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Investigation of Glass Ceiling Syndrome Among Radiation Professionals: a Comparative Analysis
(Dokuz Eylul Univ inst Health Sciences, 2025) Şişman, Gizem; Çilengiroğlu, Özgül Vupa; Alkan, Turkan
Background and Purpose: This study investigates the perception of the glass ceiling syndrome among radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology technicians in healthcare institutions in Turkey. Methods: A comparative approach was used to examine the prevalence and impact of the glass ceiling on female workers. Data was collected via questionnaires from 311 participants in Turkey, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis, and independent sample tests. Results: The results indicate that 78.1% of the participants were women, 64% were medical imaging technicians and 65.3% were employed in private institutions. A significant difference was found in the total and subscale scores of the glass ceiling scale (excluding mentoring) based on gender (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study enhances understanding of gender dynamics among radiation workers and highlights the need for targeted interventions to address the glass ceiling syndrome. The findings provide key insights for promoting workforce equity and organizational development in healthcare institutions.
The Responses of Radiology Professionals To the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Dokuz Eylul Univ Inst Health Sciences, 2022) Alkan, Turkan; Çilengiroğlu, Özgül Vupa
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate radiology professionals’ response to the impact of COVID-19 on professional practice. In addition, the fear and anxiety levels experienced by this workforce during the pandemic process were investigated. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted. The questionnaire covered information on demographic characteristics, the Coronavirus Overviews and Impacts, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Logistic regression was used to model the relationship between \"CAS\" and \"Fear\" scores and variables. Data collected was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (v.24). Results: A total of 290 responses were received, comprising 21.7% radiologists and 78.3% technicians. The key contributor factors to work-related stress were found to be the fear of COVID-19 infection, with 63.8%, the increase in workload, with 17.6% and inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE), with 11%. The percentages of anxiety were 75.6% for technician and 24.4% for radiologist. It was found that there was a significant association between \"CAS\" score and the gender variable (p=0.030<0.05), and similarly, between \"Fear\" score and gender (p-value=0.003) and age (p-value=0.080) variables. The women are 2.205 times more likely to be anxious than men (p=0.033) and 2.106 times more likely to be fear (p=0.003). Conclusion: Almost half of the participants reported adequate PPE availability during the study period. Despite this, most feared being infected with COVID-19. Therefore, it is important to provide timely and adequate personnel training, adequate availability of PPE and regular psychosocial support for radiology professinals, during future pandemics.
Türkiye’de Nöroloji Uzmanlarının, Nöroimmunolojik Hastalıklara Yaklaşım Motivasyonları: Bir Anket Çalışması
(2024) Çilengiroğlu, Özgül Vupa; Uysal, Hasan Armagan; Keskin, Ahmet Onur; Poyraz, Turan
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’de çalışan nörologların nöroimmünolojik hastalıklara yaklaşım motivasyonlarını değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çoktan seçmeli bir anket olarak tasarlanan bu çalışmaya 72 nörolog dahil edildi. Anket yoluyla toplanan veriler analiz edildi. Çalışmaya dahil edilme kriteri; nörolog olmak, mesleğini aktif olarak sürdürme olarak belirlenmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan nörologların %65,3’ü (n=47) kadın, %34,7’si (n=25) erkekti. Nörologların %27,8’i (n=20) Eğitim-Araştırma/Şehir hastanesi, %26,4’ü (n=19) Özel hastane/poliklnik, %25’i (n=18) ikinci basamak, %20,8’i (n=15) üniversite hastanesinde çalışmaktaydı. Myastenia Gravis tedavisinde kullanılan ilaçlar ve tedaviler hakkında yeterli bilgi ve deneyimi olduğunu düşünen nörologların oranı %70,8 (n=51), bu oran Multipl skleroz için %66,7(n=48), İnflamatuvar/immun nöropatiler için %61,1(n=44)’dir. Tüm hasta grupları için tanı, tedavi ve takip süreçlerinin nörologlarca sürdürülmek istenmemesinin en önemli nedenleri teknik yetersizlikler ve Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu’nun (SGK) raporlama ve geri ödeme ile ilgili kısıtlılıklarıdır. Sonuç: Nörologların çoğunluğu nöroimmünolojik hastalıklar konusunda yeterli eğitim almaktadır. Özellikle SGK uygulamaları ve hastanelerdeki aşırı iş yükü ve teknik yetersizlikler takip motivasyonunu azaltan en önemli nedenlerdir.