Demographic changes in Australia's regulated health professions: 6-year trends.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Australian Health Review Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.1071/AH23004

Sarah Anderson, Eva Saar, Jacinta Evans, Michael Rasmussen, Sunita Bapuji Bayyavarapu, Penelope Ann Elizabeth Main, Samantha Stark, Helen Townley

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Abstract

Objective Studies of Australian health workforce demographics tend to be limited to single professions, a set geographic area, or based on incomplete data. This study aims to comprehensively describe changes to the demographic characteristics of Australia's regulated health professions over 6 years. Methods Data were sourced from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) registration database, and a retrospective analysis of 15 of the 16 regulated health professions between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2021 was conducted. Variables including profession, age, gender and state/territory locations for the practitioners' principal places of practice were analysed descriptively and via appropriate statistical tests. Results Changes in age, gender representation, and place of practice varied significantly and in different ways across the 15 professions. The total number of registered health practitioners increased by 141 161 (22%) from 2016 to 2021. The number of registered health practitioners per 100 000 population increased by 14% from 2016, with considerable variation across the professions. In 2021, women accounted for 76.3% of health practitioners across the 15 health professions, a significant increase of 0.5% points since 2016. Conclusions Changes to demographics, especially in ageing workforces and feminising professions, can have implications for workforce planning and sustainability. Future research could build on this demographic trend data by investigating causes or undertaking workforce supply or demand modelling.

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澳大利亚受监管卫生专业的人口变化:6年趋势。

目的:澳大利亚卫生人力人口统计研究往往局限于单一职业、特定地理区域或基于不完整的数据。本研究旨在全面描述6年来澳大利亚受监管的卫生专业人口特征的变化。方法数据来源于澳大利亚卫生从业人员监管局(Ahpra)注册数据库，并对2015年7月1日至2021年6月30日期间16个受监管卫生专业中的15个进行回顾性分析。通过适当的统计检验，对从业人员主要执业地点的职业、年龄、性别和州/地区地点等变量进行了描述性分析。结果在15个职业中，年龄、性别代表和执业地点的变化差异显著，且方式不同。从2016年到2021年，注册医疗从业人员总数增加了14161人(22%)。与2016年相比，每10万人口中注册医疗从业人员的数量增加了14%，各专业之间存在相当大的差异。2021年，在15个卫生专业中，妇女占卫生从业人员的76.3%，自2016年以来显著增长0.5%。人口结构的变化，特别是老龄化劳动力和女性化职业的变化，可能对劳动力规划和可持续性产生影响。未来的研究可以通过调查原因或进行劳动力供给或需求模型来建立这些人口趋势数据。

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Australian Health Review 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

5.60%

发文量

134

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australian Health Review is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes contributions on all aspects of health policy, management and governance; healthcare delivery systems; workforce; health financing; and other matters of interest to those working in health care. In addition to analyses and commentary, the journal publishes original research from practitioners – managers and clinicians – and reports of breakthrough projects that demonstrate better ways of delivering care. Australian Health Review explores major national and international health issues and questions, enabling health professionals to keep their fingers on the pulse of the nation’s health decisions and to know what the most influential commentators and decision makers are thinking. Australian Health Review is a valuable resource for managers, policy makers and clinical staff in health organisations, including government departments, hospitals, community centres and aged-care facilities, as well as anyone with an interest in the health industry. Australian Health Review is published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.