Peer support for people with chronic conditions in rural areas: A scoping review

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lauckner, H M ^a   Hutchinson, S L ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Chronic disease; Delivery of health care; Rural populations; Self care; Self help groups; Social isolation; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSULTATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; EMPOWERMENT; FACILITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEADERSHIP; MEDLINE; PEER GROUP; PSYCINFO; RURAL AREA; SCIENTIST; SELF CARE; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER PRESSURE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; PEER INFLUENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84960146207     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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