Motivations, sources of influence and barriers to being a podiatrist: a national questionnaire of student views.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Podiatry is an allied health profession which has seen a substantial decline in numbers in recent years. Every effort is required to recruit more students to reverse this diminishing supply and meet national foot health needs. To increase the number of applications to podiatry courses and encourage individuals to choose podiatry careers, the aim of this study was to understand the key motivations, sources of influence and barriers to choosing a podiatry career among current podiatry students, and consider the influence of choosing podiatry before or after a first career.

Methods

An online questionnaire, comprising mainly Likert-scale questions, was disseminated to podiatry students in England between February and March 2021. Respondents to the questionnaire were c

SUBMITTER: Wallis L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature