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{"title":"The importance of ‘place’ and its influence on rural and remote health and well-being in Australia","authors":"Iain Butterworth PhD,&nbsp;Timmy Duggan,&nbsp;Rodney Greene,&nbsp;Matthew McConnell MD,&nbsp;James A. Smith PhD,&nbsp;Susanne Tegan,&nbsp;Carmel Williams MPH,&nbsp;Neha Lalchandani PhD,&nbsp;Amy Stearn","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13158","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13158","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article explores the crucial role of ‘place’ as an ecological, social and cultural determinant of health and well-being, with a focus on the benefits and challenges of living rurally and remotely in Australia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Context</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The health system, including health promotion, can contribute actively to creating supportive environments and places that foster health and well-being among individuals residing in rural and remote locations. For First Nations peoples, living on Country, and caring for Country and its people, are core to Indigenous worldviews, and the promotion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and well-being. Their forced removal from ancestral lands has been catastrophic. For all people, living in rural and remote areas can deliver an abundance of the elements that contribute to a ‘liveable’ community, including access to fresh air, green and blue space, agricultural employment, tight-knit communities, a sense of belonging and identity, and social capital. However, living remotely also can limit access to employment opportunities, clean water, affordable food, reliable transport, social infrastructure, social networks and preventive health services. ‘Place’ is a critical enabler of maintaining a healthy life. However, current trends have led to a reduction in local services and resources, and increased exposure to the impacts of climate change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This commentary suggests ideas and strategies through which people in rural and remote locations can strengthen the liveability, resilience and identity of their communities, and regain access to essential health care and health promotion services and resources.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Recommended strategies include online access to education, employment and telehealth; flexible provision of social infrastructure; and meaningful and responsive university-health service partnerships.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 4","pages":"840-846"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘We know the lack of services': Service lead’s perspective of enablers and barriers to hearing assessment for children in metropolitan, regional and rural Australia: A qualitative study","authors":"Jenna Zussino BSpPath,&nbsp;Barbra Zupan PhD,&nbsp;Robyn Preston PhD","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13157","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13157","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To explore potential enablers and barriers to accessing paediatric hearing assessment from the perspective of Australian service leads, extending previous studies on this topic from the perspectives of two other stakeholder groups – parents and speech pathologists.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This qualitative study, expanding upon previous mixed-methods studies, applied a pragmatism paradigm.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study was undertaken online via Zoom and included participants who were service leads of organisations that offer hearing assessment in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote parts of Australia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Participants</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Eight Australian service leads participated in semi-structured interviews.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Barriers identified were similar to barriers in previous studies. Three main themes were identified. First, children with hearing loss in Australia are well identified at birth. The second theme focused on the reduced and inconsistent hearing assessment services available after this age. Finally, service leads discussed the importance of embracing technology to solve service access difficulties.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Consultation with key stakeholders, to consider the needs of different communities within Australia, will be crucial when identifying new service delivery options.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 5","pages":"918-929"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajr.13157","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of sleep on educational outcome of Indigenous Australian children: A systematic review","authors":"Khadija Fatima BPharm,&nbsp;Sharon Varela PhD (Psych),&nbsp;Yaqoot Fatima PhD (Epidemiology),&nbsp;Daniel Lindsay PhD,&nbsp;Malama Gray BBus (Management),&nbsp;Alice Cairns PhD (BAOccThpy)","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13156","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13156","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The association between quality sleep and improved cognition is well reported in literature. However, very few studies have been undertaken to evaluate the impact of poor sleep on educational outcomes in Indigenous Australian children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The objective of this review was to explore the association between sleep and educational outcomes of Indigenous children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For this systematic review, a literature search covering research articles in academic databases and grey literature sources was conducted to retrieve studies published until March 2022. Eight online e-databases (PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, HealthinfoNet, PsycINFO, Cochrane and Google Scholar) were searched for data extraction and two appraisal tools (NIH and CREATE) were used for quality assessment. Studies that explored any aspect of sleep health in relation to educational/academic outcomes in school going Indigenous Australian children aged 5–18 were included in this study. All review articles and studies that focused on physical/ mental disabilities or parent perceptions of sleep and educational outcomes were excluded. A convergent integrated approach was used to collate and synthesize information.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Only three studies (two cross-sectional and one longitudinal) met the eligibility criteria out of 574 articles. The sample size ranged from 21–50 of 6 to 13 year old children. A strong relationship was indicated between sleep quantity and educational outcomes, in two of the three studies. One study related the sleep fragmentation/shorter sleep schedules of short sleep class and early risers with poorer reading (<i>B</i> = −30.81 to −37.28, <i>p</i> = 0.006 to 0.023), grammar (<i>B</i> = −39.79 to −47.89, <i>p</i> = 0.012–0.013) and numeracy (<i>B</i> = −37.93 to −50.15, <i>p</i> = 0.003 to 0.022) skills compared with long sleep and normative sleep class whereas another reported no significant relation between sleep and educational outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The review highlights the need for more research to provide evidence of potentially modifiable factors such as sleep and the impact these may have on academic performance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 4","pages":"672-683"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajr.13156","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rural physician–community engagement: Building, supporting and maintaining resilient health care strategies in three rural Canadian communities","authors":"Alexandra Bland MSc,&nbsp;Anthon Meyer MD,&nbsp;Eliseo Orrantia MD,&nbsp;Ilona Hale MD,&nbsp;Stefan Grzybowski MD","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13154","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13154","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To explore rural physician–community engagement through three case studies in order to understand the role that these relationships can play in increasing community-level resilience to climate change and ecosystem disruption.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Qualitative secondary case study analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Three Canadian rural communities (BC <i>n</i> = 2, Ontario <i>n</i> = 1).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Participants</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Rural family physicians and community members.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twenty-eight semi-structured virtual interviews, conducted between November 2021 and February 2022, were included. Communities were selected from the larger data set based on data availability, level of physician engagement and demographic factors. Thematic analysis was completed in NVivo using deductive coding.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The presented qualitative case studies shed light on the strategies employed by physicians to establish and foster relationships within rural communities during challenging circumstances. In Community A, the implementation of a Primary Care Society (PCS) not only addressed physician shortages but also facilitated the development of strong continuity of care through proactive recruitment efforts. Community B showcased the adoption of an ‘intentional physician community’ model, emphasising collaboration and community consultation, resulting in effective communication of public health directives and innovative interdisciplinary action during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Community C, engaged physicians and community advocates are aligned to contribute to the long-term sustainability of the rural community, particularly in the context of food security and climate change vulnerabilities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings underscore the significance of trust building, transparent communication and collaboration in addressing health care challenges in rural areas and emphasise the need to recognise and support physicians as agents of change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 5","pages":"930-937"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajr.13154","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Rosetta System: Lessons for rural Australian health care from successful implementation of a hospital-wide natural language processing system in metropolitan South Australia","authors":"Joshua G. Kovoor MBBS,&nbsp;Brandon Stretton MBBS,&nbsp;Aashray K. Gupta MBBS,&nbsp;Stephen Bacchi MBBS","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13153","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13153","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 4","pages":"850-852"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Culturally responsive occupational therapy practice with First Nations Peoples—A scoping review","authors":"Elizabeth Meechan BOccThy,&nbsp;Lynore Geia PhD,&nbsp;Marayah Taylor,&nbsp;Donna Murray GradCert Indigenous Governance,&nbsp;Kylie Stothers GradDip Indigenous Health Promotion,&nbsp;Paul Gibson BASc GradDip Public Health,&nbsp;Sue Devine PhD,&nbsp;Ruth Barker PhD","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13143","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13143","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>First Nations Peoples consistently demonstrate strength and resilience in navigating systemic health care inequities. Acknowledging racism as a health determinant underscores the urgent need for a counterforce—cultural safety. Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) contends that with cultural responsiveness, the health workforce can take action to create a culturally safe environment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To explore features of culturally responsive occupational therapy (OT) practice when providing a service with First Nations People and examine alignment of those features with the IAHA Cultural Responsiveness in Action Framework.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A systematic scoping review was undertaken using CINAHL, Emcare, MEDLINE, PsychInfo and Scopus databases. Examples of culturally responsive OT practice with First Nations Peoples were mapped to the six IAHA Framework capabilities and confirmed by First Nations co-authors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>OT practice with First Nations Peoples aligned with the six capabilities to varying degrees. The importance of OTs establishing relationships with First Nations People, applying self-reflection to uncover cultural biases, and addressing limitations of the profession's Western foundations was evident.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Recognising the interrelatedness of the six capabilities, the absence of some may result in a culturally unsafe experience for First Nations People. OTs must acknowledge the leadership of First Nations Peoples by privileging their voices and consider how established practices may reinforce oppressive systems.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To ensure a culturally safe environment for First Nations People, the OT profession must respect the leadership of First Nations Peoples and address the limitations of the profession's Western foundations to uphold the profession's core value of client-centred care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 4","pages":"617-671"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pathology requesting in a regional Australian Emergency Department; an observational study comparing current practice with college guidelines","authors":"Georgina Oakman MD,&nbsp;Alastair Anderson MD,&nbsp;Johann De Witt Oosthuizen FACRRM,&nbsp;Alexander Olaussen MBBS(Hons)","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13151","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13151","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In 2018, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) produced a guideline to encourage appropriate pathology requesting in the Emergency Department (ED).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To assess adherence to the ACEM/RCPA pathology testing guideline in a regional ED.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods, Design, Setting and Participants</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This was a retrospective observational study conducted at a regional Australian ED over 7 days. Adults with a presenting complaint encompassed by the guideline were included. All blood tests were audited against the guideline recommendations and classified as indicated or non-indicated. Chi-squared analyses were performed to explore the association between presenting complaint and non-indicated testing.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Outcome Measure</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The primary outcome was the number of non-indicated blood tests.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Forty percent of tests ordered were not clinically indicated, with non-indicated testing occurring during 87% of encounters. The C-reactive protein (CRP) was the test most frequently ordered outside of guidelines (94% non-indicated). Patients presenting with lower abdominal pain accounted for nearly one-quarter of all non-indicated tests.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Blood tests were commonly requested outside of the guideline recommendations and interventions to improve pathology stewardship are required.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 5","pages":"1062-1067"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141312361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge and practical skills for cancer pain management among nurses on remote islands in Japan and related factors nationwide","authors":"Sachiko Shimizu MS,&nbsp;Satomi Yoshida PhD,&nbsp;Yasuhito Nerome PhD","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13146","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13146","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To clarify the knowledge and practical skills needed for cancer pain management among nurses on remote islands in Japan and related factors nationwide.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Due to geographical factors, nurses working on remote islands in Japan have few opportunities to attend training programs, which makes it difficult to acquire the knowledge and practical skills needed to provide pain management for patients with cancer.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted a self-administered questionnaire survey regarding knowledge and practical skills in pain management for patients with cancer.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cross-sectional study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Participants</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nurses working in cancer pain care in medical facilities and home care on remote islands throughout Japan.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We analysed 128 responses. Regarding knowledge, the average accuracy level was 49.1%. Items with a low accuracy rate included selecting medicine according to the type of pain and the patient's condition. Regarding practice, the items with low scores included analgesics appropriate for the type of pain and relating physical pain to mental, social and spiritual aspects. The most common significant factor in both knowledge and practice was related to postgraduate training.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings suggest that to improve the knowledge and practical skills for cancer pain management among nurses on remote islands in Japan, it is necessary to incorporate clinical reasoning into basic education and establish remote education systems and consultation systems with other facilities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 4","pages":"801-814"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajr.13146","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Yarning for peer review","authors":"Clinton Schultz PhD,&nbsp;Victor Oguoma PhD,&nbsp;Justyce Pengilly MClinPsy,&nbsp;Pim Kuipers PhD","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13148","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13148","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The Editorial Board of the AJRH, as with the leadership of many other academic journals, is committed to decolonising, strengthening and showcasing Indigenous health research. We are committed not only to high academic standards, but also to act (and to be seen to act) with integrity and sensitivity. Recently, the AJRH has played a key role in charting ways of ensuring Indigenous authors are appropriately acknowledged.