ǂthe ǂexample of Slovenia
Rok Petrovčič (Avtor)

Povzetek

There is no single definition of rural practice available. Definitions vary from one country to another, as countries differ in geography and have different health care systems with varying organizational specificities, even within the same country. In spite of increased urbanization and the specific health-related problems it brings with it, a large proportion of the world population still dwells in rural, remote, and isolated areas. In fact, there are many countries in the world with extensive rural areas. Rural areas are unique in organization, demographics, and infrastructure, and so are the specific health-related problems of people living in them. Healthcare in such areas is generally provided by general practitioners or by physicians specialized in family medicine. One of the basic challenges in rural health is defining which areas are rural and finding the characteristics that define “rural”. There are several criteria and combinations of criteria that can be used to define rural areas. Their use mostly depends on the purpose for which the definition is used, and can thus vary from application to application. This paper addresses issues in rural family practice and criteria that may be used to define such practices. It also presents the use of criteria for defining rural practices in a small European country, on the example of Slovenia.

Ključne besede

Slovenia;rural health;rural population;family practice;

Podatki

Jezik: Angleški jezik
Leto izida:
Tipologija: 1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
Organizacija: UM - Univerza v Mariboru
UDK: 614.2:316.356.2
COBISS: 6936639 Povezava se bo odprla v novem oknu
ISSN: 2449-8580
Št. ogledov: 933
Št. prenosov: 151
Ocena: 0 (0 glasov)
Metapodatki: JSON JSON-RDF JSON-LD TURTLE N-TRIPLES XML RDFA MICRODATA DC-XML DC-RDF RDF

Ostali podatki

Sekundarni jezik: Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede: Rural health services;Zdravstvene službe podeželja;Rural population;Kmečko prebivalstvo;Family practice;Družinska medicina;Slovenia;Slovenija;
URN: URN:SI:UM:
Vrsta dela (COBISS): Znanstveno delo
Strani: str. 391-393
Letnik: ǂVol. ǂ18
Zvezek: ǂ[no.] ǂ3
Čas izdaje: 2016
DOI: 10.5114/fmpcr/59129
ID: 10852745