从2022年到2037年,物理治疗师的当前和预计的未来供应和需求:使用微型模拟的新方法
Patrick Zarek1, Clark Ruttinger1, David Armstrong2
1GlobalData Plc., New York, NY 10017, United States.
Physical therapy
|March 4, 2025
概括
美国物理治疗师的劳动力面临到2037年预计的短缺. 如果不采取干预措施来增加供应或保留,这种短缺可能会持续,影响患者获得护理.
科学领域:
- 医疗卫生工作人员分析
- 医疗保健经济学 医疗保健经济学
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
背景情况:
- 物理治疗师 (PT) 劳动力趋势对于了解潜在的医疗保健短缺至关重要.
- 评估PT劳动力的充分性对于满足不断变化的人口健康需求至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估目前和预计的美国物理治疗师劳动力的充分性.
- 预测到2037年全国和各州的物理治疗师供应和需求.
主要方法:
- 使用调查数据,行政数据库和微观模拟建模进行横截面研究.
- 供应建模结合了来自国家物理治疗委员会联合会 (FSBPT) 和美国物理治疗协会 (APTA) 的数据.
- 在APTA成员 (n=1759) 进行的一项在线调查收集了有关人口统计,实践,工作量和退休意向的数据.
主要成果:
- 在2022年,估计有233,890名全职等效 (FTE) 物理治疗师在劳动力中,预计不足5.2%.
- 尽管在2022年至2037年期间,供应预计增长超过需求增长,但预计全国短缺将持续存在.
- 到2037年,在主要情景中预计将出现9,120个FTE (3.3%) 的缺口,供应达到273,070个FTE,需求达到282,230个FTE.
结论:
- 如果没有采取措施增加劳动力进入或改善劳动力保留,可能会出现持续的全国物理治疗师短缺.
- 有针对性的政策干预是必要的,以解决预计的劳动力短缺问题.
- 对医疗保健劳动力预测方法的进一步研究是有必要的.
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