Factors associated with the retention and attrition of physiotherapists in Australia: Insights from the Physiotherapy Attrition and Retention Collaboration (PARC) project.
Most physiotherapists intended to stay with registration data indicating strong workforce growth and stable replacement rates over the past decade. However, nearly one in five physiotherapists plan to leave or remain uncertain - most citing retirement, remuneration, career progression, dissatisfaction, or burnout as reasons. Strategies targeting these factors may improve retention.
Authors
- Lee Barclay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5462-3295)
- Paula Harding
- Sunita Bapuji Bayyavarapu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1438-3589)
- Rechu Divakar
- Sheila Lennon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-0893)
- Gregory C McDermott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-5448)
- Janet Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0519-9077)
- Sarah Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-2573)
- Lisa Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1227-334X)
- Kim Gibson
- Jade Tan
- Bronwyn Darmanin
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Health Review
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ah25095
- Primary Topic
- Athletic Training and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00