Journal readership amongst Australian physiotherapists: a cross-national replication

This study, a replication of one carried out in England, describes a survey of journal readership by physiotherapists in hospital practice in Australia. The results reveal that, besides a high and widespread readership of newsletters, more than 90 per cent of respondents read journals other than the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. There was moderate but extensive readership of other physiotherapy literature, while readership of non-physiotherapy literature was infrequent but widespread. Respondents who were registered for postgraduate education displayed a more extensive readership. A comparison of the studies in England and Australia reveals the similarity of results between those with a degree background in both countries.