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Chronic health conditions and health care affordability issues among U.S. rural and urban adults

Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
Purpose Chronic health conditions and rurality are associated with each other and with higher risks of medical debt. Less is known about the intersection of chronic conditions and health care affordability issues as they relate to rurality. The objective
Ingrid Jacobson, Alexis Swendener, Hannah MacDougall, Carrie Henning-Smith   +3 more
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Rurality and patients' hospital experience: A multisite analysis from a US healthcare system.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundThe association between rurality of patients' residence and hospital experience is incompletely described. The objective of the study was to compare hospital experience by rurality of patients' residence.MethodsFrom a US Midwest institution's ...
Iman Fawad, Karen M Fischer, Hanieh Sadat Tabatabaei Yeganeh, Kristine T Hanson, Laurie L Wilshusen, Yousif M Hydoub, Trevor J Coons, Tafi L Vista, Michael J Maniaci, Elizabeth B Habermann, Sagar B Dugani   +10 more
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Troubling Contexts: Toward a Generative Theory of Rurality as Education Research

Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2009
Marsden (2006) suggests that rurality as a signifier is transformative, capable of changing behaviour and affecting the motivation of teachers, community workers, and learners.
Robert J Balfour, Claudia Mitchell, Relebohile Moletsane   +2 more
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Queerly Rural, Rurally Queer

Study & Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature
Recently, the number of books featuring both queer and rural youth experiences has increased (Kedley et al., 2022), including Jamison’s (2021) Hillbilly Queer: A Memoir. The present study examined how this book functions as a memoir about young adult experiences and analyzed the possibilities it offers rural queer students as well as rural and/or queer
Josh Thompson, Clint Whitten
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Primary care physicians working in rural areas provide a broader scope of practice: a cross-sectional study

BMC Primary Care
Background Scope of practice (SoP) is an important factor for primary care physicians (PCPs). One of the strong determinants of SoP is rurality. Although Japan has several rural areas, the SoP in rural areas and the effect of rurality on SoP have not ...
Makoto Kaneko, Tomoya Higuchi, Ryuichi Ohta   +2 more
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Les écolieux, nouveaux acteurs des ruralités : enclave de classe ou points d’ancrage pour le renouveau des campagnes ?

L'Espace Politique
A new alternative geography of the countryside is emerging through the departures of city dwellers in search of nature and aspiring to live in the territory differently.
Ewa Chuecos
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Representações sociais, instituições e conflitos na gestão de águas em territórios rurais Social representations, institutions, and conflicts in water management in rural territories

Sociologias, 2006
Temas relativos à governança de interesses sociais e de recursos ambientais fixados em territórios rurais têm recebido especial destaque na literatura sociológica recente.
Rodrigo Constante Martins
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Educators’ perspective on parental involvement in homework at a rural primary school in Palala

South African Journal of Childhood Education
Background: Educators have a very important job of moulding learners’ lives. However, they cannot do it alone, they need assistance from parents. Every child is different and learns differently and most of the information a child receives comes from ...
Hlongolane A. Seleka, Charles S. Masoabi
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Legal Gazettes as Historical Roadmaps for Researching the Cooperative Movement in Angola

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This text recounts experiences of engaging with Angolan state authorities and institutions during fieldwork when researching the state’s role since independence in devising strategies to govern its vast rural areas and its peoples.
Brad Safarik
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Urban-Rural Disparity in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Use: A 10-Year Statewide Cohort

Global Heart
Background: We examined cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation and outcomes related to geographical remoteness. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of adult cardiovascular hospitalisations in New South Wales, Australia (2008–
Kenneth K. Cho, Edel O’Hagan, Brodie Sheahen, Sameer Karve, Natasha Nassar, Andrew Wilson, Tim Badgery-Parker, Clara K. Chow   +7 more
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