From sea to shining sea: making collaborative rural research work

Moffitt, Pertice; Mordoch, Elaine; Wells, Carla; Martin-Misener, Ruth; McDonagh, Meg K.; Edge, Dana

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“…This means studying a group with great heterogeneity. The “geographic diversity in Canada accounts somewhat for these distinctions, as evidenced by coastal towns and fishing villages of the east and west coasts, rural farming and lumbering communities, rolling prairie lands, and northern isolated communities set on the tundra and Cambrian shield” (Moffit et al, 2009, p. 1156). That said, distinct concerns and characteristics of rural people have been proposed.…”

Section: Rural Communities and Peoplesmentioning

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Professional practice out of the urban context: Defining Canadian rural psychology.

Malone¹

2011

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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There is an often unacknowledged difference between urban and rural practice in psychology which lacks clarity, in part, because of the lack of a common definition of rurality. Rural psychology in Canada presents complex and nuanced aspects of professional practice. The professional and social milieus of rural communities position the practising psychologist within a context that may differ vastly from urban settings. The rural context highlights the need to define this specific practice setting. This paper proposes a tentative definition of rural Canadian professional practice in psychology. This is meant to elucidate the distinct practice, training, and ethical considerations that may be the realities of the psychologists who are in professional practice in rural Canada. Rural professional practice is unique and Canadian training programs are urban-based. Training of future psychologists needs to acknowledge the unique features of rural practice to meet our obligations to students specifically and to rural Canadians generally. This is enhanced with a shared definition of rural professional practice in psychology.

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Section: Rural Communities and Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Professional practice out of the urban context: Defining Canadian rural psychology.

Malone¹

2011

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Strategies for moving towards equity in recruitment of rural and Aboriginal research participants

Wong

Wu²,

Boswell³

et al. 2013

RRH

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Introduction: Equitable recruitment strategies, designed to ensure improved opportunities to participate in the research, are needed to include First Nations (FN) communities. The purpose of this article is to report on a set of successful strategies trialed with rural and FN communities in Canada. The strategies discussed were designed as part of a larger mixed-method study examining the effectiveness of Group Medical Visits (GMVs) on the quality of primary healthcare (PHC) in both FN reserve and northern communities in British Columbia (BC). Methods: Community partners and the study's decision-maker partners helped to identify and recruit primary care practices and reserve communities who were offering GMVs. Eleven communities (6 rural and 5 FN reserve) within the Northern Health Authority, BC participated in the study. Participants completed a survey either in person or via telephone. Content analysis was conducted on team meeting and field notes, focusing on issues related to the data collection process. Financial analysis was conducted on monetary resources spent on recruitment efforts in the various communities. Data were recorded regarding the number of times potential participants were contacted and mode of interview. Descriptive statistics were used to examine whether there were differences by mode of data collection, gender, and FN status. Logistic regression was used to examine whether FN status remained statistically significant after controlling for sex, education, employment status, age and health status. Results: Once people were contacted, participation rate was 68% with 269 (n=90 men, n=179 women) people. Of those who participated in the survey, 42% were from FN communities. Content analysis revealed two overarching categories:(1) communication and coordination of the geographically dispersed research team and participating communities was maintained using synchronous and asynchronous methods; and (2) flexibility was needed to tailor recruitment strategies. Financial resources © ST Wong, L Wu, B Boswell, L Housden, J Lavoie, 2013. A licence to publish this material has been given to James Cook University, http://www.rrh.org.au 2 required to achieve equitable recruitment across these communities can cost up to 17 times more than travel to sites accessible by a direct flight or car. The farther away from Prince George (BC's capital in the north), the more resources were needed to ensure equitable recruitment from a community. Community partners played a critical role in recruiting potential participants. Team members, particularly those from urban areas, require support to successfully navigate working in small northern communities.Conclusions: Achieving equity in recruitment requires flexibility, trusting partnerships within each community and regular communication among the research team. A significant portion of time and resources needs to be allocated towards travel to these communities. While achieving equity in recruiting research participants poses a number of challenges, including greater c...

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From sea to shining sea: making collaborative rural research work

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References 32 publications

Professional practice out of the urban context: Defining Canadian rural psychology.

Professional practice out of the urban context: Defining Canadian rural psychology.

Strategies for moving towards equity in recruitment of rural and Aboriginal research participants

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