Beyond the planned and expected: the unintended consequences of telehealth in rural and remote Australia through a complexity lens
Med J Aust. 2024 May 4. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52294. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38703008 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.52294 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - May 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Sagda Osman Kate Churruca Louise A Ellis Jeffrey Braithwaite Source Type: research

A protocol of a pilot randomised trial (Action-RESPOND) to support rural and regional communities with implementing community-based systems thinking obesity prevention initiatives
DISCUSSION: By leveraging an existing community-based whole-of-systems intervention, Action-RESPOND offers a unique opportunity to collect pilot feasibility and early empirical data on how to apply implementation and systems science approaches to support obesity prevention in rural and regional communities in Victoria.PMID:38696541 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0302047 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Sze Lin Yoong Andrew D Brown Gloria K W Leung Monique Hillenaar Jennifer L David Josh Hayward Claudia Strugnell Colin Bell Vicki Brown Michelle Jackson Steven Allender Source Type: research

Drivers of access to cardiovascular health care for rural Indigenous Peoples: a scoping review
CONCLUSION: The findings are consistent with other literature exploring access to health care for rural Indigenous Peoples. This review offers a novel approach to summarising literature by situating the themes within the context of equity and rights for Indigenous Peoples. This review also highlighted the need for further research in this area to be conducted in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.PMID:38697785 | DOI:10.22605/RRH8674 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: T āria Tane Vanessa Selak Kyle Eggleton Matire Harwood Source Type: research

A protocol of a pilot randomised trial (Action-RESPOND) to support rural and regional communities with implementing community-based systems thinking obesity prevention initiatives
DISCUSSION: By leveraging an existing community-based whole-of-systems intervention, Action-RESPOND offers a unique opportunity to collect pilot feasibility and early empirical data on how to apply implementation and systems science approaches to support obesity prevention in rural and regional communities in Victoria.PMID:38696541 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0302047 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Sze Lin Yoong Andrew D Brown Gloria K W Leung Monique Hillenaar Jennifer L David Josh Hayward Claudia Strugnell Colin Bell Vicki Brown Michelle Jackson Steven Allender Source Type: research

Drivers of access to cardiovascular health care for rural Indigenous Peoples: a scoping review
CONCLUSION: The findings are consistent with other literature exploring access to health care for rural Indigenous Peoples. This review offers a novel approach to summarising literature by situating the themes within the context of equity and rights for Indigenous Peoples. This review also highlighted the need for further research in this area to be conducted in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.PMID:38697785 | DOI:10.22605/RRH8674 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: T āria Tane Vanessa Selak Kyle Eggleton Matire Harwood Source Type: research

Medicinal Cannabis (MedCan 3): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess THC/CBD (1:20) to relieve symptom burden in patients with cancer-a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
This study aims to assess a 1:20 delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol (THC/CBD) cannabinoid preparation in the management of symptom distress in patients with advanced cancer undergoing palliative care.METHODS AND DESIGN: One hundred and fifty participants will be recruited across multiple sites in Queensland, Australia. A teletrial model will facilitate the recruitment of patients outside of major metropolitan areas. The study is a pragmatic, multicenter, randomised, placebo-controlled, two-arm trial of escalating doses of an oral 1:20 THC/CBD medicinal cannabinoid preparation (10 mg THC:200 mg CBD/mL). It will compar...
Source: Rural Remote Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Taylan Gurgenci Janet Hardy Georgie Huggett Karyn Foster Anita Pelecanos Ristan Greer Jennifer Philip Alison Haywood Ruwani Mendis Patsy Yates Phillip Good Source Type: research

Development of a new loop-mediated isothermal amplification test for the sensitive, rapid, and economic detection of different genotypes of Classical swine fever virus
CONCLUSION: The results from the present study show that LAMP could be an important addition to the currently used molecular diagnostic techniques for CSFV. This technique could be used in remote locations, given that it can be adapted for successful use with minimal equipment and minimally invasive samples. The joined use of novel and traditional diagnostic techniques could prove to be a useful alternative to support the CSF control.PMID:38686097 | PMC:PMC11056584 | DOI:10.3389/fcimb.2024.1372166 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jose Alejandro Boh órquez Adriana Mu ñoz-Aguilera Saraswathi Lanka Liani Coronado Rosa Rosell M ònica Alberch Carol W Maddox Llilianne Ganges Source Type: research

Health care disparities in morbidity and mortality in adults with acute and remote status epilepticus: A national study
Epilepsia. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/epi.17965. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Although disparities have been described in epilepsy care, their contribution to status epilepticus (SE) and associated outcomes remains understudied.METHODS: We used the 2010-2019 National Inpatient Sample to identify SE hospitalizations using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)/ICD-10-CM codes. SE prevalence was stratified by demographics. Logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, intubation, tracheostomy, gastrostomy...
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Gabriela B Tantillo Deepa Dongarwar Chethan P Venkatasubba Rao Amari Johnson Stephanie Camey Oriana Reyes Mariana Baroni Jaideep Kapur Hamisu M Salihu Nathalie Jett é Source Type: research

