
dc.date.updated2023-07-20T15:28:39Z
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe in March 2020 and created major challenges across healthcare provision and for healthcare education programmes as well as having a major impact on society. Within the profession of Radiography changes in medical imaging, radiotherapy, and teaching practices have been reported along with the negative impact on radiographers and students. The aim of this study was to investigate key challenges relating to academic practice during the COIVD-19 pandemic; how radiography academics have coped and to identify recommendations for further support required to facilitate recovery of the academic faculty as the pandemic ebbs. METHODS: A survey was circulated using SurveyMonkey™ via personal, national and international networks, including the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS), to reach as many academic radiographers as possible. Open questions relating to the challenges of providing radiography education during the COVID-19 pandemic and the and coping strategies used were included. Thematic analysis was conducted using NVivo (QSR International, MA). RESULTS: 533 academic radiographers responded to the whole survey from 43 different countries, with 340 responses relating to challenges and 327 for coping strategies. The main themes for the challenges were clinical practice, communication with colleagues, lack of face to face, managing change, students (support), and staff support. The coping strategy themes were communication with colleagues, physical exercise, self-care and wellbeing. CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate a multitude of challenges for academic radiographers and the pressure they worked under during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was clear. However, the majority employed healthy coping strategies to help them deal with the pressure, uncertainty and trauma of the situation. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: COVID-19 had a significant impact on academic radiographers and while many reported good strategies for coping, the level of pressure is unsustainable. This study highlights the need to support academic radiographers to ensure a sustainable workforce.en_GB
dc.format.extentS35-S40
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic
dc.identifier.citationVol. 28, Suppl. 1, pp. S35-S40en_GB
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.07.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/133630
dc.identifierORCID: 0000-0002-7360-0926 (Knapp, KM)
dc.identifierScopusID: 42861799800 (Knapp, KM)
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherElsevieren_GB
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35927184en_GB
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The College of Radiographers. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_GB
dc.subjectAcademicen_GB
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_GB
dc.subjectChallengesen_GB
dc.subjectCopingen_GB
dc.subjectEducationen_GB
dc.subjectRadiographyen_GB
dc.titleThe challenges, coping mechanisms, and recovery from the initial waves of the COVID-19 pandemic among academic radiographers.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2023-07-20T15:41:31Z
dc.identifier.issn1078-8174
exeter.place-of-publicationNetherlands
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available from Radiography via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.eissn1532-2831
dc.identifier.journalRadiographyen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofRadiography (Lond), 28 Suppl 1
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-07-03
dc.rights.licenseCC BY
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2022-07-15
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2023-07-20T15:39:06Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2023-07-20T15:41:36Z
refterms.panelAen_GB
refterms.dateFirstOnline2022-07-15


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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The College of Radiographers. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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