A workforce survey of Australian osteopathy: analysis of a nationally-representative sample of osteopaths from the Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION) project
Summary. A survey of nearly 1,000 Australian osteopaths reveals the profession's workforce composition and practice patterns. Most practitioners are female, university-educated, and work in urban multi-practitioner clinics treating musculoskeletal disorders. The osteopathy workforce delivers approximately 3 million hours of care annually to 3.9 million patients, primarily through referral networks with other healthcare providers.
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Adams, J., Sibbritt, D., Steel, A., & Peng, W.. (2018). A workforce survey of Australian osteopathy: analysis of a nationally-representative sample of osteopaths from the Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION) project. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y
Adams, Jon, et al. “A workforce survey of Australian osteopathy: analysis of a nationally-representative sample of osteopaths from the Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION) project.” BMC Health Services Research, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y.
Adams, Jon, David Sibbritt, Amie Steel, and Wenbo Peng. 2018. “A workforce survey of Australian osteopathy: analysis of a nationally-representative sample of osteopaths from the Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION) project.” BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y.
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- 10.1186/s12913-018-3158-y
- Countries
- Australia
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- Oceania
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- rural-healthcare, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28