Table 4 Frequencies for influence of external factors on joining chiropractic associations
Please indicate below how likely it would be for the following issues to influence your decision to join a chiropractic professional association. E.g., Chiropractic Australia (CA) or the Australian Chiropractic Association (ACA). | Highly Likely/Likely |
|---|---|
Development of the Profession | |
Organisation that promotes public awareness of chiropractic | 87.3 |
Overall professionalism of the association | 86.7 |
Promotes research | 82.7 |
Workplace support and advice such as locum or associate contracts | 76.2 |
Access to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities | 82.0 |
Lobbying government and Medicare for more inclusion of chiropractic | 88.1 |
Intra-Professional Communication | |
Influence of other chiropractors and students I know | 62.0 |
Professional association newsletter | 51.3 |
Social media presence | 40.2 |
Perceived Reputation | |
The professional associations have poor public reputations | 42.7 |
Professional associations don’t represent my own personal chiropractic values | 35.1 |
Practice Development | |
Professional associations keep me up to date with best practice | 82.2 |
Professional associations keep me up to date with new information about my profession | 86.1 |
Professional associations offer me a way to improve my standards of practice | 87.0 |