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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Needs of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Rural-Urban Comparison in Delaware, USA. [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Older adults in rural areas have unique transportation barriers to accessing medical care, which include a lack of mass transit options and considerable distances to health-related services.
Eisenstein, Amy R, Irmiter, Cheryl, MacLeod, Kara E, Ory, Marcia G, Prohaska, Thomas R, Ragland, David R, Satariano, William A, Smith, Matthew Lee, Towne, Samuel D   +8 more
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Medically underserved areas and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the United States: challenges during the COVID-19 era

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
Background: Given that nearly a quarter of the US physician workforce are international medical graduates (IMGs), many of whom remain on temporary work visas for prolonged periods due to processing delays, the pandemic has posed unique challenges to ...
Srikrishna Malayala, Ramesh Adhikari, Deepa Vasireddy, Paavani Atluri, Atul Bali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Disease Self-Management Challenges among Rural Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]

, 2018
Rural women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA) in India experience challenges self-managing HIV/AIDS in their rural communities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore factors influencing their care and antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence ...
Acosta-Michlik L, Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society, Bhatia MS, Dandona L, Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Ghosh S, Kittler PG, National AIDS Control Organization, National AIDS Control Organization, National AIDS Control Organization, National AIDS Control Organization, Nodhturft V, Reddy RK., Saldaña J, Vlassoff C   +14 more
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Rural-urban disparities in health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, and social determinants of health and an action-oriented, dynamic tool for visualizing them

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
While rural-urban disparities in health and health outcomes have been demonstrated, because of their impact on (and intervenability to improve) health and health outcomes, we sought to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal inequities in health ...
William B. Weeks, J. Chang, José A. Pagán, Jeffrey Lumpkin, Divya Michael, Santiago Salcido, Allen Kim, P. Speyer, A. Aerts, James N. Weinstein, Juan M Lavista   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Country Cousins

South African Family Practice, 1989
No abstract available.
R. Ingle
doaj   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Rural Health Workforce Retention: A Scoping Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Residents of rural and remote Australia have poorer health outcomes than their metropolitan counterparts. A major contributor to these health disparities is chronic and severe health workforce shortages outside of metropolitan areas—a global phenomenon ...
Catherine Cosgrave, C. Malatzky, Judy Gillespie   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of periosteal fixation of lateral rectus and partial VRT for cases of exotropic Duane retraction syndrome

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the lateral rectus periosteal fixation and partial vertical rectus transpositioning (VRT) as treatment modalities to correct exotropic Duane retraction syndrome (Exo-DRS).
Pradeep Sharma, Ruchi Tomer, Vimla Menon, Rohit Saxena, Anudeepa Sharma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of strategies to attract and retain rural health workers in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam and context influencing their outcomes

Human Resources for Health, 2019
BackgroundMany Asia-Pacific countries are experiencing rapid changes in socio-economic and health system development. This study aims to describe the strategies supporting rural health worker attraction and retention in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam and ...
A. Zhu, Shenglan Tang, N. T. Thu, Leang Supheap, Xiaoyun Liu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

Human Resources for Health, 2021
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
D. Russell, Supriya Mathew, M. Fitts, Zania Liddle, L. Murakami-Gold, Narelle Campbell, Mark Ramjan, Yuejen Zhao, S. Hines, J. Humphreys, J. Wakerman   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘It Shouldn’t Be This Hard’: Exploring the Challenges of Rural Health Research

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Health research is important for innovation and assessment of health status and health interventions, and maintaining a strong, engaged cohort of rural health researchers is essential for the ongoing improvement of the health of rural populations ...
Heath Greville, E. Haynes, R. Kagie, S. Thompson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source