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ArticleBMJ open2022

Identifying features of quality in rural placements for health students: scoping review.

Elyce Green, Claire Quilliam, Lyndal Sheepway, Catherine A Hays, Leigh Moore, Rohan L Rasiah, Jodie Bailie, Christine Howard, Sarah Hyde, Imo Inyang and 5 more

Open access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 11 institutions in 3 countries.

Elyce GreenThree Rivers University Department of Rural Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Claire QuilliamDepartment of Rural Health, The University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia claire.quilliam@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-7344-0133
Lyndal SheepwayLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.
Catherine A HaysCentre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
Leigh MooreRural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6106-1120
Rohan L RasiahWestern Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia.
Jodie BailieUniversity Centre for Rural Health, The University of Sydney, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4393-5773
Christine HowardThree Rivers University Department of Rural Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Sarah HydeJoint Program in Medicine School of Rural Medicine, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9858-9527
Imo InyangCentre for Rural Health, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Kylie MatthewsMajarlin Kimberley Centre for Remote Health, The University of Notre Dame, Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
Jane FernsDepartment of Rural Health, The University of Newcastle, Taree, New South Wales, Australia.
Leanne J BrownDepartment of Rural Health, The University of Newcastle, Taree, New South Wales, Australia.
Sara JonesDepartment of Rural Health, University of South Australia, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia.
Marjorie CollettWestern Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia.
Charles Sturt University · AUThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AUCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health · AUFlinders University · AULa Trobe University · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUThe University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Notre Dame · USUniversity of South Australia · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo explore and synthesise the evidence relating to features of quality in rural health student placements.

designScoping review. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, ProQuest, Informit, Scopus, ERIC and several grey literature data sources (1 January 2005 to 13 October 2020). STUDY SELECTION: The review included peer-reviewed and grey literature from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development listed countries that focused on quality of health student placements in regional, rural and remote areas. DATA EXTRACTION: Data were extracted regarding the methodological and design characteristics of each data source, and the features suggested to contribute to student placement quality under five categories based on a work-integrated learning framework.

resultsOf 2866 resulting papers, 101 were included for data charting and content analysis. The literature was dominated by medicine and nursing student placement research. No literature explicitly defined quality in rural health student placements, although proxy indicators for quality such as satisfaction, positive experiences, overall effectiveness and perceived value were identified. Content analysis resulted in four overarching domains pertaining to features of rural health student placement quality: (1) learning and teaching in a rural context, (2) rural student placement characteristics, (3) key relationships and (4) required infrastructure.

conclusionThe findings suggest that quality in rural health student placements hinges on contextually specific features. Further research is required to explore these findings and ways in which these features can be measured during rural health student placements.

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Rural Health ServicesStudents, NursingHumansLearningRural Populationeducation & training (see medical education & training)health services administration & managementquality in health care

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PMID35396299
PMCPMC8995951
OpenAlexW4223535934

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