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dc.contributor.authorFary, Robyn
dc.contributor.authorSlater, Helen
dc.contributor.authorChua, Jason
dc.contributor.authorBriggs, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:05:48Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:05:48Z
dc.date.created2012-11-15T20:00:27Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationFary, Robyn and Slater, Helen and Chua, Jason and Briggs, Andrew. 2012. Translating policy into practice for community-based management of rheumatoid arthritis: Targeting professional development needs among physiotherapists. International Journal of Rheumatology. 2012: Article ID 240689.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28564
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2012/240689
dc.description.abstract

Introduction: Contemporary health policy promotes delivery of community-based health services to people with musculoskeletal conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This emphasis requires a skilled workforce to deliver safe, effective care. We aimed to explore physiotherapy workforce readiness to co-manage consumers with RA by determining the RA-specific professional development (PD) needs in relation to work and educational characteristics of physiotherapists in Western Australia (WA). Methods. An e-survey was sent to physiotherapists regarding their confidence in co-managing people with RA and their PD needs. Data including years of clinical experience, current RA clinical caseload, professional qualifications, and primary clinical area of practice were collected. Results. 273 physiotherapists completed the survey. Overall confidence in managing people with RA was low (22.7–58.2%) and need for PD was high (45.1–95.2%). Physiotherapists with greater years of clinical experience, a caseload of consumers with RA, postgraduate qualifications in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, or who worked in the musculoskeletal area were more confident in managing people with RA and less likely to need PD. Online and face-to-face formats were preferred modes of PD delivery. Discussion. To enable community-based RA service delivery to be effectively established, subgroups within the current physiotherapy workforce require upskilling in the evidence-based management of consumers with RA.

dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Company
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.titleTranslating policy into practice for community-based management of rheumatoid arthritis: Targeting professional development needs among physiotherapists.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume240689
dcterms.source.issn1687-9260
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Rheumatology
curtin.departmentCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute
curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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