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  • Preventive Health
  • Primary Care
  • Osteopathic Practice

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  • Australia's National Preventive Health Strategy (NPHS) emphasizes primary care's role in behavior change.
  • Osteopaths are primary care providers in Australia, making their role in NPHS implementation significant.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate osteopaths' perceptions of their role in preventive health.
  • To examine osteopaths' practice behaviors concerning NPHS priority areas.

Main Methods:

  • An online cross-sectional survey with 63 items was administered to registered osteopaths in Australia.
  • Data were descriptively analyzed using a 7-point Likert scale to rate the role of various determinants.

Main Results:

  • Osteopaths found all levels of preventive health relevant, with secondary prevention rated highest (Mean: 6.2) and quaternary lowest (Mean: 5.7).
  • Physical activity screening was most frequent (Mean: 4.7), while immunisation status screening was least frequent (Mean: 2.1).
  • Patient-initiated behavior change discussions most influenced decisions on healthy eating, physical activity, and mental health.

Conclusions:

  • Osteopaths' role in preventive health may be broader than assumed but doesn't encompass all necessary behaviors for NPHS goals.
  • Government initiatives should ensure optimal utilization of health professionals like osteopaths to achieve NPHS objectives.