abstract：INTRODUCTION:Retirement from paid work is a major life change for men and women. It has been suggested that, for men, self-identity is more strongly associated with paid work than is generally the case for women. If this is so, then the retirement transition for men, in which not only the behaviours of a lifetime but a...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Wythes AJ,Lyons M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FPA Health (Family Planning NSW) has conducted two integrated clinical and health promotion projects with Aboriginal communities in western NSW, Australia. The first was in Coonamble, a small rural community which had been selected as a pilot site for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Women's Abori...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Read CM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:North American rural residents have higher rates of chronic disease and they report being ill more frequently compared to their urban counterparts. We recently studied health-related quality in residents living in the isolated, rural community of Bella Coola, Canada. OBJECTIVE:To assess health-related qua...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Thommasen HV,Zhang W

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Farmers and farm workers have higher than expected rates of suicide and undetermined deaths in UK studies, and some rural areas of Scotland have higher than average male suicide rates. Firearm access seems to be an influencing factor in England and Wales. Type of farming, and farming social networks may al...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Stark C,Gibbs D,Hopkins P,Belbin A,Hay A,Selvaraj S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Australian Rural Clinical Schools, established nationally in 2000-2001, have provided an opportunity for medical students to undertake their clinical training across a network of hospitals, general practice surgeries and community medical centres in locations throughout Australia. The Rural Clinical Sc...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Eley D,Baker P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) has 34 years experience in training 1097 medical students as independent distance learners in a 36 week, community-based continuity primary care experience. This program has been successful in preparing competitive students who select primary care residencies and return to ...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Halaas GW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION: AIM:The aim of the study was to explore and document what assists a rural district hospital to function well. The lessons learned may be applicable to similar hospitals all over the world. METHOD:A cross-sectional exploratory study was carried out using in-depth interviews with 21 managers of well-funct...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Couper ID,Hugo JF

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early postgraduate, or junior doctors, are still required to practise in rural and remote communities, and they continue to face numerous issues and difficulties. Within the hospital setting, exposure to rural practice appears to be very limited during internship, and also to some extent, during the second...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Smith DM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Irukandji syndrome, a potentially life-threatening condition that follows the sting of small carybdeid jellyfish, occurs along the northern Australian coastline from Broome, Western Australia in the west to Rockhampton, Queensland in the east. Much of this area is classified rural or remote. Because correc...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Barnett FI,Durrheim DN,Speare R,Muller R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION: AIM:To measure the quality of antenatal care in rural and remote regions of the Northern Territory, using asymptomatic bacteruria as an indicator. BACKGROUND:Indigenous Australian women and their babies have a greater frequency of adverse outcomes in pregnancy than their non-Indigenous counterparts. It ...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Bookallil M,Chalmers E,Andrew B

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In India 60-70% of the population live in rural villages. The rural population suffers from a burden of disease and disorders due to the non-availability of appropriate healthcare personnel and facilities. Since 1950, the Indian Government has responded with a series of five-year plans but has been unable to ad...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Singh K

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are trends towards centralising hospital care within the NHS, for many excellent reasons. Yet this has a disproportionate impact upon those patients who live at a distance from their hospital, and this impact has not been well reported or researched, but studies have demonstrated that the utilisation of services...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Mungall IJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. In Australia rural populations have a greater burden of disease. Chronic diseases are largely preventable with diet as a key risk factor. With respect to diet-related chronic disease, dietary risk may be due to poor food access, namely, poor a...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Burns CM,Gibbon P,Boak R,Baudinette S,Dunbar JA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Internationally, musculoskeletal conditions are a major morbidity issue for Indigenous populations and the social and economic burden imposed by musculoskeletal complaints is significant. However, little is known about the prevalence and associated pain and impairment of musculoskeletal conditions among ru...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Vindigni D,Griffen D,Perkins J,Da Costa C,Parkinson L

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reacting to demand and supply pressures, European healthcare systems are undergoing significant structural changes to the organisation and delivery of out of hours care. Such pressures are of particular concern to rural practice. Although patient satisfaction with out of hours care has been extensively stu...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Glynn LG,Byrne M,Murphy AW

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The provision of health services to rural and remote communities has been the source of much concern and debate in recent times. One aspect of this is the universal problem of insufficient medical practitioners in rural areas and the associated issues of recruitment and retention. Rural communities can play an importa...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Veitch C,Grant M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2001, it was estimated that 4.7 million South Africans were living with HIV/AIDS. Prevalence figures have risen steadily over the past 10 years in most African countries, and in only a few, like Uganda, does the epidemic show signs of waning. In Africa, the status of the obese has risen enormously. If you're fat, y...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Couper ID

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:An astounding 50% of blindness and 70% of vision impairment in Australia is caused by conditions that are said to be preventable or treatable. Aboriginal people suffer 10 times the rate of blindness and attend eyecare practitioners in far lower numbers than other members of the Australian population. ISSUE:In ...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Layland B,Holden B,Evans K,Bailey S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent a significant occupational problem for hospital nurses, few investigations target nurses in rural facilities. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of MSD among nurses within an affiliated hospital conglomerate of rural Japan. METHODS:A se...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Smith DR,Kondo N,Tanaka E,Tanaka H,Hirasawa K,Yamagata Z

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The School of Rural Health is an initiative of the Australian Commonwealth Government, the University of New South Wales, Australia, and the Greater Murray Area Health Service. The school was established in February 2000 to facilitate the recruitment of doctors to and their retention in rural areas. The school is resp...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Sturmberg JP,Reid AL,Thacker JL,Chamberlain C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper will discuss health issues among Filipinas (women born in the Philippines) living in remote and rural environments in Queensland in comparison to Filipinas living in other parts of the state. The sample was recruited as part of the University of Queensland component of the Australian Longitudina...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Kelaher M,Manderson L,Potts H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rural and Remote Health is committed to the task of providing a freely accessible, international, peer-reviewed evidence base for rural and remote health practice. Inherent in this aim is a recognition of the universal nature of rural health issues that transcends local culture and regional interests. While RRH is alr...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Couper ID

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper reports on research to ascertain the views of general practitioners (GPs) practising in rural and remote areas of South Australia, on evidence-based medicine (EBM). It follows our previous paper that identified, through a literature search, the key issues in moving towards EBM in general practic...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Taylor J,Wilkinson D,Blue IA,Dollard JT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mondana Clinic is a small rural clinic located in the Napo river region of the Amazon basin in Ecuador. Since its opening in 1997 the clinic has grown to be the primary health care facility for approximately 3000 individuals. METHODS:A retrospective study was performed tabulating the ambulatory diagnosis,...

journal_title：Rural and remote health

authors： Samaan R,Nemes A,Pearce K,Matheny S,Crockett S,Seydel K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00