A longitudinal analysis of the chiropractic profession from 1996 to 2007
dc.contributor.advisor | Gamble, Brenda | |
dc.contributor.author | Fillery, Mark | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-14T15:50:02Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T16:53:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-14T15:50:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T16:53:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-01-01 | |
dc.degree.discipline | Community Health | |
dc.degree.level | Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) | |
dc.description.abstract | Aim: To explore the relative attractiveness of chiropractic in Ontario, Canada from 1996-2007. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal cohort study using administrative registration data from 1996-2007. Stickiness and Inflow concepts acted as proxy measures for relative attractiveness. Survival analysis was employed to identify practitioner groups more likely to leave practice. Results: Chiropractors grew from 1,955 to 4,185 from 1996-2007 in Ontario. Increases occurred in the proportions of female, and foreign-trained chiropractors. Stickiness indicators averaged changes of 0.29/year from 1997-2003, but from 2004-2007 the average was 8 times greater, at 2.42 points/year. Survival analysis showed that certain groups, like newer practitioners were at greater risk of leaving practice (HRR 1.33, p<0.05; CI 1.04-1.73). However, time-varying analysis showed a post-delisting, increase in profession-wide likelihood of leaving. Conclusion: The chiropractic profession became less attractive in synchrony with government policy decisions. Following delisting in 2004, the likelihood of leaving practice increased for most chiropractors. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1011 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Chiropractic | en |
dc.subject | Ontario | en |
dc.subject | Health human resources | en |
dc.subject | Health policy | en |
dc.subject | Retention | en |
dc.title | A longitudinal analysis of the chiropractic profession from 1996 to 2007 | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Community Health | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) |