Background Residents of rural areas have poorer health status, less healthy behaviours and
higher mortality than urban dwellers, issues which are commonly addressed in primary care …

Aims The purpose of this integrative review was to identify effective diabetes self‐
management education and support for increasing adult primary care referrals, participation …

PURPOSE We sought to ascertain factors associated with the quality of diabetes care,
comparing rural vs urban diabetic patients in a large health care system. METHODS We …

Objective Teamwork positively affects staff performance and patient outcomes in chronic
disease management. However, there is limited research on the impact of specific team …

In this qualitative study, 21 adults living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) were interviewed
about their healthcare experiences. Participants detailed how delay in diagnosis, lack of …

Integrated behavioral healthcare (IBH) is the “standard of care” to address psychosocial
factors impacting diabetes outcomes; it is not standard in practice. This longitudinal …

OBJECTIVE Diabetes remains an intractable public health problem, particularly in rural
communities. The Diabetes On Track initiative returns control of designing and implementing …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) poses a significant public health challenge in
Australia, particularly among underserved populations such as First Nations people and …

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review is to discuss the ideal frequency of
Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist (RDN) contact required to improve glycemic control in …

Purpose Australia's rural and remote populations experience inequality of access to
healthcare, with demand exceeding capacity for delivery of health services, often due to a …