Table 3.

The use of radiographers’ competencies. Comparison between groups with different number of years in present position (%)

	Years in present position
	0–5 years (I)			>5–15 years (II)			>15–25 years (III)			>25 years (IV)			p-value
Responses in the RCS*	3	4	5–6	3	4	5–6	3	4	5–6	3	4	5–6
Nurse-initiated care
1. Carrying out doctors’ instructions	20	62	-	9	74	-	8	71	-	9	79	-	0.233
2. Applying ethical guidelines	5	14	76	8	24	66	13	12	71	3	14	81	0.031; E
3. Adequately informing the patient	2	7	86	3	5	92	-	7	92	1	2	97	0.066
4. Guiding and educating the patient	7	12	75	6	10	80	7	3	84	4	10	85	0.436
5. Empowering the patient by involving him/her in the examination and treatment	6	14	74	5	17	76	7	16	71	2	10	88	0.164
6. Guiding the patient’s relatives	19	15	54	32	16	43	18	23	53	19	16	63	0.011; E
7. Encouraging and supporting the patient	14	25	55	12	21	66	12	16	71	4	14	81	0.004; C,E
8. Protecting the patient’s integrity	3	13	79	4	7	88	2	10	87	3	9	87	0.406
9. Alleviating the patient’s anxiety	12	23	60	6	15	77	7	13	77	4	15	80	0.016; C
10. Judging the risk of leaving the patient unattended	23	17	52	18	14	61	15	15	64	10	15	70	0.118
11. Observing and monitoring the patient	19	22	47	19	19	51	21	18	49	17	9	65	0.465
12. Identifying and encountering the patient in a state of shock	29	10	20	32	14	19	28	10	21	22	9	33	0.179
13. Identifying pain and pain reactions	23	30	36	23	28	40	28	26	38	16	30	48	0.115
14. Collaborating with internal and external colleagues	5	17	70	14	14	69	15	26	56	12	16	71	0.192
15. Collaborating with other internal and external professionals	10	19	65	13	16	62	23	30	44	17	14	65	0.039; B
16. Supervising and training colleagues and other co-workers	32	14	46	29	24	38	16	26	43	26	8	59	0.025; E
17. Reporting to colleagues and other professionals, internal as well as external	25	18	33	36	22	29	36	16	39	23	21	42	0.176
18. Participating in quality improvement regarding patient safety and care	24	20	31	42	17	25	39	16	25	33	21	35	0.088
Technical and radiographic processes
19. Organising and planning taking account of the clinical situation	11	23	63	10	18	67	7	26	64	2	19	78	0.048; E
20. Responsibility for preparing the medico-technical equipment	3	18	76	5	13	80	3	18	77	1	12	84	0.363
21. Independently planning and preparing work on the basis of existing documentation	9	19	68	6	15	74	3	15	77	4	8	85	0.015; C
22. Prioritising patients in the work flow	8	23	60	9	24	60	12	18	62	5	16	77	0.005; E
23. Adapting the examination to the patient’s prerequisites and needs	5	14	78	5	14	76	5	10	79	2	7	88	0.142
24. Minimising radiation doses for patient and staff	4	10	79	8	15	69	5	10	77	-	12	81	0.048; E
25. Producing accurate and correct images	2	5	86	4	11	79	3	15	77	1	5	92	0.106
26. Evaluating the quality of the medical image in relation to the referral and the question stated therein	2	8	84	4	12	80	2	12	82	4	8	85	0.234
27. Optimising the quality of the image	5	14	73	13	11	70	13	20	62	5	6	84	0.014; E, F
28. Preliminary assessment of images	15	14	64	8	26	55	5	12	75	8	15	73	0.021; E

*Responses from the RCS; 3–6 are used in the table and 1–2 are veiled

1 = never used; 2 = very seldom used; 3 = sometimes used; 4 = often used; 5 = very often used; 6 = always used

Significant differences between: A. I–II; B. I–III; C. I–IV; D. II–III; E.II–IV; F. III–IV

One-way ANOVA test.

Reduced p-value < 0.008 was used for post-hoc analyses