(Rural Remote Health[TA])
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  • Are there more healthcare workers in our community? A phenomenological exploration of factors influencing local hospital and primary care worker re-engagement in rural Australia. [Journal Article]
    Rural Remote Health. 2026 Oct; 26(4):10203.MacAskill W, O'Shannessy M, … Pinidiyapathirage JRR
  • CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest many rural part-time, casual, and unemployed healthcare workers could not easily increase workforce contribution due to operating at full personal capacity while managing burnout risks. While findings primarily reflect nursing and medical perspectives, structural barriers (childcare, housing, community supports) likely affect all rural healthcare disciplines. Novel insights include healthcare workers' proactive burnout prevention strategies, and the critical role of community-level supports in workforce retention. Rural employers and communities should ensure fundamental social supports are available, foster psychologically safe workplace cultures, provide flexible working arrangements, and invest in community amenities to attract and retain healthcare workers. Sustainable rural healthcare workforce solutions require coordinated efforts addressing both workplace conditions and community infrastructure, moving beyond traditional recruitment-focused approaches.
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  • Assessing the impact of workload factors on self-assessed sustainability among rural internationally trained physicians. [Journal Article]
    Rural Remote Health. 2026 Oct; 26(4):10907.Witt S, Okpalauwaekwe U, … Oyedokun TORR
  • CONCLUSIONS: Perceived workload sustainability among rural ITPs is shaped by several modifiable organizational factors, including scheduling practices, opportunities for post-call recovery, and workload distribution. Targeting these factors may improve physician wellbeing and support long-term rural workforce sustainability and retention. Our findings provide practical evidence to inform physician support strategies and rural workforce planning.
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  • Rural healthcare providers' attitudes on climate change in the Northwestern US. [Journal Article]
    Rural Remote Health. 2026 Aug; 26(3):10911.Eckman C, Pettigrew D, … Keys TRR
  • CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that some providers struggle to make connections between changes in climate and community health outcomes, while others lack the resources and preparation to integrate what they do know into clinical practice. Bridging this gap will likely require institutional investment in continuing education.
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  • Hybrid training in rural, remote and island health care: insights from Scotland and the US. [Journal Article]
    Rural Remote Health. 2026 Aug; 26(3):9970.Fadil Omer Mohamed M, Ruffa A, … Laidlaw ARR
  • CONCLUSIONS: Hybrid training holds promise in addressing key challenges faced by healthcare professionals in rural, remote, and island settings. While it can reduce isolation and enhance professional development, improvements are needed in online engagement and contextualisation of content. Future research should explore the long-term effects of hybrid training on healthcare providers' retention, professional isolation, and patient outcomes.
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  • A qualitative analysis of colon capsule endoscopy using a novel GP-led, home-delivered service model in the Western Isles, Scotland. [Journal Article]
    Rural Remote Health. 2026 Aug; 26(3):9978.Shearman TD, Watson A, Macleod CRR
  • CONCLUSIONS: Our research identified key enablers and barriers to the development and delivery of GP-led, hospital-at-home delivered CCE in a remote part of Scotland. While participants expressed broad agreement about advantages and disadvantages of the service, including significant benefits for staff, some of these require further evaluation from the patient perspective. Similarly, there were areas where participants were uncertain or disagreed about the impact of the service, requiring further quantitative and economic evaluation.
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  • Medical students' attitudes towards rural practice post-rural placement: a 10-year national survey. [Journal Article]
    Rural Remote Health. 2026 Aug; 26(3):10231.Macfarlane T, Pinidiyapathirage J, … Osuagwu ULRR
  • CONCLUSIONS: RCS placements were associated with positive feelings and confidence in rural practice among medical students. However, specific student groups, such as international students, remained more apprehensive. Mentorship was identified as a significant modifiable factor associated with reduced anxiety and higher rural positivity, suggesting that structured mentorship programs could nurture a commitment to rural practice. In addition, a rural background was strongly associated with positive sentiment towards rural practice. Targeted recruitment and supported pathways to expand the proportion of rural-origin students in medical programs could therefore foster rural intent in the pipeline.
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  • Varicella-zoster virus immunity and self-reported history among healthcare workers in Greece. [Journal Article]
    Rural Remote Health. 2026 Jul; 26(3):10952.Dimeas IE, Mariolis A, … Papagiannis DRR
  • CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of Greek HCWs, VZV immunity was high but not universal, and self-reported history was an unreliable proxy for serological status. Our findings support serological screening and targeted vaccination of susceptible HCWs for infection-control purposes. Cognitive screening with GPCOG in this relatively young workforce showed minimal discrimination and should be considered exploratory. These findings are particularly relevant to rural and remote health services, where limited staffing flexibility can magnify the impact of susceptible healthcare workers on service continuity and infection control.
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