PMID- 29747647
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20181126
LR  - 20181126
IS  - 1472-6963 (Electronic)
IS  - 1472-6963 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018 May 10
TI  - A workforce survey of Australian osteopathy: analysis of a 
      nationally-representative sample of osteopaths from the Osteopathy Research and 
      Innovation Network (ORION) project.
PG  - 352
LID - 10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y [doi]
LID - 352
AB  - BACKGROUND: Limited information is available regarding the profile and clinical 
      practice characteristics of the osteopathy workforce in Australia. This paper 
      reports such information by analysing data from a nationally-representative 
      sample of Australian osteopaths. METHODS: Data was obtained from a workforce 
      survey of Australian osteopathy, investigating the characteristics of the 
      practitioner, their practice, clinical management features and perceptions 
      regarding research. The survey questionnaire was distributed to all registered 
      osteopaths across Australia in 2016 as part of the Osteopathy Research and 
      Innovation Network (ORION) project. RESULTS: A total of 992 Australian osteopaths 
      participated in this study representing a response rate of 49.1%. The average age 
      of the participants was 38.0 years with 58.1% being female and the majority 
      holding a Bachelor or higher degree qualification related to the osteopathy 
      professional. Approximately 80.0% of the osteopaths were practicing in an urban 
      area, with most osteopaths working in multi-practitioner locations, having 
      referral relationships with a range of health care practitioners, managing 
      patients a number of musculoskeletal disorders, and providing multi-model 
      treatment options. CONCLUSIONS: A total of 3.9 million patients were estimated to 
      consult with osteopaths every year and an average of approximate 3.0 million 
      hours were spent delivering osteopathy services per year. Further research is 
      required to provide rich, in-depth examination regarding a range of osteopathy 
      workforce issues which will help ensure safe, effective patient care to all 
      receiving and providing treatments as part of the broader Australian health 
      system.
FAU - Adams, Jon
AU  - Adams J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9901-5717
AD  - Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), 
      Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 8, Building 10, 235-253 
      Jones St, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia. Jon.Adams@uts.edu.au.
FAU - Sibbritt, David
AU  - Sibbritt D
AD  - Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), 
      Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 8, Building 10, 235-253 
      Jones St, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
FAU - Steel, Amie
AU  - Steel A
AD  - Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), 
      Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 8, Building 10, 235-253 
      Jones St, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
FAU - Peng, Wenbo
AU  - Peng W
AD  - Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), 
      Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 8, Building 10, 235-253 
      Jones St, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20180510
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Health Serv Res
JT  - BMC health services research
JID - 101088677
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Australia
MH  - Delivery of Health Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interprofessional Relations
MH  - Male
MH  - Musculoskeletal Diseases/therapy
MH  - Osteopathic Medicine/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Osteopathic Physicians/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Patient Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Practice Patterns, Physicians'/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Research Design
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC5946419
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Osteopath
OT  - Osteopathy
OT  - Practice-based research network
OT  - Workforce
COIS- ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE: The ORION project has been approved 
      by the University of Technology Sydney Human Ethics Committee (approval # 
      2014000759). All participants provided written informed consent. COMPETING 
      INTERESTS: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. PUBLISHER'S 
      NOTE: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in 
      published maps and institutional affiliations.
EDAT- 2018/05/12 06:00
MHDA- 2018/11/27 06:00
PMCR- 2018/05/10
CRDT- 2018/05/12 06:00
PHST- 2017/11/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/04/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/05/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/05/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/11/27 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/05/10 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y [pii]
AID - 3158 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 May 10;18(1):352. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y.