Category: Access |
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Alston et al. 2525. Alston M, Allan J, Dietsch E, Wilkinson J, Shankar J, Osburn L, et al. Brutal neglect: Australian rural women's access to health services. Rural Remote Health 2006; 6:475. (2006) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of patient survey) |
Australia |
Australia |
Burton & Walters 2929. Burton H, Walters L. Access to Medicare-funded annual comprehensive health assessments for rural people with intellectual disability. Rural Remote Health 2013; 13:2278. (2013) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers) |
Australia |
Australia |
Butler et al. 7777. Butler DC, Petterson S, Bazemore A, Douglas KA. Use of measures of socioeconomic deprivation in planning primary health care workforce and defining health care need in Australia. Aust J Rural Health 2010; 18:199-204. (2010) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (spatial analysis of secondary data) |
Australia; United States |
Australia |
Carlton & Simmons 2727. Carlton E, Simmons L. Health decision-making among rural women: physician access and prescription adherence. Rural Remote Health 2011; 11:1599. (2011) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (multivariate logistic regression with data from national surveys) |
United States |
United States |
Choo et al. 3232. Choo WK, McGeary K, Farman C, Greyling A, Cross SJ, Leslie SJ. Utilisation of a direct access echocardiography service by general practitioners in a remote and rural area - distance and rurality are not barriers to referral. Rural Remote Health 2014; 14:2736. (2014) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (linear regression with variables from administrative data) |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
Dassah et al. 2323. Dassah E, Aldersey H, McColl MA, Davison C. Factors affecting access to primary health care services for persons with disabilities in rural areas: a "best-fit" framework synthesis. Glob Health Res Policy 2018; 3:36. (2019) |
Global Health Research and Policy
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Literature review |
Canada |
International |
Doran & Hornibrook 2424. Doran F, Hornibrook J. Rural New South Wales women's access to abortion services: highlights from an exploratory qualitative study. Aust J Rural Health 2014; 22:121-6. (2014) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with patients and healthcare workers) |
Australia |
Australia |
Gruen et al. 3030. Gruen RL, Weeramanthri TS, Knight SS, Bailie RS. Specialist outreach clinics in primary care and rural hospital settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003; (4):CD003798. (2003) |
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Literature review |
Australia; South Africa |
International |
Haggerty et al. 1717. Haggerty JL, Roberge D, Lévesque JF, Gauthier J, Loignon C. An exploration of rural-urban differences in healthcare-seeking trajectories: implications for measures of accessibility. Health Place 2014; 28:92-8. (2014) |
Health & Place
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of focus groups with patients) |
Canada |
Canada |
Halder et al. 7878. Halder GE, Bearman G, Sanogo K, Stevens MP. Water sanitation, access, use and self-reported diarrheal disease in rural Honduras. Rural Remote Health 2013; 13:2413. (2013) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of questionnaire for patients) |
United States |
Honduras |
Iliyasu et al. 3131. Iliyasu G, Tiamiyu AB, Daiyab FM, Tambuwal SH, Habib ZG, Habib AG. Effect of distance and delay in access to care on outcome of snakebite in rural north-eastern Nigeria. Rural Remote Health 2015; 15:3496. (2015) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (statistical analysis of administrative data) |
Nigeria |
Nigeria |
Kulig et al. 1111. Kulig JC, Andrews ME, Stewart NJ, Pitblado R, MacLeod MLP, Bentham D, et al. How do registered nurses define rurality? Aust J Rural Health 2008; 16:28-32. (2008) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with nurses) |
Canada |
Canada |
McGrail & Humphreys 1818. McGrail MR, Humphreys JS. Spatial access disparities to primary health care in rural and remote Australia. Geospat Health 2015; 10:358. (2015) |
Geospatial Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive and comparative spatial analysis of variables from national secondary data) |
Australia |
Australia |
Neville et al. 2121. Neville S, Napier S, Adams J, Shannon K. Accessing rural health services: results from a qualitative narrative gerontological study. Australas J Ageing 2019; 39:e55-61. (2019) |
Australian Journal on Ageing
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with patients) |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Quine et al. 2828. Quine S, Bernard D, Booth M, Kang M, Usherwood T, Alperstein G, et al. Health and access issues among Australian adolescents: a rural-urban comparison. Rural Remote Health 2003; 3:245. (2003) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of focus groups with patients) |
Australia |
Australia |
Rosenwasser et al. 2626. Rosenwasser LA, McCall-Hosenfeld JS, Weisman CS, Hillemeier MM, Perry AN, Chuang CH. Barriers to colorectal cancer screening among women in rural central Pennsylvania: primary care physicians' perspective. Rural Remote Health 2013; 13:2504. (2013) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with physicians) |
United States |
United States |
Russel et al. 7979. Russell DJ, Humphreys JS, Ward B, Chisholm M, Buykx P, McGrail M, et al. Helping policy-makers address rural health access problems. Aust J Rural Health 2013; 21:61-71. (2013) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Literature review |
Australia |
Australia |
Sanders et al. 1919. Sanders SR, Erickson LD, Call VR, McKnight ML, Hedges DW. Rural health care bypass behavior: how community and spatial characteristics affect primary health care selection. J Rural Health 2015; 31:146-56. (2015) |
Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (logistic regression and spatial analysis of patient survey and secondary data) |
United States |
United States |
Scott et al. 8080. Scott J, Larson A, Jefferies F, Veenendaal B. Small-area estimates of general practice workforce shortage in rural and remote Western Australia. Aust J Rural Health 2006; 14:209-13. (2006) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive and cross-sectional spatial analysis of secondary data, administrative data, and physician survey) |
Australia |
Australia |
Smith & Carragher 2222. Smith SC, Carragher L. 'Just lie there and die': barriers to access and use of general practitioner out-of-hours services for older people in rural Ireland. Rural Remote Health 2019; 19:5088. (2019) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative-qualitative study (thematic and statistical analysis of questionnaires and focus groups with patients) |
Ireland |
Ireland |
Whitehead et al. 2020. Whitehead J, Pearson AL, Lawrenson R, Atatoa-Carr P. Spatial equity and realised access to healthcare - a geospatial analysis of general practitioner enrolments in Waikato, New Zealand. Rural Remote Health 2019; 19:5349. (2019) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (bivariate logistic regression and spatial analysis of administrative data) |
New Zealand; United States |
New Zealand |
Wong & Regan 1515. Wong ST, Regan S. Patient perspectives on primary health care in rural communities: effects of geography on access, continuity and efficiency. Rural Remote Health 2009; 9:1142. (2009) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative-qualitative study (thematic and statistical analysis of questionnaire and focus groups with patients) |
Canada |
Canada |
Zubieta & Bequet 1616. Zubieta L, Bequet SAF. Factors of primary care demand: a case study. Rural Remote Health 2010; 10:1520. (2010) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (algorithmic analysis of administrative and secondary data) |
Canada |
Canada |
Category: Organization of healthcare |
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Allenby et al. 8181. Allenby A, Kinsman L, Tham R, Symons J, Jones M, Campbell S. The quality of cardiovascular disease prevention in rural primary care. Aust J Rural Health 2016; 24:92-8. (2016) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (logistic regression of variables from patient files) |
Australia |
Australia |
Ambruoso et al. 3636. Ambruoso L, van der Merwe M, Wariri O, Byass P, Goosen G, Kahn K, et al. Rethinking collaboration: developing a learning platform to address under-five mortality in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Health Policy Plan 2019; 34:418-29. (2019) |
Health Policy and Planning
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Quantitative-qualitative study (cross-sectional study of secondary data, verbal autopsy, and participatory action-based research with patients, healthcare workers, and administrators) |
South Africa; United Kingdom; Sweden |
South Africa |
Brieger et al. 3333. Brieger WR, Sommerfeld JU, Amazigo UV; CDI Network. The potential for community-directed interventions: reaching underserved populations in Africa. Int Q Community Health Educ 2015; 35:295-316. (2015) |
International Quarterly of Community Health Education
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Qualitative study (thematic and situational analysis using interviews with healthcare workers, patients, and caregivers and focus groups and workshops with patients) |
United States; Switzerland; Burkina Faso |
Africa |
Carey et al. 4040. Carey TA, Sirett D, Wakerman J, Russell D, Humphreys JS. What principles should guide visiting primary health care services in rural and remote communities? Lessons from a systematic review. Aust J Rural Health 2018; 26:146-56. (2018) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Literature review |
Australia |
International |
