Knowledge and attitude toward theranostics among Nuclear Medicine Technologists

This study was conducted to determine the knowledge and attitude of nuclear medicine technologists toward theranostics. This research utilized a quantitative correlational research design. Data were gathered from 69 practicing nuclear medicine technologists, specifically those that do not perform or have theranostics procedures. The data were gathered using a self-made questionnaire and statistically treated using frequency, percentage, range, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman Rank Order Correlation. Findings show that the majority of the respondents are male, and most are 20-30 years old. Most of the respondents have good knowledge and show a “positive attitude” toward theranostics. In general, there are no significant differences in the knowledge of the respondents about theranostics when they are grouped according to sex, years of experience and type of hospital they are currently employed in. However, there is a significant difference when grouped according to age, where the 31–40-year-old group showed a higher level of knowledge than the 20-30-year-old group possibly due to learning more about practices with theranostics. With the respondents’ attitude toward theranostics, there are no significant differences when they are grouped according to age, sex, years of experience, and type of hospital they are currently employed in. The findings also show that there is a weak positive relationship between the knowledge and attitude of the respondents toward theranostics. Generally, the results show that nuclear medicine technologists have very good attitude toward and good knowledge of theranostics