Publications by authors named "A Buccheri"
Article Synopsis
- The successful participation of mature-aged health students in rural areas is essential to address the global shortage of healthcare workers in those regions, yet little is known about the specific supports they need for academic success.
- This study investigated the supports required by these students by using qualitative methods across three rural university campuses in Australia, revealing both formal and informal support mechanisms from the university and community.
- Key findings highlight the need for tailored supports that acknowledge mature-aged students' unique experiences and commitments, including affordable education, better connections among peers, and adaptations in course structures and placements.
Aims: This commentary aims to describe a case of how meaningful co-design between rural health service leaders and a health service-embedded research unit can identify emerging research priorities and optimise translation.
Context: The challenges facing rural health services are unique, and the important role of health service leaders in the research response is increasingly recognised. Poorly-designed research can contribute to research waste through reduced applicability of results to rural communities, and an opportunity exists to increase research co-designed with rural health services through the involvement of research users during study planning.
This study aimed to explore the diagnostic accuracy of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) malnutrition risk screening tool when used to score patients based on their electronic medical records (EMR), compared to bedside screening interviews. In-patients at a rural health service were screened at the bedside ( = 50) using the PG-SGA, generating a bedside score. Clinical notes within EMRs were then independently screened by blinded researchers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Between 55-65% of residents living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) experience dysphagia and are prescribed texture-modified diets by a speech-language pathologist (SLP). The aim of this study was to assess current adherence to prescribed texture modification for people with dysphagia; and explore barriers to implementation in a rural aged care setting.
Method: Meal texture audits ( = 42) were completed with residents with dysphagia in a rural RACF who were prescribed texture-modified diets or fluids by a SLP.