Carroll et al. 4444. Carroll V, Reeve CA, Humphreys JS, Wakerman J, Carter M. Re-orienting a remote acute care model towards a primary health care approach: key enablers. Rural Remote Health 2015; 15:2942. (2015) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with patients) |
Australia |
Australia |
Eckhardt et al. 4646. Eckhardt M, Carlfjord S, Faresjö T, Crespo-Burgos A, Forsberg BC, Falk M. Universal health coverage in marginalized populations: a qualitative evaluation of a health reform implementation in rural Ecuador. Inquiry 2019; 56:46958019880699. (2019) |
Inquiry
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of focus groups with healthcare workers and patients) |
Sweden; Ecuador |
Ecuador |
Holdsworth et al. 8282. Holdsworth S, Corscadden L, Levesque JF, Russell G. Factors associated with successful chronic disease treatment plans for older Australians: implications for rural and indigenous Australians. Aust J Rural Health 2019; 27:290-7. (2019) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (logistic regression of nationwide patient survey) |
Australia |
Australia |
Labhardt et al. 3434. Labhardt ND, Balo JR, Ndam M, Grimm JJ, Manga E. Task shifting to non-physician clinicians for integrated management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Cameroon: a programme assessment at two years. BMC Health Serv Res 2010; 10:339. (2010) |
BMC Health Services Research
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis in an intervention cohort with patients and healthcare workers) |
Switzerland; Cameroon |
Cameroon |
Morley et al. 8383. Morley B, Pirkis J, Naccarella L, Kohn F, Blashki G, Burgess P. Improving access to and outcomes from mental health care in rural Australia. Aust J Rural Health 2007; 15:304-12. (2007) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative-qualitative study (descriptive and thematic statistical analysis of surveys and interviews with administrators and data from case study) |
Australia |
Australia |
Naeem & Bhatti 3737. Naeem SB, Bhatti R. Clinical information needs and access in primary health care: a comparative cross-sectional study of rural and non-rural primary care physicians. Health Info Libr J 2015; 32:287-99. (2015) |
Health Information and Libraries Journal
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of physician survey) |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Ndayisaba et al. 8484. Ndayisaba A, Harerimana E, Borg R, Miller AC, Kirk CM, Hann K, et al. A clinical mentorship and quality improvement program to support health center nurses manage type 2 diabetes in rural Rwanda. J Diabetes Res 2017; 2017:2657820. (2017) |
Journal of Diabetes Research
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Quantitative study (longitudinal study with descriptive analysis of administrative data) |
Rwanda; Sierra Leone; United States |
Rwanda |
Okwundu et al. 4545. Okwundu CI, Nagpal S, Musekiwa A, Sinclair D. Home- or community-based programmes for treating malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; (5):CD009527. (2003) |
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Literature review |
South Africa; United Kingdom |
Africa |
Pancer et al. 4343. Pancer Z, Moore M, Wenham JT, Burridge M. The challenge of generalist care in remote Australia: beyond aeromedical retrieval. Aust J Rural Health 2018; 26:188-93. (2018) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (retrospective statistical analysis of administrative data) |
Canada; Australia |
Australia |
Probst et al. 7070. Probst JC, Laditka JN, Laditka SB. Association between community health center and rural health clinic presence and county-level hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: an analysis across eight US states. BMC Health Serv Res 2009; 9:134. (2009) |
BMC Health Services Research
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Quantitative study (cross-sectional ecological study with secondary data) |
United States |
United States |
Rahmawati & Bajorek 8585. Rahmawati R, Bajorek BV. Access to medicines for hypertension: a survey in rural Yogyakarta province, Indonesia. Rural Remote Health 2018; 18:4393. (2018) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of patient survey) |
Indonesia; Australia |
Indonesia |
Rashidian et al. 6969. Rashidian A, Joudaki H, Khodayari-Moez E, Omranikhoo H, Geraili B, Arab M. The impact of rural health system reform on hospitalization rates in the Islamic Republic of Iran: an interrupted time series. Bull World Health Organ 2013; 91:942-9. (2013) |
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Quantitative study (interrupted time series with administrative data) |
Iran |
Iran |
Reddy et al. 8686. Reddy P, Hernan AL, Vanderwood KK, Arave D, Niebylski ML, Harwell TS, et al. Implementation of diabetes prevention programs in rural areas: Montana and south-eastern Australia compared. Aust J Rural Health 2011; 19:125-34. (2011) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of focus groups with healthcare workers) |
Australia; United States |
Australia; United States |
