Factors influencing Australian chiropractors who choose not to join national professional associations: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Professional associations (PAs) are perceived to promote their professions and support their members. Despite these advantages, about 1 in 3 Australian chiropractors choose not to belong to either of the two PAs. Our study had two objectives: 1) to explore the views of non-member chiropractors about PAs in general; 2) seek to understand the motivations of non-member Australian chiropractors about not joining a PA.

Methods

This qualitative descriptive study utilised in-depth semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions for thematic analysis and was conducted from January to April 2020. Nine participants were interviewed before no new themes were articulated. Participants had to be registered chiropractors who had not been members of a PA for at least three

SUBMITTER: Innes SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7704117 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature