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Factors Affecting Retention Of Allied Health Professionals Working With People With Disability In Rural New South Wales, Australia: Discrete Choice Experiment Questionnaire Development, G Gallego, A Dew, K Bulkeley, C Veitch, M Lincoln, A Bundy, J Brentnall
Factors Affecting Retention Of Allied Health Professionals Working With People With Disability In Rural New South Wales, Australia: Discrete Choice Experiment Questionnaire Development, G Gallego, A Dew, K Bulkeley, C Veitch, M Lincoln, A Bundy, J Brentnall
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Objective: This paper describes the development of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire to identify the factors (attributes) that allied health professionals (AHPs) working with people with disability identify as important to encouraging them to remain practising in rural areas.
Methods: Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 97 purposively selected service providers working with people with disability in rural New South Wales, Australia. Focus groups and interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed, and analysed using a modified grounded theory approach involving thematic analysis and constant comparison.
Results: Six attributes that may influence AHPs working with people with disability in …
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Exploring The Job Preferences Of Allied Health Professionals Working With People With Disability In Rural Australia, G Gallego, A Dew, M Lincoln, A Bundy, R Chedid, K Bulkeley, J Brentnall, C Veitch
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Exploring The Job Preferences Of Allied Health Professionals Working With People With Disability In Rural Australia, G Gallego, A Dew, M Lincoln, A Bundy, R Chedid, K Bulkeley, J Brentnall, C Veitch
Medical Papers and Journal Articles
Introduction: The uneven distribution of allied health professionals (AHPs) in rural and remote Australia and other countries is well documented. In Australia, like elsewhere, service delivery to rural and remote communities is complicated because relatively small numbers of clients are dispersed over large geographic areas. This uneven distribution of AHPs impacts significantly on the provision of services particularly in areas of special need such as mental health, aged care and disability services.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the relative importance that AHPs (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and psychologists – “therapists”) living in a rural area of Australia and …