Characteristics and distribution of respiratory therapy practitioners in Saudi Arabia: national cross-sectional results
Hajed M Al-Otaibi · 2024
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Hajed Al-Otaibi maps, in a solo 2024 study, the respiratory therapy workforce of Saudi Arabia. These practitioners run ventilators and lung care and sit at the core of hospital teams. The field began in the country in the mid-1970s, yet facts on its size and spread were thin. The study draws on the national register of health specialties as of early January 2024.
The register holds 5,462 respiratory therapy practitioners. Women make up close to half, and most practitioners are under forty years old. Nine in ten hold a bachelor's degree as their highest qualification, and three quarters rank as specialists. Employment is easy to find, with over nine in ten in jobs. The spread is skewed, though: about two thirds of all practitioners work in just two regions, the capital area and the east. The author flags that skew as the key flaw to fix.
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| CREATOR | Hajed M Al-Otaibi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |