Australian podiatry workforce: findings from the PAIGE cross-sectional study of Australian podiatrists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the dynamics of the podiatry workforce is essential for the sustainability of the profession. This study aimed to describe the podiatry workforce characteristics and identify factors associated with rural practice location.

Methods

We used an exploratory descriptive design from data obtained during cross sectional study: Podiatrists in Australia: Investigating Graduate Employment through four online surveys (2017-2020). Demographic and workplace characteristics including career development were described. Univariate logistic regressions were used to determine associations with rural or metropolitan practice location.

Results

Data were included from 1, 135 podiatrists (21% of n = 5,429). There were 716 (69% of n = 1,042) females, 724 (65% of n 

SUBMITTER: Couch A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391979 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature