The Australian journal of rural health
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2018
Integrated approach to oral health in aged care facilities using oral health practitioners and teledentistry in rural Queensland.
Residents of residential aged care facilities are at very high risk of developing complex oral diseases and dental problems. Key barriers exist in delivering oral health services to residential aged care facilities, particularly in regional and rural areas. ⋯ Screening via the oral health therapist and teledentistry appointment minimises the need for a visit to an oral health facility and subsequent disruption to residents in residential aged care facilities.
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2018
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.
To describe the place of death of residents in a rural region of New South Wales. ⋯ Most rural residents with conditions amenable to palliative care died in the region. Most did not die in their usual place of residence. 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.
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2018
Comparative StudyUrban-rural differences in health literacy and its determinants in Iran: A community-based study.
Previous studies have shown a remarkable difference in functional health literacy among residents of urban and rural areas which may be attributed to socioeconomic inequalities between these areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences (if any) in the level of functional health literacy and its determinants between urban and rural areas in Sanandaj, Iran. ⋯ The 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.
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2018
Service-learning partnerships: Features that promote transformational and sustainable rural and remote health partnerships and services.
To describe features that promote transformational and sustainable community engaged health partnerships and services in rural and remote Australian locations. ⋯ We 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.