The Size and Structure of the Swiss Occupational Therapy Workforce. A Survey Study / Anzahl und Struktur der Ergotherapie-Arbeitsplätze in der Schweiz: eine Online-Befragung

Ballmer, Thomas; Kühne, Nicolas; Petrig, Andrea; Eggenberger, Brigitte; Moioli, Stefania; Gantschnig, Brigitte E.

doi:10.2478/ijhp-2023-0007

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Ratios of OTs (n=2,799) per 10,000 inhabitants by Swiss region based solely on the collected data. Due to non-response, this is an underestimation of the real ratios.

Swiss occupational therapy job positions by work setting (n=3,345).

Percentage of OTs working with clients with different challenges.

Financing bodies for OT service remuneration in Switzerland.

Baseline characteristics of self-employed OTs and OTs in a leadership position (employment-related data)_

Baseline characteristic	Self-employed OTs without employees				OTs in leadership positions				Total
Baseline characteristic	mean	SD	range	n	mean	SD	range	n	mean	SD	range	n
Age in years	49.1	9.5	25 – 79	590	46.0	9.3	28 – 68	291	48.1	9.6	25 – 79	866
Work experience in years	21.5	9.4	1.5 – 53	590	19.3	8.9	2.9 – 43.3	291	20.8	9.3	1.5 – 53	866
Percentage of FTE	71.5	23.4	10 – 150	496	80.3	18.8	20 – 120	259	74.3	22.4	10 – 150	740

Survey response rate across different institutions_

Category	Contacted	Responded	Response rate
Medical Institutions	216	159	73.6%
Self-employed OTs and Private Practices	1310	762	58.2%
Others (e.g., NGOs, Schools)	N/A	80	N/A
	N/A	968^*	N/A

Baseline characteristics of OTs (general demographics)_

Baseline characteristic	Self-employed OTs without employees		OTs in leadership positions		OT employees		Total

	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%

Gender
Female	558	94.6	246	84.5	1,933	89.7	2,724	90.1
Male	30	5.1	45	15.5	220	10.2	293	9.7
Other	2	0.3	-	-	3	0.1	5	0.2
Total	590	*100.0*	291	*100.0*	2,156	*100.0*	3,022	*100.0*

Age	See Table 1b
under 30					592	27.3	592	27.3
30–39					777	35.8	777	35.8
40–49					434	20.0	434	20.0
50–59					300	13.8	300	13.8
over 60					69	3.2	69	3.2
Total					2,172	*100.0*	2,172	*100.0*

Language region
German	334	56.6	187	64.3	1,334	62.7	1,842	61.5
French	236	40.0	92	31.6	706	33.2	1,032	34.5
Italian	20	3.4	12	4.1	88	4.1	120	4
Total	590	*100.0*	291	*100.0*	2,128	*100.0*	2,994	*100.0*

Education
Diploma HF/ES/SSS	187	33.6	62	22.3	410	22.6	658	30.3
Diploma FH/HES/SUP	232	41.7	102	36.7	576	31.8	902	39.8
BSc in Occupational Therapy	90	16.2	76	27.3	730	40.2	891	19.7
MSc in Occupational Therapy	11	2.0	12	4.3	48	2.6	71	2.8
MSc, Other	9	1.6	8	2.9	16	0.9	33	2.1
PhD	-	-	1	.4	3	0.2	4	0.1
Other	28	5.0	17	6.1	31	1.7	75	5.4
Total	556	*100.0*	278	*100.0*	1,814	*100.0*	2,633	*100.0*

Country of education
Switzerland	441	73.8	184	66.2	1,209	63.1	1,792	65.5
Germany	77	13.8	45	16.2	326	17.0	446	16.3
France	23	4.1	17	6.1	179	9.3	219	8.0
Italy	2	0.4	1	0.4	35	1.8	38	1.4
Austria	15	2.7	12	4.3	30	1.6	57	2.1
Belgium	12	2.2	8	2.9	57	3.0	76	2.8
Netherlands	6	1.1	4	1.4	20	1.0	30	1.1
Other	11	2.0	7	2.5	59	3.1	77	2.8
Total	557	*100.0*	278	*100.0*	1,915	*100.0*	2,735	*100.0*

Academic further education
CAS	138	24.6	101	34.7	225	12.4	464	17.4
DAS	15	2.7	14	4.8	6	0.3	35	1.3
MAS	8	1.4	26	8.9	36	2.0	70	2.6
MBA	1	0.2	1	0.3	1	0.1	3	0.1
None	399	71.3	149	51.2	1,546	85.2	2,094	78.5
Total	561	*100.0*	291	*100.0*	1,814	*100.0*	2,666	*100.0*

Currently pursuing (further) education
MSc	2	0.4	9	3.2	36	2.0	47	1.8
PhD	3	0.5	2	0.7	0	0.0	5	0.2
CAS	15	2.7	22	7.9	70	3.9	107	4.0
DAS	2	0.4	1	0.4	0	0.0	3	0.1
MAS	8	1.4	5	1.8	6	0.3	19	0.7
MBA	-	-	2	0.7	0	0.0	2	0.1
Other	18	3.2	11	4.0	38	2.1	67	2.5
Total	560	100.0	278	100.0	1,814	100.0	2,666	100.0

Currently pursuing an academic career	10	1.8	13	4.7	25	1.4	48	1.8
Total	560	100.0	278	100.0	1,814	100.0	2,666	100.0

Planning an academic career	5	0.9	9	3.2	k.A.	k.A.	14	1.7
Total	560	100.0	278	100.0	k.A.	k.A.	822	100.0

Management level
Lower management	-	-	163	59.0	-	-	163	59.0
Middle management	-	-	48	17.4	-	-	48	17.4
Upper management	-	-	57	20.7	-	-	57	20.7
Total	-	-	276	100.0	-	-	276	100.0

The Size and Structure of the Swiss Occupational Therapy Workforce. A Survey Study / Anzahl und Struktur der Ergotherapie-Arbeitsplätze in der Schweiz: eine Online-Befragung

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Baseline characteristics of self-employed OTs and OTs in a leadership position (employment-related data)_

Survey response rate across different institutions_

Baseline characteristics of OTs (general demographics)_

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