Dietetics workforce preparation and preparedness in Australia: A systematic mapping review to inform future dietetics education research.

Autor: Morgan K; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Kelly JT; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Campbell KL; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Hughes R; School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia., Reidlinger DP; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia [Nutr Diet] 2019 Feb; Vol. 76 (1), pp. 47-56. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 15.
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12450
Abstrakt: Aim: The present study aimed to systematically map and summarise existing research regarding dietetics workforce preparation and preparedness that has been conducted in Australia. The secondary aim was to then identify gaps in the literature to inform future priority areas in Australian dietetics education research.
Methods: The databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, ERIC, Informit and PsycINFO were systematically searched from inception until July 2017 using key search terms to identify eligible studies. Extracted data were independently reviewed, and study quality was appraised by multiple researchers. Results were categorised by setting and primary focus/foci and then narratively summarised.
Results: Sixty-eight studies were included from 3779 records identified. Dietetics education research in Australia has spanned almost 30 years with more than half of studies (51%; 35/68) published in the last five years. The greatest proportion of research was conducted in the university setting (43%; 29/68), with students as participants (48%; 43/90) and was focused on the medical nutrition therapy area of dietetics practice (43%; 29/68). Published studies involving graduates (14%; 13/90); conducted in the workplace (12%; 8/68); and regarding emerging areas of dietetics practice (0%; 0/90) are lacking. Employment outcomes of dietetics graduates across Australia were last published over 25 years ago.
Conclusions: This review provides a map for dietetics educators and researchers in Australia to guide future research regarding the preparation and preparedness of dietitians. Advancing the Australian dietetics workforce of the future will require a strategic, coordinated and collaborative approach to address the research gaps identified in this review.
(© 2018 Dietitians Association of Australia.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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