The effects of radiation infographics video to the perception regarding radiation among first-year nursing students of De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
The purpose of this study was to determine how a radiation infographics video would affect the perception of thirty-two first-year volunteer nursing students from DLSMHSI about radiation. These thirty-two (32) individuals were divided into treatment and control groups. Using a validated self-made questionnaire with nine (9) questions whose scope revolves around sources of radiation exposure in the radiology and nuclear medicine department, exposure and its potential harms and risks, and radiation protection and safety precautions, data were gathered by the researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection was made possible by using Google Forms and ZOOM Cloud Meetings, and was treated by using standard deviation, mean, independent t-test, and paired t-test. The results of this study demonstrate that before watching the radiation infographics video, the participants’ perceptions of radiation in all areas that the researchers were interested in were neither positive nor negative. The radiation infographics video was then shown to the treatment group, and the researchers discovered a significant shift in perception among the participants from a “neither positive nor negative” perception to a “positive” perception. The change from the treatment group’s perception to the “positive perception” suggests that the radiation infographics video had a beneficial impact on first-year nursing students’ perceptions of radiation. The positive shift in perception among the participants affirms previous studies stating the effectiveness of videos for relaying information and changing perception
