scholarly journals Experience of overseas-trained health professionals in rural and remote areas of destination countries: A literature review

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Dywili ◽  
Ann Bonner ◽  
Judith Anderson ◽  
Louise O' Brien
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

scholarly journals Place4Carers: a mixed-method study protocol for engaging family caregivers in meaningful actions for successful ageing in place

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e037570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guendalina Graffigna ◽  
Serena Barello ◽  
Niccolò Morelli ◽  
Eleonora Gheduzzi ◽  
Massimo Corbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Ageing In Place ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Scoping Literature Review ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Older Citizens

IntroductionEngaging family caregivers could be a critical asset to make the ‘ageing-in-place’ imperative a reality. This is particularly evident in rural and remote areas, where caregivers can fill the gaps that exist due to the fragmentation of the welfare system. However, there is little knowledge about the expectations that family caregivers have from healthcare services in rural and remote areas.Place4Carers (P4C) project aims to co-produce an innovative organisational model of social and healthcare services for family caregivers of older citizens living in Vallecamonica (Italy). The project is expected to facilitate ageing-in-place for older citizens, thus helping caregivers in their daily care activities.Methods and analysisP4C is a community-based participatory research project featuring five work packages (WPs). WP1 consists of a survey of unmet needs of caregivers and older people receiving services in Vallecamonica. WP2 consists of a scoping literature review to map services that provide interventions of support to caregivers living in remote areas and promote engagement. WP3 organises co-creation workshops with caregivers to co-design, co-manage, and co-assess ideas and proposals for shaping caregiver-oriented services and organisational models. WP3 enriches the results of WP1 (survey) and WP2 (scoping literature review), and aims to co-create new ideas for intervention support with and for caregivers in relation to the objectives, features and characteristics of a new service able to address the caregivers’ needs and expectations. WP4 tests the service ideas co-created in WP3 through piloting an intervention based on ideas co-created with caregivers. Finally, WP5 assesses the transferability of the intervention to other similar contexts.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by the Ethics Committees of the Department of Psychology of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Politecnico of Milan. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, scientific meetings and meetings with the general population.

scholarly journals Quality of Telehealth Services in Delivery of Paediatric Surgical Care in Australia: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Josephine De Costa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Paediatric Surgery ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Access To Medical Care ◽  
Improve Access

Telehealth services are commonly used in many aspects of medicine to improve access to medical care for populations in rural and remote regions, and can and do play an important role in ensuring equitable access to paediatric surgery in Australia’s more rural and remote areas.

scholarly journals More rural and Aboriginal students for health related university courses - are we making progress?

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil-Soo Han ◽  
Julie Mahnken ◽  
Sally Belcher
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
University Courses ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Health Related

The shortage of health professionals in rural and remote areas has been a serious concern. Rural healthprofessionals are constantly leaving for urban practice. The training and recruitment of health professionals whomay be prepared to serve rural communities for a lengthy period is a challenge if a nation is committed to theprovision of equitable health services to its rural population.

scholarly journals Learning and Use of eHealth Among Older Adults Living at Home in Rural and Nonrural Settings: Systematic Review (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ella Airola
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Impaired Hearing ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

BACKGROUND Care policies emphasize deinstitutionalization and <i>aging in place</i> in response to demographic changes. Different eHealth technologies are one way to achieve this aim. However, there is a need to better understand older adults’ needs for eHealth services, and thus, these health solutions require further exploration. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this systematic literature review is to appraise, synthesize, and summarize the literature on older adults’ (aged ≥60 years) eHealth learning and use in real home settings, particularly in rural and remote areas, with a focus on the social and cultural context. METHODS A systematic search was conducted in January 2020 using 4 academic databases. The studies by means of qualitative thematic analysis to identify the barriers, enablers, and support practices involved in the domestication process were examined. In addition, we identified the various meanings attached to eHealth technologies for older adults living in rural and remote areas. RESULTS In total, 31 empirical studies published between 2010 and 2020 were included in this review. A total of 17 articles included participants from rural and remote areas. The most regularly reported barriers related to older adults’ learning to use and use of eHealth were health-related difficulties, such as cognitive impairment or impaired hearing. The most reported enabler was the support provided for older adults in learning and use of eHealth. Support mainly comprised older adults’ own digital competences, which were distributed with their social network. It was found that eHealth technology is needed for rural and remote areas to facilitate access and reduce logistical barriers to health care services. CONCLUSIONS The literature review provided information and practical implications for designers, health care providers, and policy makers. On the basis of these findings, eHealth technologies should be easy to use, and adequate support should be provided to older adults for use.

scholarly journals Interventions for health workforce retention in rural and remote areas: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Russell ◽  
Supriya Mathew ◽  
Michelle Fitts ◽  
Zania Liddle ◽  
Lorna Murakami-Gold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Rural Retention ◽  
Workforce Retention ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
Rural Training

Abstract Background Attracting and retaining sufficient health workers to provide adequate services for residents of rural and remote areas has global significance. High income countries (HICs) face challenges in staffing rural areas, which are often perceived by health workers as less attractive workplaces. The objective of this review was to examine the quantifiable associations between interventions to retain health workers in rural and remote areas of HICs, and workforce retention. Methods The review considers studies of rural or remote health workers in HICs where participants have experienced interventions, support measures or incentive programs intended to increase retention. Experimental, quasi-experimental and observational study designs including cohort, case–control, cross-sectional and case series studies published since 2010 were eligible for inclusion. The Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for reviews of risk and aetiology was used. Databases searched included MEDLINE (OVID), CINAHL (EBSCO), Embase, Web of Science and Informit. Results Of 2649 identified articles, 34 were included, with a total of 58,188 participants. All study designs were observational, limiting certainty of findings. Evidence relating to the retention of non-medical health professionals was scant. There is growing evidence that preferential selection of students who grew up in a rural area is associated with increased rural retention. Undertaking substantial lengths of rural training during basic university training or during post-graduate training were each associated with higher rural retention, as was supporting existing rural health professionals to extend their skills or upgrade their qualifications. Regulatory interventions requiring return-of-service (ROS) in a rural area in exchange for visa waivers, access to professional licenses or provider numbers were associated with comparatively low rural retention, especially once the ROS period was complete. Rural retention was higher if ROS was in exchange for loan repayments. Conclusion Educational interventions such as preferential selection of rural students and distributed training in rural areas are associated with increased rural retention of health professionals. Strongly coercive interventions are associated with comparatively lower rural retention than interventions that involve less coercion. Policy makers seeking rural retention in the medium and longer term would be prudent to strengthen rural training pathways and limit the use of strongly coercive interventions.

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