The Australian journal of rural health
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Aust J Rural Health · Dec 2017
Non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in rural Taiwan: A retrospective study.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) studies are usually conducted at metropolitan medical centres. Because rural studies are rare, our study aimed to assess non-traumatic OHCA prevalence and resuscitation outcomes in rural Taiwan. ⋯ Compared to previous data from metropolitan areas, ROSC achievement rate was lower in rural Taiwan. Witness presence, response and travelling times affect ROSC achievement in non-traumatic OHCA patients in rural Taiwan.
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Aust J Rural Health · Dec 2017
Rural specialists: The nature of their work and professional satisfaction by geographical location of work.
Systematically describe the characteristics of rural specialists, their work and job satisfaction by geographical location of work. ⋯ Rural specialists are just as satisfied as metropolitan counterparts reporting equivalent variety and responsibility at work. Better support for on-call demands and access to professional development could attract more specialists to rural practice. Increased rural training opportunities and regional workforce planning is needed to develop and recruit relevant specialties. Specifically, targeted support is warranted for training and development of specialists in general medicine and general surgery and overseas-trained specialists, who provide essential services in smaller regional centres.
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Aust J Rural Health · Aug 2017
Comparative StudyHow does the workload and work activities of procedural GPs compare to non-procedural GPs?
To investigate patterns of Australian GP procedural activity and associations with: geographical remoteness and population size hours worked in hospitals and in total; and availability for on-call DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: National annual panel survey (Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life) of Australian GPs, 2011-2013. ⋯ The longer working hours and higher on-call demands experienced by rural and remote procedural GPs demand improved solutions, such as changes to service delivery models, so that long-term procedural GP careers are increasingly attractive to current and aspiring rural GPs.
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Aust J Rural Health · Jun 2017
Health workers' views of help seeking and suicide among Aboriginal people in rural Victoria.
To explore Aboriginal health workers' views about help seeking and suicide. ⋯ This study unpacks the problem of help seeking for psychological distress among rural Aboriginal people and highlights its association with suicide and self-harm. The findings suggest that the barriers faced by Aboriginal people in sharing their traumatic emotions exist from childhood to older age groups and this inability to seek and obtain help can lead to self-harm and suicide. Similar studies on Aboriginal help seeking and suicide will help shed more light on this challenging issue.