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| Title |
Towards equity and sustainability of rural and remote health services access: supporting social capital and integrated organisational and professional development
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12913-016-1359-9 |
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| Authors |
Adrian Schoo, Sharon Lawn, Dean Carson |
| Abstract |
Access to rural health services is compromised in many countries including Australia due to workforce shortages. The issues that consequently impact on equity of access and sustainability of rural and remote health services are complex. The purpose of this paper is to describe a number of approaches from the literature that could form the basis of a more integrated approach to health workforce and rural health service enhancement that can be supported by policy. A case study is used to demonstrate how such an approach could work. Disjointed health services are common in rural areas due to the 'tyranny of distance.' Recruitment and retention of health professionals in rural areas and access to and sustainability of rural health services is therefore compromised. Strategies to address these issues tend to have a narrow focus. An integrated approach is needed to enhance rural workforce and health services; one that develops, acknowledges and accounts for social capital and social relations within the rural community. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 79 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 77 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 11% |
| Researcher | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 23 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 5% |
| Psychology | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 28 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 July 2016.
All research outputs
#7,478,082
of 22,860,626 outputs
Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#3,709
of 7,647 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#107,691
of 300,331 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Health Services Research
#44
of 93 outputs
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