PDC20107 Renal Nursing
Question:
services (Ruggiano 2015).
One of the strategies to overcome the transportation barriers for patients has been to pursue the development of telehealth for clinical reviews and to improve self-management (Banbury et al. 2017; Mathar, Fastholm & Sandholm Larsen 2015). Banbury et al. (2017) conducted a study looking at the use of telehealth for older patients with multiple comorbidities. The focus was on the use of telehealth to improve the self-management engagement of the patients to preserve their independence at home (Banbury et al. 2017). Telehealth using videoconferencing was found to be more engaging for patients than simply using the telephone (Bunbury et al. 2017).
Answer:
Life expectancy in some rural areas is comparatively lower and one of the main reasons of this is transportation barrier. Almost 30% Australians stay in the rural areas and cannot access healthcare facilities due to the lack of availability of transportation and it is one of the socioeconomic barriers also (The Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA) 2011). In order to address the transportation barrier in healthcare, lots of strategies can be implemented and such a strategy is developing mobile health centre. In mobile health centre strategy, a truck will be delivering primary and preventive care to the patients of rural areas who are unable to go to medical appointments regularly. The mobile truck will be huge and there should be fully equipped examination rooms, waiting area and wheelchair facility too. The truck will move in some specific areas where there is need and will provide healthcare to the people living in those environment where communication gap exists. Since 2013, CalvertHealth in collaboration with 30 local agencies has created several programs to address the transportation barriers (Situ 2017). Another multidisciplinary approach to address the transportation barrier can be achieved through community education. Study on the reason to find why people avoid medical care revealed that community members have lack of knowledge and motivation about self-care and due to lack of transportation availability, their unwillingness to visit doctor increase (Taber, Leyva and Persoskie 2015). So, educating community members about various ways to address transportation issue is necessary. In this method, the transportation issues can be resolved by the mobilization of community organizations. Community organization such as schools, churches and others can provide cars to the people of rural areas to avail healthcare facilities. Even, community clubs can raise a fund to purchase a community van for this purpose (Shahady 2006).
References:
Shahady, E.J., 2006. Barriers to care in chronic disease: how to bridge the treatment gap. Depression, 46. Available from
https://www.consultant360.com/content/barriers-care-chronic-disease-how-bridge-treatment-gap
Situ, J. (2017) Addressing Transportation Issues Leads to Better Care. H&HN Hospital and Health Networks [online]. 7th December. Available from:
https://www.hhnmag.com/articles/8730-addressing-transportation-issues-leads-to-better-care
Taber, J.M., Leyva, B. and Persoskie, A., 2015. Why do people avoid medical care? A qualitative study using national data. Journal of general internal medicine, 30(3), pp.290-297.
The Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA) 2011, The Factors Affecting the Supply of Health Services and Medical Professionals in Rural Areas, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, December 2011, The Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA), <https://www.caa.net.au/>
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