Title |
Contested professional role boundaries in health care: a systematic review of the literature
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Published in |
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, February 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s13047-015-0061-1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Olivia King, Susan A Nancarrow, Alan M Borthwick, Sandra Grace |
Abstract |
Across the Western world, demographic changes have led to healthcare policy trends in the direction of role flexibility, challenging established role boundaries and professional hierarchies. Population ageing is known to be associated with a rise in prevalence of chronic illnesses which, coupled with a reducing workforce, now places much greater demands on healthcare provision. Role flexibility within the health professions has been identified as one of the key innovative practice developments which may mitigate the effects of these demographic changes and help to ensure a sustainable health provision into the future. However, it is clear that policy drives to encourage and enable greater role flexibility among the health professions may also lead to professional resistance and inter-professional role boundary disputes. In the foot and ankle arena, this has been evident in areas such as podiatric surgery, podiatrist prescribing and extended practice in diabetes care, but it is far from unique to podiatry. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
United States | 1 | 20% |
Canada | 1 | 20% |
Australia | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 91 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 16 | 17% |
Student > Master | 14 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 10% |
Other | 6 | 7% |
Other | 18 | 20% |
Unknown | 18 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 22% |
Social Sciences | 8 | 9% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 5% |
Sports and Recreations | 3 | 3% |
Other | 14 | 15% |
Unknown | 21 | 23% |