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| Title |
Current challenges and future directions for naturopathic medicine in Australia: a qualitative examination of perceptions and experiences from grassroots practice
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-13-15 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jon Lee Wardle, Jon Adams, Chi-Wai Lui, Amie Elizabeth Steel |
| Abstract |
Naturopaths are an increasingly significant part of the healthcare sector in Australia, yet despite their significant role there has been little research on this practitioner group. Currently the naturopathic profession in Australia is undergoing a period of rapid professional growth and change. However, to date most research exploring the perceptions of naturopaths has been descriptive in nature and has focused on those in leadership positions rather than grassroots practitioners. This article explores the perceptions and experiences of practising naturopaths on the challenges and future directions of their profession. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 42% |
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 75% |
| Scientists | 2 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 159 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 157 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 81 | 51% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 11% |
| Unknown | 30 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 33 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 5% |
| Unknown | 33 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 July 2013.
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#3,049,766
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#544
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#30,691
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#10
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,902 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 9.3. This one has done well, scoring higher than 86% of its peers.
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