Review of Use of Digital Health in Melanoma Post-Treatment Care for Rural and Remote Communities (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Anne-Laure Christine ROLLIN ◽  
Bradley Ridout ◽  
Andrew Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Melanoma Incidence ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

BACKGROUND The melanoma incidence and mortality rates in rural and remote communities are exponentially higher than in urban areas. Digital health could be used to close the urban/rural gap for melanoma and improve access to post-treatment and support care services. OBJECTIVE To understand how digital health is currently used for melanoma post-treatment care and determine its benefits for Australian rural and remote areas. METHODS A systematic search of PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, Scopus was conducted in March 2018. Findings were clustered per type of intervention and related-direct outcomes. RESULTS Five studies met the inclusion criteria, but none of them investigated the benefits of digital health for melanoma post-treatment care in rural and remote areas of Australia. A number of empirical studies demonstrated consumers’ acceptance toward digital intervention for post-treatment care. Findings did not take into consideration individual, psychological and socioeconomic factors, even though studies show their significant impacts on melanoma quality of aftercare. CONCLUSIONS Digital interventions may to be used as an adjunct service by clinicians during melanoma post-treatment care, especially in regions that are lower-resourced by practitioners and health infrastructure, such as rural and remote Australia. Technology could be used to reduce the disparity in melanoma incidence, mortality rates and accessibility to post-treatment care management between urban and rural/remote populations.

IMPACT OF DIGITAL MARKETING: THE PRESENT SCENARIO IN TELANGANA STATE – AN EMPERICAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (65) ◽  
pp. 15164-15172
Author(s):  
S. Pratap ◽  
Aziz Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Telangana State ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

In present scenario of COVID-19, the effect of pandemic on Digital Marketing is visible not only in urban areas but also in rural areas. Customers are searching for various products and services through Google by which they can purchase wide range of products and services to fill their needs and desires at relatively low price. The freedom to select numerous products is available by browsing various websites. Hence this study focuses on Impact of digital marketing particularly in the selected rural areas of Telangana state. This state been formed recently but in the IT sector it is receiving much attention throughout the globe, as many MNC’s are establishing their operations in this state. Therefore, an attempt has been made in this study to find out how the Impact of digital marketing is trickling down in the rural and remote areas of newly formed Telangana state. Hence this study focuses the impact of digital marketing in the selected areas of Telangana state.

Application of Wireless Data Grids for Health Informatics

2008 ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Health Informatics ◽  
Data Access ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Wireless Data ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Information And Communication

Distance and inaccessibility create special challenges for health practitioners in rural and remote areas. Health professionals in rural and remote areas face problems such as prescription concerns due to lack of information. This occurs due to a gap in knowledge regarding medications, as health practitioners do not have access to medical history of their patients. Frequent migration of patients in rural and remote communities results in the loss of patients’ medical records. In addition, doctors have limited access to therapeutic information, as searching the Internet from most remote communities is expensive and slow. In addition, frequent migration of patients in remote communities results in the loss of patients’ histories. This chapter proposes a refined conceptual health information management model based on the model presented by Mahmood (2006). The discussed model is based on the use of Data Grid technology and Data Recharging techniques employed in conjunction with wireless communication technologies to overcome the problems and challenges faced by health practitioners. The model categorizes the health establishments in remote areas into two categories on the basis of geographical characteristics and data access requirements. The discussed model aims to meet information and communication technology (ICT) requirements of health practitioners operating in each recognized category.

Inclusive and Special Education Services in Rural Settings

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayanthi Narayan ◽  
Nibedita Patnaik
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

Education is a fundamental right of all children, including those with special educational needs. Efforts to achieve education for all has resulted in the focused attention of governments around the world, thereby improving the quality of education in schools and leading to dignified social status for students previously marginalized and/or denied admission to schools. This worldwide movement following various international conventions and mandates has resulted in local efforts to reach rural remote areas, with education provided by the government in most countries. Though there has been significant progress in reaching children, it has not been uniform. There are still many barriers for children in rural and tribal areas or in remote parts of the country that prevent them from receiving equitable education. The essence of inclusive education is to build the capacity to reach out to all children, thereby promoting equity. In the 1990s, special needs education was a focus, and integrating it into the overall educational system led to reforms in mainstream schools which resulted in inclusive education that addressed the diverse learning needs of children. How successful have we been in these efforts particularly in the remote and rural areas? There are various models and practices for special and inclusive education in rural and remote areas, but reaching children with special educational needs in such areas is still a challenge. Though there are schools in these areas, not all are sufficiently equipped to address the education of children with special needs. Furthermore, teachers working in rural areas in many countries are not adequately trained to teach those with special needs, nor are there the technological support systems that we find available in urban areas. Yet, interestingly, in some rural/tribal communities, the teachers are naturally at ease with children with diverse needs. The schools in such areas tend to have heterogeneous classes with one teacher providing instruction to combined groups at different grade levels. Evidence shows that rural teachers are less resistant to including children with special needs compared to urban teachers. Because of their homogeneous lifestyle, community supports in rural areas offer another supportive factor toward smooth inclusion. Though primary education is ensured in most rural and remote areas, children have to travel long distances to semi-urban/urban areas for secondary and higher education; such travel is further complicated when the child has a disability. In many rural areas, children with special needs tend to learn the traditional job skills naturally associated with that area, though such skills are not always blended into the school curriculum. Preparing teachers to provide education in rural areas with the latest technological developments and a focus on vocation is bound to make that education more meaningful and naturally inclusive.

A profile of the rural and remote older population

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-164
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Income Security ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

This chapter deals with the profile of the rural and remote older population, which is predicated on the assumptions of the diversity of the older population living in rural and remote Canada. It talks about the construction of the profile around several major themes, such as being older and living in rural and remote parts of Canada and the challenges and barriers to living in rural and remote areas. It also covers social inclusion, engagement, and ageism, and food and income security. The chapter examines the shared characteristics of the older population living in rural and remote communities that distinguish them from the urban population of Canada. It cites the higher proportions of low-income people and older people, and higher proportions of people and older people with less education, including the higher rates of smoking, obesity, and mortality.

scholarly journals Understanding Broadband Infrastructure Development in Remote and Rural Communities – a Staged and Reflexive Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingjerd Skogseid ◽  
Ivar Petter Grøtte ◽  
Geir Liavåg Strand
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Staged Model

Access to broadband telecommunication infrastructure is important for both urban and rural areas. In urban areas market forces ensures access to service providers. In many rural and remote areas this is not the case. Local actors need to initiate the development of the infrastructure. This paper contributes to the development of a staged model for infrastructure development. We explore how local stakeholders have initiated and sustained the development of broadband access in rural and remote areas of Norway. Our conclusion is that the model is relevant in a Norwegian context. However we see the need to extend and strengthen it with elements of local reflexive processes taking context, feedback, learning, and global change forces into account. In initiating a timely development to meet local needs it is important to have a staged reflexive approach.  Such a model provides a path of development that allows local and regional initiatives to aggregate and grow.

scholarly journals Coordinating rural divisions:The workforce window

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Williams
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
State Level ◽  
Medical Workforce ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Workforce Issues ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
Organisational Structures

Divisions of General Practice have been established to alleviate the professionalisolation which general practitioners face by being excluded from involvement in otherparts of the health care system. Divisions facilitate the development of localcommunication networks and cooperative activities which improve the integrationof general practice with other elements of the health system.Coordination of communication is one of the strengths of divisions at the local leveland Rural Divisions Co-ordinating Units at the State level. This strength is beingeffectively utilised to target general practice workforce issues. Given the significantproportion of general practitioners in the medical workforce, particularly in rural andremote areas, this has implications for broader medical workforce issues.Australia faces a maldistribution in its general practitioner workforce, with an excesssupply in urban areas and a significant shortfall in rural and remote areas. Since1995?96, the General Practice Rural Incentives Program, which targets therecruitment and retention of rural doctors, has devolved funding to the RuralDivisions Co-ordinating Units to coordinate the statewide provision of practicalassistance to rural general practitioners, through their divisions, in relation tocontinuing medical education and the provision of locums. There is potential to buildon the successes of these initiatives and also to work with urban divisions through thestate-based organisational structures which are currently being developed.

Providing Related Services to Students with Disabilities in Rural and Remote Areas of Nevada

1997 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryann Demchak ◽  
Carl R. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Special Education Directors ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Rural Districts ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

This study investigates the provision of related services in the rural districts of Nevada. Specifically, special education directors completed a survey regarding the availability of related services, how such services are provided, number of students receiving services, the problems encountered in providing these services, and proposed solutions. The results indicate that the majority of related services are available within the rural and remote areas of Nevada. There are difficulties related to hiring qualified personnel, low numbers of students needing particular services, geographic dispersement of students, and distances from urban areas. However, solutions are also evident: collaboration with other agencies, use of private contractors, and collaboration between occupational and physical therapists.

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