Title |
Barriers to, and enablers of, participation in the Allied Health Rural and Remote Training and Support (AHRRTS) program for rural and remote allied health workers: a qualitative descriptive study
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Published in |
BMC Medical Education, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-14-194 |
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Authors |
Wendy H Ducat, Vanessa Burge, Saravana Kumar |
Abstract |
Allied health professionals play a critical role in enhancing health outcomes in primary and tertiary settings. Issues affecting the recruitment and retention of allied health workers in rural and remote areas are multifactorial. Access to relevant and effective continuing professional development is argued to be a recruitment and retention strategy for health professionals in non-metropolitan areas, however trial of the effectiveness of professional development programs and identification of enablers and barriers to participation is needed. The Allied Health Rural and Remote Training and Support (AHRRTS) program aimed to provide an integrated program of education and professional support activities for allied health professionals working within Queensland Health in rural and remote locations. The aim of this study was to explore enablers and barriers to access to, and effective participation in, the AHRRTS program from various allied heath stakeholders' perspectives. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 54 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
Researcher | 4 | 7% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 4% |
Other | 10 | 19% |
Unknown | 26 | 48% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 15% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 13% |
Psychology | 5 | 9% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 6% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 26 | 48% |