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Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2025
Centre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care Through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia.
Introduction: Rural areas face additional challenges in preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. This study aimed to understand how rural primary healthcare professionals (PHCPs) perceive their roles, involvement, and capacity in disaster health management.
Methods: For this qualitative descriptive research, semi-structured interviews were carried out with convenience and purposive samples of rural PHCPs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Objectives: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) allow healthcare professionals to refer patients for physical activity support. Evidence of effectiveness is equivocal. Public Health Scotland has developed 'physical activity referral standards' that aim to enhance quality, reduce variability in design and delivery and build further evidence of what works.
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January 2025
SPHERE, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence, Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Aim: To assess the acceptability and perceived feasibility of integrating a co-designed nurse-led model of contraception and medication abortion care within rural and regional general practices.
Design: Qualitative exploratory design utilising Sidani and Braden's indicators of acceptability and feasibility.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 practice nurses, 8 general practitioners and 3 practice managers who currently or previously worked in rural, regional or remote general practice.
Pain
January 2025
Innovation, Implementation and Clinical Translation (IIMPACT) in Health, University of South Australia Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Guideline-based care for chronic pain is challenging to deliver in rural settings. Evaluations of programs that increase access to pain care services in rural areas report variable outcomes. We conducted a realist review to gain a deep understanding of how and why such programs may, or may not, work.
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January 2025
Institute of Epidemiology and Tropical Neurology, OmegaHealth, Inserm U1094, IRD U270, Univ. Limoges, CHU Limoges, EpiMaCT - Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases in Tropical Zone, Limoges, France.
Background: Despite their high prevalence and significant burden, mental disorders remain grossly under-diagnosed and under-treated. In low-and-middle-income countries, such as Mali, integrating mental health services into primary care is the most viable way of closing the treatment gap. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a mental health e-learning program on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary healthcare professionals in Mali.
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