Many processes related to rural development have a strong psychosocial component. Yet, there exists no specific psychosocial theoretical framework for addressing them. In this paper, then, we present a set of theoretical guidelines for analysing rural development processes and interventions from the perspective of psychology. In doing so, we draw upon an Actor-Oriented Approach and address conc...

INTRODUCTION In this systematic review, the authors review studies of rural colonoscopy to determine specialty types providing rural colonoscopy and the quality of these procedures. METHODS A systematic MEDLINE search was conducted for articles pertaining to rural colonoscopy. Inclusion criteria were rural location, report of quality outcomes, or report of endoscopy workforce in rural areas. ...

BACKGROUND Significant efforts have been made to address the shortage of health professionals in rural communities. In the face of increasing demand for rehabilitation services, strategies for recruiting and retaining occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) have yielded limited success. This study aims to broaden the understanding of factors associated with recruitment and rete...

BACKGROUND Rural residents face numerous barriers to healthcare access and studies suggest poorer health outcomes for rural patients. Therefore we undertook a systematic review to determine if cardiovascular medication utilization and adherence patterns differ for rural versus urban patients. METHODS A comprehensive search of major electronic datasets was undertaken for controlled clinical tr...

with regard to the importance of determining the susceptibility level of sandflies to insecticides in control operations especially in leishmaniasis foci, the susceptibility status of p.papatasi collected from indoors in several villages in the rural districts of varzaneh and borkhar, isgahan was tested against 4.0% ddt following a standard who technique during 1991-92. these species is the mai...

introduction in this paper the authors study the relationship between rural good governance approach and sustainability of 50 rural regions at mazandaran province. according to the documentary studies, for good governance it is necessary to achieve sustainable humane development in a realm of an area so that the process of correct and logical relationship between governors and citizenships lead...

Abstract This Special Section provides a glimpse into the vitality of rural investigations in Maya area by presenting recent archaeological research and interpretive perspectives on ancient Maya. introduction serves to contextualize articles this within outside academic discourse practice. I start reviewing common ways which people places are essentialized, underscore that these now unpopular i...