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

Abstract

As in other health professions, there is a shortage of skilled labour in the field of occupational therapy in Switzerland. To plan and implement effective measures to counter this shortage, empirical data on the size and structure of the Swiss occupational therapy workforce are needed.

Keywords

• occupational therapy
• shortage of skilled labour
• health care provision
• switzerland
• ergotherapie
• fachkräftemangel
• gesundheitsversorgung
• schweiz