The Australian journal of rural health
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2008
An evaluation of a community pharmacy-based rural asthma management service.
To compare the effect of a pharmacist-delivered rural asthma management service (RAMS) on health outcomes for people with asthma in a rural/regional area with 'standard care' delivered through community pharmacies. ⋯ These results indicated that the community pharmacy-based RAMS model can improve asthma outcomes for patients in rural settings, and similar models for asthma and other chronic diseases should be tested rigorously and adopted in rural primary care practice.
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Aust J Rural Health · Feb 2008
Comparative StudyHealth and wellbeing of older people in Anglo-Australian and Italian-Australian communities: a rural-urban comparison.
The health and wellbeing of urban and rural Anglo- and Italian-Australian residents was compared using five domains which are deemed to influence the outcome 'ageing well'. The five domains included physical and functional status, social supports, material resources, activity and leisure, and mental efficacy. ⋯ If health disparities between urban and rural residents are to be successfully addressed, the link between place of residence, health status and wellbeing must be explored.
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Aust J Rural Health · Feb 2008
New Zealand rural primary health care workforce in 2005: more than just a doctor shortage.
To obtain a 2005 snapshot of New Zealand (NZ) rural primary health care workforce, specifically GPs, general practice nurses and community pharmacists. ⋯ This is the first NZ-wide rural workforce survey to include a range of rural primary health care providers (GPs, nurses and pharmacists). Ageing rural primary health care workforce and intentions to leave herald worsening workforce shortages.