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Reimbursement Challenges
Respir Care. 2024 Apr 30:respcare.11699. doi: 10.4187/respcare.11699. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a highly effective intervention for persons with chronic respiratory diseases, resulting in improvement in exercise capacity, dyspnea, health-related quality of life, mood, reduced hospitalization, and improved survival and cost savings post-COPD hospitalization. Despite demonstrated effectiveness, PR is underutilized in part due to lack of awareness, limited access, and inadequate PR reimbursement. Poor payment is a long-standing barrier to PR's financial stability and access. Addressing PR ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Chris Garvey Source Type: research

Development of a new loop-mediated isothermal amplification test for the sensitive, rapid, and economic detection of different genotypes of Classical swine fever virus
CONCLUSION: The results from the present study show that LAMP could be an important addition to the currently used molecular diagnostic techniques for CSFV. This technique could be used in remote locations, given that it can be adapted for successful use with minimal equipment and minimally invasive samples. The joined use of novel and traditional diagnostic techniques could prove to be a useful alternative to support the CSF control.PMID:38686097 | PMC:PMC11056584 | DOI:10.3389/fcimb.2024.1372166 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jose Alejandro Boh órquez Adriana Mu ñoz-Aguilera Saraswathi Lanka Liani Coronado Rosa Rosell M ònica Alberch Carol W Maddox Llilianne Ganges Source Type: research

Health care disparities in morbidity and mortality in adults with acute and remote status epilepticus: A national study
Epilepsia. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/epi.17965. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Although disparities have been described in epilepsy care, their contribution to status epilepticus (SE) and associated outcomes remains understudied.METHODS: We used the 2010-2019 National Inpatient Sample to identify SE hospitalizations using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)/ICD-10-CM codes. SE prevalence was stratified by demographics. Logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, intubation, tracheostomy, gastrostomy...
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Gabriela B Tantillo Deepa Dongarwar Chethan P Venkatasubba Rao Amari Johnson Stephanie Camey Oriana Reyes Mariana Baroni Jaideep Kapur Hamisu M Salihu Nathalie Jett é Source Type: research

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Reimbursement Challenges
Respir Care. 2024 Apr 30:respcare.11699. doi: 10.4187/respcare.11699. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a highly effective intervention for persons with chronic respiratory diseases, resulting in improvement in exercise capacity, dyspnea, health-related quality of life, mood, reduced hospitalization, and improved survival and cost savings post-COPD hospitalization. Despite demonstrated effectiveness, PR is underutilized in part due to lack of awareness, limited access, and inadequate PR reimbursement. Poor payment is a long-standing barrier to PR's financial stability and access. Addressing PR ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Chris Garvey Source Type: research

Development of a new loop-mediated isothermal amplification test for the sensitive, rapid, and economic detection of different genotypes of Classical swine fever virus
CONCLUSION: The results from the present study show that LAMP could be an important addition to the currently used molecular diagnostic techniques for CSFV. This technique could be used in remote locations, given that it can be adapted for successful use with minimal equipment and minimally invasive samples. The joined use of novel and traditional diagnostic techniques could prove to be a useful alternative to support the CSF control.PMID:38686097 | PMC:PMC11056584 | DOI:10.3389/fcimb.2024.1372166 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jose Alejandro Boh órquez Adriana Mu ñoz-Aguilera Saraswathi Lanka Liani Coronado Rosa Rosell M ònica Alberch Carol W Maddox Llilianne Ganges Source Type: research

Does health insurance status influence healthcare-seeking behavior in rural communities? evidence from rural Ghana
CONCLUSION: It could, therefore, not be concluded that the respondents with health insurance coverage were more likely than the uninsured to use formal healthcare providers as their most frequent source of treatment during illness. This study provides vital information for policymakers aiming at increasing access to and utilization of facility-based formal care in rural and remote settings.PMID:38680189 | PMC:PMC11047188 | DOI:10.1016/j.hpopen.2024.100119 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Emmanuel Kumah Yussif Asana Samuel Kofi Agyei Collins Kokuro Samuel E Ankomah Adam Fusheini Source Type: research

Relationship between the severity of pre-frailty and the degree of adaptation of Ninjin'yoeito (NYT) on pre-frailty
This study explores the efficacy of Ninjin'yoeito (NYT) in the early stages of frailty, a critical period for preventive interventions. Taking account of the knowledge gap regarding the association between early frailty and NYT, we use data from workplace health checkups to examine the relationship between pre-frailty severity and NYT adaption. The objective of our research is to enhance the comprehension of early treatments using NYT to prevent the progression of frailty. A total of 314 employees of the Kyoto Industrial Health Association who received workplace health checkups between November 2021 and March 2023 and cons...
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Haruka Amitani Hajime Suzuki Hironori Kobayashi Masaru Murayama Nanami Sameshima Uto Eishi Kuroda Yoshiki Kobayashi Momoko Kawabe Marie Amitani Akio Inui Yoshinori Marunaka Source Type: research