Development and baseline findings of a national dataset describing Australian private practice dietetics.
Aims: This study aimed to establish the processes for a national dataset describing Australian private practice dietetics and to report baseline workforce data. Methods: A cross‐sectional survey captured workforce and business data for dietitians working in private practice dietetics in Australia. B...
| Publicado en: | Nutrition & Dietetics Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 191 - 200 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Apr2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=193139935&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 193139935 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14466368 QMK jtl: Nutrition & Dietetics issn: 14466368 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Apr2026 vid: 83 iid: 2 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 193139935 187133794 193139935 193139935 10.1111/1747-0080.70027 193139935 ppf: 191 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Development and baseline findings of a national dataset describing Australian private practice dietetics. aug: au: Kirkegaard, Amy Wright, Olivia Clark, Peter Ball, Lauren affil: Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland, Springfield Queensland,, Australia sug: subj: Private Practice Dietetics Australia Workforce Resource Databases Database Construction Database Design Evaluation Human Funding Source Australia Male Female Adult Middle Age Aged Cross Sectional Studies Surveys Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test Job Satisfaction Job Experience Professional Role Business Salaries and Fringe Benefits Geographic Factors Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Aims: This study aimed to establish the processes for a national dataset describing Australian private practice dietetics and to report baseline workforce data. Methods: A cross‐sectional survey captured workforce and business data for dietitians working in private practice dietetics in Australia. Business owners from a national register were invited to complete the survey and to share the survey with employed or contracted dietitians between May and June 2024. Data were analysed descriptively. Results: Seven hundred and three business owners were invited to participate, and 176 participants completed the workforce items (25% response rate). Participants were primarily female (n = 158; 90%) business owners (n = 161; 91%), mean ± SD age of 42 ± 9 years and mean time since graduation of 15 ± 9 years. Mean time spent per week working in private practice was 26 ± 15 hours. Most participants were satisfied with their work in private practice (n = 160, 91%) and anticipated working in private practice in 5 years' time (n = 155, 88%), though some (n = 62, 35%) felt some degree of unwellness due to stress. Business owners were generally dissatisfied with the applications received for advertised dietetics roles. One hundred twenty‐one participants consented to follow‐up in 2 years as part of the ongoing survey. Conclusions: A national dataset describing the dietetics workforce, supported by ongoing data capture, is essential to support workforce planning and ensure that private practice is a legitimate and sustainable career path, thereby future‐proofing this segment of the workforce and ensuring access to high‐quality preventative and primary dietetics care. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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