Service ‐learning partnerships: Features that promote transformational and sustainable rural and remote health partnerships and services
ConclusionWe propose that these features contributed to the transformational engagement of community and university participants. These features can inform health sector approaches to community engagement, enhancing rural and remote service accessibility, acceptability, and sustainability outcomes. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - November 6, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Debra Jones, Lindy McAllister, Robert Dyson, David Lyle Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Looking after #1: A short report of the interim analysis of a self ‐care course for remote health professionals
Australian Journal of Rural Health, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - November 3, 2017 Category: Rural Health Source Type: research
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Australian Journal of Rural Health, Ahead of Print. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - November 3, 2017 Category: Rural Health Source Type: research
Assessing the impact of vulnerability on perceptions of social cohesion in the context of community resilience to disaster in the Blue Mountains
Australian Journal of Rural Health,Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 14-19, February 2018. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 27, 2017 Category: Rural Health Source Type: research
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Australian Journal of Rural Health,Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 14-19, February 2018. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 27, 2017 Category: Rural Health Source Type: research
Private health insurance – a good deal in rural and remote Australia?
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Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 16, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Peter Brown Tags: From the Journal Associates Source Type: research
Mental health in rural Australia
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Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 16, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Peggy Brown Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Issue Information
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Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 16, 2017 Category: Rural Health Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research
Place of death in the Snowy Monaro region of New South Wales: A study of residents who died of a condition amenable to palliative care
ConclusionMost rural residents with conditions amenable to palliative care died in the region. Most did not die in their UPoR. Further qualitative work is needed to determine palliative care patients’ and family caregivers’ preferences for, and the importance placed on, place of death. While there may be a need to support an increase in home deaths, local rural hospitals and residential aged‐care facilities must not be overlooked as a substitute for inpatient hospices. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 1, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Suzanne Rainsford, Nicholas J. Glasgow, Rod D. MacLeod, Teresa Neeman, Christine B. Phillips, Robert B. Wiles Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Addressing the needs of first ‐time fathers in Tasmania: A qualitative study of father‐only antenatal groups
ConclusionTasmanian antenatal education/support programs need improvement. Providing men with multiple opportunities to connect with other fathers is critical to improving support. Groups can be improved by accounting for multiple and complex constructions of masculinity, increasing the number of sessions offered and altering the structure. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 1, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Meredith Nash Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Urban –rural differences in health literacy and its determinants in Iran: A community‐based study
ConclusionsThe rural area residents suffered more from low functional health literacy, compared with their urban counterparts. Health literacy as a determinant of health and social welfare should be focused on with more detail by health decision‐makers. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 1, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Farzaneh Golboni, Haidar Nadrian, Sarisa Najafi, Shayesteh Shirzadi, Hassan Mahmoodi Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Effect of secondary penicillin prophylaxis on valvular changes in patients with rheumatic heart disease in Far North Queensland
ConclusionsThis small study of patients in Townsville suggests that with good SPP compliance there is regression of some cardiac lesions over time in people with RHD. Furthermore the natural history of ARF in the Indigenous population is progressive requiring strict adherence to SPP. Prospective studies or use of data from the nationwide RHD register and standardised reporting of cardiac echocardiograms will provide more robust evidence. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 1, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Shankar Haran, Natalie Crane, Saniya Kazi, Louise Axford ‐Haines, Andrew White Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Food provision among food relief agencies in rural Australia, and perceived barriers and enablers to provide healthy food
ConclusionThere are many variables to consider in order to understand the capacity of rural food relief agencies to provide healthy food. There are also opportunities for food relief agencies to appraise current practices and make changes. Initiatives to improve storage facilities and food availability are key and include networking with local businesses, community organisations and government. Rural food relief agency clients could benefit from accessing food literacy and health programs like FoodREDi, OzHarvest NEST and SecondBite Fresh NED. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 1, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Natalia Bortolin, Jaqueline Priestly, Janice Sangster Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
The challenge of generalist care in remote Australia: Beyond aeromedical retrieval
ConclusionMost frequent evacuees had several chronic conditions, multiple primary care providers, did not have a general practice management plan and had infrequent clinic reviews. This evidence highlights the challenge of remote primary care and the need to improve systems of chronic disease management. It underlines the importance of current local efforts to improve electronic records, follow‐up and team care and to explore further telehealth implementation. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - October 1, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Zachary Pancer, Malcolm Moore, John T. Wenham, Maelynn Burridge Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
