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Integrating Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder into Rural, Primary Care Settings
BackgroundMedications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) including buprenorphine are effective, but underutilized. Rural patients experience pronounced...
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Palliative care in Ethiopia’s rural and regional health care settings: a qualitative study of enabling factors and implementation challenges
BackgroundPalliative care is limited in Ethiopia, particularly in rural areas, where more than 78% of the population live. Current initiatives and...
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Primary care doctors in acute call-outs to severe trauma incidents in Norway – variations by rural-urban settings and time factors
BackgroundA severely injured patient needs fast transportation to a hospital that can provide definitive care. In Norway, approximately 20% of the...
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A qualitative exploration of chronic pain management of older adults in remote and rural settings
BackgroundThe World Health Organization predicts that the number of older adults will nearly double between 2015 and 2050. Older adults are at a...
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Access to tablet injectable opioid agonist therapy in rural and smaller urban settings in British Columbia, Canada: a qualitative study
BackgroundRural and smaller urban settings in Canada are disproportionately impacted by the overdose crisis, highlighting the need for novel public...
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Age and sex-specific disability-free life expectancy in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh
BackgroundDisability-free life expectancy (DFLE) has been used to gain a better understanding of the population’s quality of life.
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Configuration and Delivery of Primary Care in Rural and Urban Settings
BackgroundThere are concerns about the capacity of rural primary care due to potential workforce shortages and patients with disproportionately more...
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Patient satisfaction with e-oral health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review
BackgroundDuring the past decade e-oral health technology has been used to address the oral health care challenges in rural and remote settings. This...
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Differences in urban and suburban/rural settings regarding care provision and barriers of cancer care for older adults during COVID-19
PurposeCare for older adults with cancer became more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in urban hotspots. This study examined...
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Childhood Vaccination Practices and Parental Hesitancy Barriers in Rural and Urban Primary Care Settings
The purpose of our study was to identify primary care providers’ (PCPs’) practices in promoting childhood vaccination and their perceptions regarding...
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Gaps in vaccine management practices during vaccination outreach sessions in rural settings in southwestern Uganda
BackgroundOutreach efforts were developed to bolster people’s access to and use of immunization services in underserved populations. However, there...
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Standardizing post-cardiac arrest care across rural–urban settings – qualitative findings on proposed post-cardiac arrest learning community intervention
BackgroundStandardization of post-cardiac arrest care between emergency department arrival and intensive care unit admission can be challenging,...
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Evaluating the implementation of Nuevo Amanecer-II in rural community settings using mixed methods and equity frameworks
BackgroundThe 10-week Nuevo Amanecer-II intervention, tested through a randomized controlled trial, reduced anxiety and improved stress management...
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Anti-hepatitis C antibody carriage and risk of liver impairment in rural-Cameroon: adapting the control of hepatocellular carcinoma for resource-limited settings
BackgroundThe Viral hepatitis elimination by 2030 is uncertain in resource-limited settings (RLS), due to high burdens and poor diagnostic coverage....
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Lessening the Impact of Financial Toxicity (LIFT): a protocol for a multi-site, single-arm trial examining the effect of financial navigation on financial toxicity in adult patients with cancer in rural and non-rural settings
BackgroundAlmost half of the patients with cancer report cancer-related financial hardship, termed “financial toxicity” (FT), which affects...
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Preference and willingness to pay for reproductive health services among adults in Urban–Rural transition settings of a develo** country: evidence from a cross-sectional study in a rural district of Hanoi, Vietnam
BackgroundSince the introduction of fee-for-service models in public hospitals and the legalization of private health services in Vietnam in 1989,...
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The role of community factors in predicting depressive symptoms among Chinese workforce: a longitudinal study in rural and urban settings
BackgroundThe dual urban–rural division system in China has led to distinguishes in economic development, medical services, and education as well as...
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Achieving optimal heath data impact in rural African healthcare settings: measures to barriers in Bukomansimbi District, Central Uganda
BackgroundHealth data is one of the most valuable assets in health service delivery yet one of the most underutilized in especially low-income...
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Feasibility and success of a non-sedated brain MRI training protocol in 7-year-old children from rural and semi-rural Colombia
BackgroundBrain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a crucial tool for clinical evaluation of the brain and neuroscience research. Obtaining...
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Dermatology in Rural Settings Organizational, Clinical, and Socioeconomic Perspectives
This book addresses the maldistribution of health care between people in dense cities and more rural areas. This proactive resource provides...