tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "The attrition rate of licensed chiropractors in California: an exploratory ecological investigation of time-trend data"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: The attrition rate of licensed chiropractors in California: an exploratory ecological investigation of time-trend data. | Foreman and Stahl Chiropractic Osteopathy 2010 18 24 http content 18 1 24 CHIROPRACTIC OSTEOPATHY HYPOTHESIS Open Access The attrition rate of licensed chiropractors in California an exploratory ecological investigation of time-trend data Stephen M Foreman Michael J Stahl Abstract Background The authors hypothesized the attrition rate of licensed chiropractors in California has gradually increased over the past several decades. Attrition as determined for this study is defined as a loss of legal authority to practice chiropractic for any reason during the first 10 years after the license was issued. The percentage of license attrition after 10 years was determined for each group of graduates licensed in California each year between 1970 and 1998. The cost of tuition the increase in the supply of licensed chiropractors and the ratio of licensed chiropractors to California residents were examined as possible influences on the rate of license attrition. Methods The attrition rate was determined by a retrospective analysis of license status data obtained from the California Department of Consumer Affairs. Other variables were determined from US Bureau of Census data survey data from the American Chiropractic Association and catalogs from a US chiropractic college. Results The 10-year attrition rate rose from 10 for those graduates licensed in 1970 to a peak of in 1991. The 10-year attrition rate has since remained between 20-25 for the doctors licensed between 1992-1998. Conclusions Available evidence supports the hypothesis that the attrition rate for licensed chiropractors in the first 10 years of practice has risen in the past several decades. Background A chiropractic license issued by a governmental regulatory body is the certification required to transition the graduate from academic study into the world of unsupervised practical application. The need for the license is paramount for without it the graduate remains a highly educated .