Review Collection Rural and remote Specific populations Rural and remote PubMed Topic Search Rural and remote

Those who live in rural and remote areas have additional issues to consider when managing life-limiting complex illnesses. Staff caring for these people also have additional considerations due to fewer resources to access. Patients and families have to manage alongside many challenges: including access to services, transport, time away from home for investigations and treatment. Isolation and loneliness can also be a very real issue for those in rural and remote areas. 

• Rosenberg J and Canning D (2003) Palliative care by nurses in rural and remote practice A report from Centre of Palliative Care Research and Education (CPCRE) in Queensland
• The Australian General Practice Network has a Rural Palliative Care Program Resource toolkit 
• A document from UNiSA: Partnering with Rural Communities to Improve Access and Education in Palliative Care
• Palliative Care Australia has conference presentations from the ‘Together 2009’ national conference, including rural health issues

• Robinson CA, Pesut B, Bottorff JL. Issues in rural palliative care: views from the countryside. J Rural Health 2010;26(1):78-84.
• Buikstra E, Pearce S, Hegney D, Fallon T. SEAM - improving the quality of palliative care in regional Toowoomba, Australia: lessons learned. Rural Remote Health. 2006 Jan-Mar;6(1):415. Epub 2006 Feb 22.
• Phillips JL, Davidson PM, Jackson D, Kristjanson L, Bennett ML, Daly J. Enhancing palliative care delivery in a regional community in Australia. Aust Health Rev. 2006 Aug;30(3):370-9.

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