Original Research
Exploring the use and experience of a digital platform to support rural health professionals in Australia
Wang Y, Islam M, Ramsden R, Guisard Y, Rostas J, Martiniuk ALC.
Published 22 June 2026 Australasia
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The Pinnaroo Project: a longitudinal 3-year cross-sectional study of the impact of a community-based arts-in-health program on the health and wellbeing of a remote Australian community
Clark R, Fuller JD, Gulyani A, Cowill DF, Wallis J, Niejalke RR, McGann MC, Polkinghorne M, Thornton D, Wallen MP, Denton J, Cassidy SB, Romano J, Ferreira I, Lim EE, Tulsi NS, Burgan BJ, The Pinnaroo Project Team.
Published 19 June 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Dialling in for breastfeeding success, a mixed-methods approach to explore remote stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of the use of telehealth for lactation support
Ekin K, Sharp T, Watson SJ, Norman R, Reynolds K, Bradfield Z.
Published 10 June 2026 Australasia
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Review Article
Cardiometabolic risk factors among commercial farmers: a narrative review with systematic methodology
Orr R, Reid H, Tully M, Hart N.
Accepted 22 June 2026 Europe
Original Research
The role of rurality on self-reported sleep and cognition in middle-aged and older adults: a preliminary study
Musich M, Costa AN, Halder P, McCrae CS, Curtis AF.
Accepted 22 June 2026 North America
Commentary
Practical support for clinical courage
Walters L, Couper I, Stewart RA, Campbell DG, White L, Pellegrini D, Padley J, Moody E.
Accepted 21 June 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Can rural exposure to general practice influence career aspirations? A study with former participants of the ‘Excellence-Project’, Germany
Thiel A, Aktürk Z, Roos M, Sporkert A, Blank W.
Accepted 17 June 2026 Europe
Original Research
Professional identity and rural workforce commitment among regional quota medical students in Japan: a qualitative study
Hiyajo Y, Machida H, Kakazu R, Yara M, Kinjo K, Ohta R.
Accepted 17 June 2026 Asia
Original Research
Medical students' attitudes towards rural practice post-rural placement: a 10-year national survey
Macfarlene T, Pinidiyapathirage J, Doyle Z, Siziba S, Osuagwu UL.
Accepted 16 June 2026 Australasia
Original Research
A qualitative analysis of colon capsule endoscopy using a novel GP-led, home-delivered service model in the Western Isles, Scotland
Shearman TD, Watson A, Macleod C.
Accepted 12 June 2026 Europe
Project Report
Building a lifesaving network: public access defibrillation across the challenging terrain of Crete
Darivianaki P, Spartinou A, Protopapa I, Karageorgos V, Stathiakis N, Fraidakis O, Nyktari V, Papaioannou A.
Accepted 11 June 2026 Europe
Review Article
Improving rural medication safety with AI: a scoping review
Kim J, Kabir MA, Terry D, Rouhi M.
Accepted 9 June 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Rural healthcare providers’ attitudes on climate change in the northwest United States
Eckman C, Pettigrew D, Crawford A, Williams B, Knouff I, Johnson M, Keys T.
Accepted 4 June 2026 North America
Original Research
Association between very high altitude and frailty syndrome in rural community residents of Junín Department, Peru
Rosales-Matos NA, Pérez-Agüero CY, Calderón-Gerstein W, Falvy-Bockos I, Runzer-Colmenares FM.
Accepted 30 May 2026 Latin America
Original Research
Varicella-zoster virus immunity and self-reported history among healthcare workers in Greece
Dimeas IE, Mariolis A, Sachtaridou V, Soulioti P, Rouka E, Vavougios GD, Hagjigeorgiou GM, Daniil Z, Gourgoulianis KI, Papagiannis D.
Accepted 29 May 2026 Europe
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Health professional productivity in Ethiopian hospitals: evidence from a multicenter time–motion study
Anore ZA, Ali JM, Sendekie TY, Ayalew F, Kachara SS, Yitayal M, Tadesse Berhe T, Woldeamanuel S, Samuel A, Stekelenburg J.
Accepted 26 May 2026 Africa
Original Research
Posture, pain, and physical inactivity among workers in a rural factory setting in Türkiye
Yıldız A, Yasar H, Hosseini N, Oz N, Mustafaoglu R.