Russel & Humphreys 4242. Russell D, Humphreys J. Meeting the primary healthcare needs of small rural communities: lessons for health service planners. Rural Remote Health 2016; 16:3695. (2016) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with healthcare workers and administrators) |
Australia |
Australia |
Sbarouni et al. 3838. Sbarouni V, Tsimtsiou Z, Symvoulakis E, Kamekis A, Petelos E, Saridaki A, et al. Perceptions of primary care professionals on quality of services in rural Greece: a qualitative study. Rural Remote Health 2012; 12:2156. (2012) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with physicians and administrators) |
Greece |
Greece |
Strasser et al. 3535. Strasser R, Kam SM, Regalado SM. Rural health care access and policy in developing countries. Annu Rev Public Health 2016; 37:395-412. (2016) |
Annual Review of Public Health
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Literature review |
Canada |
Africa |
Street et al. 8787. Street TD, Somoray K, Richards GC, Lacey SJ. Continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions from rural or remote Australia: a systematic review. Aust J Rural Health 2019; 27:196-202. (2019) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Literature review |
Australia; United Kingdom |
Australia |
Thomas et al. 6767. Thomas S, Wakerman J, Humphreys J. What does it cost to provide equity of access to high quality, comprehensive primary health care in rural Australia? A pilot study. Rural Remote Health 2017; 17:4019. (2017) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of administrative and secondary data) |
Australia |
Australia |
Jacobson Vann et al. 8888. Jacobson Vann JC, Jacobson RM, Coyne-Beasley T, Asafu-Adjei JK, Szilagyi PG. Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; (1):CD003941. (2018) |
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Literature review |
United States |
International |
Wakerman et al. 3939. Wakerman J, Humphreys JS, Wells R, Kuipers P, Entwistle P, Jones J. Primary health care delivery models in rural and remote Australia - a systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res 2008; 8:276. (2008) |
BMC Health Services Research
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Literature review |
Australia |
Australia |
Wakerman & Humphreys 4141. Wakerman J, Humphreys JS. Sustainable primary health care services in rural and remote areas: innovation and evidence. Aust J Rural Health 2011; 19:118-24. (2011) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Literature review |
Australia |
Australia |
Category: Health workforce |
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Allan et al. 5454. Allan J, Ball P, Alston M. 'You have to face your mistakes in the street': the contextual keys that shape health service access and health workers' experiences in rural areas. Rural Remote Health 2008; 8:835. (2008) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with healthcare workers) |
Australia |
Australia |
Bowman 6666. Bowman RC. Measuring primary care: the standard primary care year. Rural Remote Health 2008; 8:1009. (2008) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (statistical analysis of secondary data) |
United States |
United States |
Chen et al. 5353. Chen M, Lu J, Hao C, Hao M, Yao F, Sun M. Developing challenges in the urbanization of village doctors in economically developed regions: a survey of 844 village doctors in Changzhou, China. Aust J Rural Health 2015; [Online ahead of print]. (2015) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative-qualitative study (statistical and thematic analysis of questionnaire and interviews with healthcare workers and administrators) |
China |
China |
De Kock & Pillay 5050. De Kock JH, Pillay BJ. Mental health nurses in South Africa's public rural primary care settings: a human resource crisis. Rural Remote Health 2016; 16:3865. (2016) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative-qualitative study (thematic, document, and statistical analysis of interviews with administrators and administrative data) |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Gorsche & Woloschuck 5656. Gorsche RG, Woloschuk W. Rural physicians' skills enrichment program: a cohort control study of retention in Alberta. Aust J Rural Health 2012; 20:254-8. (2012) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of cohort with physician surveys) |
Canada |
Canada |
Grobler et al. 6060. Grobler L, Marais BJ, Mabunda S. Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015; (6):CD005314. (2015) |
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Literature review |
Australia; South Africa |
International |
Hegney et al. 8989. Hegney DG, Fahey P, Nanka A. General practitioners' perceptions of after-hours primary medical care services: a Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia study. Rural Remote Health 2004; 4:287. (2004) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with physicians) |
Australia |
Australia |
Lindeke et al. 4747. Lindeke L, Jukkala A, Tanner M. Perceived barriers to nurse practitioner practice in rural settings. J Rural Health 2005; 21:178-81. (2005) |
Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of survey with nurses) |
United States |
United States |
Martin et al. 5252. Martin A, O'Meara P, Farmer J. Consumer perspectives of a community paramedicine program in rural Ontario. Aust J Rural Health 2016 ; 24:278-83. (2016) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Qualitative study (ethnographic study of interviews with patients and direct observation) |
Australia |
Canada |
McFarlane et al. 5555. McFarlane KA, Judd J, Wapau H, Nichols N, Watt K, Devine S. How primary health care staff working in rural and remote areas access skill development and expertise to support health promotion practice. Rural Remote Health 2018; 18:4413. (2017) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups with healthcare workers and administrators) |
Australia |
Australia |
McGrail et al. 6464. McGrail MR, Wingrove PM, Petterson SM, Humphreys JS, Russell DJ, Bazemore AW. Measuring the attractiveness of rural communities in accounting for differences of rural primary care workforce supply. Rural Remote Health 2017; 17:3925. (2017) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (multivariate linear regression and spatial analysis of georeferenced and secondary data) |
Australia; United States |
Australia; United States |
Menegat & Witt 4949. Menegat RP, Witt RR. Primary health care nurses' competencies in rural disasters caused by floods. Rural Remote Health 2018; 18:4450. (2018) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with nurses) |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Oliveira et al. 4848. Oliveira AR, de Sousa YG, Alves JP, Medeiros SM, Martiniano CS, Alves M. Satisfaction and limitation of primary health care nurses' work in rural areas. Rural Remote Health 2019; 19:4938. (2019) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Qualitative study (thematic analysis of interviews with nurses) |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Pei et al. 5959. Pei H, Sun Y, Bai Z, Yu Z, Chang P, Qiu C, et al. Selective admission policy of medical undergraduates in western China: applicants' real attitudes to the choice of a rural medical career. Rural Remote Health 2018; 18:4519. (2018) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (descriptive analysis of survey and questionnaires with physicians) |
China |
China |
Russel et al. 6262. Russell DJ, McGrail MR, Humphreys JS. Determinants of rural Australian primary health care worker retention: a synthesis of key evidence and implications for policymaking. Aust J Rural Health 2017; 25:5-14. (2017) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Literature review |
Australia |
Australia |
Sommanustweechai et al. 5151. Sommanustweechai A, Putthasri W, Nwe ML, Aung ST, Theint MM, Tangcharoensathien V, et al. Community health worker in hard-to-reach rural areas of Myanmar: filling primary health care service gaps. Hum Resour Health 2016; 14:64. (2016) |
Human Resources for Health
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Quantitative study (multivariate logistic regression of data from survey with community health workers) |
Thailand; Myanmar |
Myanmar |
Theodorakis & Mantzavinis 6363. Theodorakis PN, Mantzavinis GD. Inequalities in the distribution of rural primary care physicians in two remote neighboring prefectures of Greece and Albania. Rural Remote Health 2005; 5:457. (2005) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (case study with statistical analysis of administrative and secondary data) |
Greece |
Grecee; Albania |
Wakerman et al. 6161. Wakerman J, Humphreys J, Russell D, Guthridge S, Bourke L, Dunbar T, et al. Remote health workforce turnover and retention: what are the policy and practice priorities? Hum Resour Health 2019; 17:99. (2019) |
Human Resources for Health
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Literature review |
Australia |
Australia |
Wanchek & Rephann 6565. Wanchek TN, Rephann TJ. Effects of a proposed rural dental school on regional dental workforce and access to care. Rural Remote Health 2013; 13:2366. (2013) |
Rural and Remote Health
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Quantitative study (statistical simulation with secondary data) |
United States |
United States |
Wardle et al. 5757. Wardle J, Adams J, Magalhães RJ, Sibbritt D. Distribution of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers in rural New South Wales, Australia: a step towards explaining high CAM use in rural health? Aust J Rural Health 2011; 19:197-204. (2011) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative study (cross-sectional descriptive analysis of administrative data) |
Australia |
Australia |
Williams et al. 5858. Williams E, D'Amore W, McMeeken J. Physiotherapy in rural and regional Australia. Aust J Rural Health 2007; 15:380-6. (2007) |
Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Quantitative-qualitative study (thematic and statistical analysis of survey with physical therapists) |
Australia |
Australia |