A cross-sectional student survey of the impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns on clinical placement in England.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clinical placement is an essential aspect of student radiographers' training. The Covid-19 pandemic proved challenging for diagnostic radiography students disrupting clinical placements. This study aims to explore the impact of Covid-19 on first and second year student diagnostic radiographers' in clinical practice during the Covid-19 lockdown periods and Covid-19 waves in England.

Method

A cross-sectional online survey was used to attain quantitative attitudinal 5-point Likert and qualitative free-text response data. Descriptive and inferential statistics data analysis applied the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test. The qualitative data were thematically coded and analysed for patterns of reoccurring themes.

Results

There were n = 85 responses

SUBMITTER: Hinds Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9691445 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature