title: Priorities for action in a rural older adults study.
abstract: This article reports the findings from a recent study of older adults in the rural southwestern United States and discusses practice and research implications. The aim of the study was to analyze health disparities and strengths in the contexts of rurality, aging, a depressed economy, and limited health resources. Identified themes needing action included sustained access to prescriptions, transportation solutions for older adults in isolated communities, inadequate access to care, poor infrastructure and coordination of services, scarce assisted living and in-home care for frail older adults, and barriers related to culture, language, and economics.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. javerill@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Averill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D019058:Community Networks; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006292:Health Priorities; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000592:standards; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D036301:Qualitative Research; D019035:Rural Health Services; D015206:Southwestern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014186:Transportation; D000078329:Workforce