Person-centred care education in practice: Students’ and academics’ evaluation of a postgraduate radiography module
van de Venter, R., Parish, C. 
ORCID: 0009-0007-2548-5971, Potts, B. ORCID: 0000-0002-3543-7873 , Stogiannos, N., Ukaji, N., Simcock, C., Devane, N., Jagodzinski, L., Hilton, S. T., Yiannakas, M., Strudwick, R., Julka-Anderson, N., van Griensven, H., Dahlenburg, K., Shephard, S., Thackray, Y., Barrett, C., Bolderston, A., Ohene-Botwe, B. ORCID: 0000-0002-0477-640X, Matthews, J. S. J., Harris, R., Shiner, N., Hyde, E., Skelton, E. ORCID: 0000-0003-0132-7948 & Malamateniou, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-2352-8575 (2026).
Person-centred care education in practice: Students’ and academics’ evaluation of a postgraduate radiography module.
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 57(2),
article number 102183.
doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2025.102183
Abstract
Background: Person-centred care (PCC) is fundamental to contemporary radiography practice. However, limited educational opportunities exist to enable radiographers to embed PCC in their practice, as most learning is assumed to occur while practising. To fill this gap, and ensure customised knowledge for specific patient groups, a postgraduate PCC-focused module for radiographers covered person-centeredness philosophy and practice. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of students and educators who participated in a postgraduate PCC-focused module.
Methods: This study employed a participatory action research (PAR) design. The sample comprised ten students and six faculty members who completed an online qualitative survey on Qualtrics. Additional qualitative data was collected using Mentimeter’s word cloud. The
qualitative survey data were analysed using Tesch’s eight steps of coding. The word cloud was interpreted using literature to compare student participants’ responses with literary meanings of PCC. Diffusion of innovations theory was employed as a theoretical framework to understand how educational innovation can enable personal and organisational change over time.
Findings: Four themes were generated: 1) stimulating a culture of person-centred care for both patients and staff, 2) module aspects that limited relatability and learning, 3) the ideal person-centred care module: suggestions for improvement, and 4) becoming champions of
person-centred care: reflections on module impact.
Conclusions: The participants experienced this PCC module as empowering and motivating, as it provided them with practical strategies to embed PCC in their everyday practice for different patient groups. it is hoped that this module can serve as the basis for similar educational provisions in other academic institutions and geographical locations in the future.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2026 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. This article is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license and permits non-commercial use of the work as published, without adaptation or alteration provided the work is fully attributed. |
| Publisher Keywords: | Person-centred care, Communities of practice, Workforce development, Service delivery, Patient experience, Radiography, Postgraduate study, Students, CPDs |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education R Medicine R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Departments: | School of Health & Medical Sciences School of Health & Medical Sciences > Department of Allied Health |
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