The wellness of women: Implications for the rural health care provider.

Kuba, Sue A.; Kenkel, Mary Beth

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“…Social‐policy makers interested in building a sense of community in the United States should be concerned about the severe shortage of health care in rural areas. Our findings are in consonance with those of other researchers (DeLeon et al, 1989; Hemard et al, 1998; Kuba & Kenkel, 1997; Whitener, 1995) and policy makers (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2002; Collins, 2002) who call for comprehensive health care programs in rural areas.…”

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“…The present report focuses on rural women because the results are derived from a broader study of rural women's health (Bettencourt & Molix, 2002). 1 Importantly, assessing women's perspectives on health care is useful because they tend to take responsibility for and make decisions about health care for their immediate and extended family (Kuba & Kenkel, 1997).…”

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Satisfaction with Health Care and Community Esteem Among Rural Women

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Molix

2003

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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The present study examines the ways in which satisfaction with health care may be associated with the lives of rural women. One hundred thirty one rural women between the ages of 45 and 70 years completed measures of community esteem, life satisfaction, satisfaction with health care, health status, and mood. The results showed that rural women's satisfaction with their health care was associated with the extent to which they hold their community in esteem and their degree of life satisfaction. Moreover, women who had poor health were less satisfied with the available health care than were healthier women. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the well-being of rural communities in general. ) have highlighted the significance of community building for a fully functioning society. In doing so, they argue that communities have the potential to solve many social ills. A connected community provides the foundation for the prevention of violent crime, juvenile delinquency, child maltreatment, unemployment, dilapidation of place and property, as well as for the promotion of civility, safety, cooperation, interaction and mutual problem solving, and restoration.

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Satisfaction with Health Care and Community Esteem Among Rural Women

Bettencourt¹,

Molix

2003

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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“…Many of the complex issues involved in establishing these collaborative practices are clearly articulated in a recent publication by the Rural Health Task Force of the American Psychological Association (Morris, 1997). Among others, these issues include the need to “wear many hats” within a generalist model of practice (Bray, Enright, & Rogers, 1997) and the desirability of working in multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic health services to particular subpopulations, like women (Kuba & Kenkel, 1997). The relative lack of anonymity and the increased likelihood of dual relationships are also facts of life in rural settings (Schank & Skovholt, 1997; see Murray & Keller, 1991, for an early review of some of the issues involved in rural psychological practice).…”

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Health psychology specialty practice opportunities in a rural community hospital: Practicing local clinical science.

Lewis

2001

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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There is currently considerable interest in opportunities for collaboration between psychologists and primary care providers, particularly in rural settings. This article is an attempt to expand this discussion by focusing on opportunities for more specialized health psychology practices within tertiary care settings. Two examples are provided of collaborative projects recently implemented in a rural community hospital in southern New Hampshire-1 in the department of surgery, the other in the department of cardiac rehabilitation. The process of developing these practice opportunities is described within the context of the psychologist functioning as a local clinical scientist. The article concludes with a discussion of practical issues, including staffing and funding. BRIAN L. LEWIS received his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Florida in 1981. He is now manager of the Psychology Department at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. His research interests include psychological training, factors affecting lifestyle change, and health psychology theory. THE WORK DESCRIBED in this article would not have been possible without the active participation of a number of graduate students. I am particularly grateful to Helen Daly and Laurie Guidry for their involvement in the surgery project and to Gail Oswald for her contribution to the cardiac rehabilitation project. I would also like to thank the medical staff at the Chesire Medical Center in Keene, NH, particularly Nancy Crawford, the cardiac rehabilitation program director.

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The wellness of women: Implications for the rural health care provider.

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Satisfaction with Health Care and Community Esteem Among Rural Women

Satisfaction with Health Care and Community Esteem Among Rural Women

Health psychology specialty practice opportunities in a rural community hospital: Practicing local clinical science.

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