&lt;span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; We are currently exploring new ways of providing sustainable Indigenous oversight of the editorial process of manuscripts pertaining to First Nations people and health services. Our emerging challenge is how to ensure academic rigour and translational relevance, while ensuring culturally safe and optimal practices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As with the majority of academic journals, one of the main strategies AJRH uses to ensure academic rigour and quality is peer review. Peer review aims to be an independent and confidential process (at the AJRH we use double anonymous reviewing), which assists in maintaining research integrity and quality. We use anonymous peer review to minimise bias and nepotism, and to build transparency and rigour.&lt;span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; However, the peer review process is not without limitations. It is a product of Western thought and priorities. It emerges from a particular scientific and epistemological understanding, and it may not be the best strategy in all instances.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For example, traditional peer review may not fit particularly well with Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. The anonymised and individual peer review process may not be consistent with more collectivist Indigenous approaches which prioritise collaboration and consensus. The challenge then, for the AJRH and other academic journals, is that this core process may not align well with Indigenous research methodologies, which prioritise relationality and reciprocity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In response, two of our associate editors are looking into the potential of ‘Yarning’ as a way of reviewing manuscripts and research with Indigenous people and communities. Yarning is a cultural form of conversation.&lt;span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; It is rooted in First Nations epistemologies and ontologies. Yarning relies on the creation of a culturally safe space for sharing and learning and, in some cases, for reaching consensus. It aligns with Indigenous ways of doing, and usually comprises two-way transfer of knowledge and understanding. Importantly, the yarning process emphasises equality across participants and facilitators.&lt;span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yarning has already been recognised as a culturally appropriate process for engaging with Indigenous groups and individuals in conducting research, facilitating in-depth discussions and allowing for the collection of rich data.&lt;span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; We are not aware of its application to the review of research papers, but there are clear indications of its potential. For example, the authors of Ind","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 3","pages":"417-418"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajr.13148","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acceptability of a virtual prostate cancer survivorship care model in rural Australia: A multi-methods, single-centre feasibility pilot","authors":"Nicole Heneka PhD,&nbsp;Suzanne K. Chambers PhD,&nbsp;Isabelle Schaefer MScMed,&nbsp;Kelly Carmont RN,&nbsp;Melinda Parcell MMgmt,&nbsp;Shannon Wallis GCert (Clinical Redesign),&nbsp;Stephen Walker RN,&nbsp;Haitham Tuffaha PhD,&nbsp;Michael Steele PhD,&nbsp;Jeff Dunn PhD","doi":"10.1111/ajr.13149","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajr.13149","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A multi-methods, single-centre pilot comprising a quasi-experimental pre-/post-test design and an exploratory qualitative study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A rural Australian hospital and health service.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Participants</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Men newly diagnosed with localised prostate cancer who were scheduled to undergo, or had undergone, radical or robotic prostatectomy surgery within the previous 3 months.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Intervention</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The intervention comprised a 12-week virtual care program delivered via teleconference by a specialist nurse, using a pre-existing connected care platform. The program was tailored to the post-operative recovery journey targeting post-operative care, psychoeducation, problem-solving and goal setting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Outcome Measures</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Primary outcome: program acceptability.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Secondary outcomes: quality of life; prostate cancer-related distress; insomnia severity; fatigue severity; measured at baseline (T1); immediately post-intervention (T2); and 12 weeks post-intervention (T3).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Seventeen participants completed the program. The program intervention showed very high levels (≥4/5) of acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility. At T1, 47% (<i>n</i> = 8) of men reported clinically significant psychological distress, which had significantly decreased by T3 (<i>p</i> = 0.020). There was a significant improvement in urinary irritative/obstructive symptoms (<i>p</i> = 0.030) and a corresponding decrease in urinary function burden (<i>p</i> = 0.005) from T1 to T3.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This pilot has shown that a tailored nurse-led virtual care program, incorporating post-surgical follow-up and integrated low-intensity psychosocial care, is both acceptable to rural participants and feasible in terms of implementation and impact on patient outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55421,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Rural Health","volume":"32 4","pages":"815-826"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajr.13149","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}