Accepted 25 May 2026 Europe
Review Article
Friendship Bench implementation in Africa: a systematic review of strategies, barriers, and facilitators from Zimbabwe and Malawi with an exploratory analysis of person-centered care practices
Atenchong N, Njoku O, Mushininga V, Oyetunde O, Nsangou P, OyongAkom C.
Accepted 21 May 2026 Africa
Original Research
A qualitative study using an ecological model to understand factors affecting childhood immunisation in Papua New Guinea
Wau BA, Schuele E.
Accepted 15 May 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Functional capacity and self-esteem among Indigenous older adults in the Peruvian Amazon
Silva-Diaz YA, Ordinola Ramírez CM, Vega-Rojas RC, Odar-Rojas CE, Mendoza-Reyna DL, Epiquien Chancahuana M, Jima Chamiquit C, Sepúlveda-Loyola W.
Accepted 4 May 2026 Latin America
Original Research
Enhancing rural health service research culture and capacity: a qualitative exploration of student research placements
Conlin M, Romein J, Bishop J.
Accepted 22 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors influencing non-communicable disease prevalence among rural Jamaican adults: a population-based study
Bourne PA.
Accepted 17 April 2026 Latin America
Original Research
Building therapeutic alliance with farmers seeking mental health care: a qualitative study of providers’ perspectives and recommendations
Purc-Stephenson RJ, Hood D, Fiveland T.
Accepted 17 April 2026 North America
Original Research
Assessing the dietary behaviours and food choices of people with type 2 diabetes in the Wa Municipality of Ghana
Dare Nyefene J, Glago P, Abdul Rahaman A, Obeng Mensah NA, Darko P, Ashun EK, Nkrow J, Ahmed A.
Accepted 17 April 2026 Africa
Project Report
Moordidjabiny Moort (Stronger Families) program: ‘we sat together as one family’
Haynes E, Stack R, Brown J, Katzenellenbogen JM, Zappa D, Nelson L, Bessarab D.
Accepted 14 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
A retrospective study evaluating outcomes of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Training Positions in the Queensland public health system
Cardell E, Randall C, Nielsen I, Swift E, Rautenberg T, Ball L, Mihala G, Jostsons T, McBride L, Pitt R.
Accepted 14 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Community knowledge, attitude and practice on rabies and retrospective study of human and animal rabies exposures in selected districts of the Southern Zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Mengesha K, Tarekgne EK.
Accepted 13 April 2026 Africa
Original Research
Tobacco retailer density in the Northern Territory, Australia
Canty R, Hoek J, Gartner C, Bourke A, Ley B, Thomas D, Hefler M.
Accepted 7 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Barriers to mental health help-seeking – rewriting the narrative for rural communities
Moody MP, Loi N, Rock A, Usher K, Rice K.
Accepted 7 April 2026 Australasia
Review Article
A scoping review of the healthcare needs of older community-dwelling adults living in rural areas
Irwin P, Bamberry L, Bi R, Burmeister O, Drake G, Mahara N, Nagaddya T, Tusasiirwe S, Magee D.
Accepted 7 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Usability of an augmented reality tele-mentoring system for medical specialists and junior doctors operating in rural and regional healthcare settings in Vietnam
Bui T, Barnett T, Hoang V, Chinthammit W, Vu V, Tran S, Hoang H, Do V, Tran N, Vu V.
Accepted 30 March 2026 Australasia
Short Communication
Hybrid training in rural, remote and island health care: insights from Scotland and the US
Fadil Omer Mohamed M, Ruffa A, Munoz S, Kornegay D, Nicoll P, Nedelea F, Laidlaw A.
Accepted 16 March 2026 Europe
Review Article
Legal and regulatory pathways for telehealth and artificial intelligence in rural health care: implications for access, ethics, and global health equity
Lamem M, Alif M, Okesanya OJ, Ahmed M, Vandy A, Olawade D, Jr. V, Cue E, Lucero-Prisno III DE.
Accepted 29 January 2026 Asia
Conference Abstract
Working together: cross-sectional research relationships to support young farmer health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand
Stanley-Clarke N, Knook J, Hay A.
Accepted Australasia
Conference Abstract
Advancing equity and innovation in rural health: the Rural Health National Clinical Network approach
Smith N, Scott-Jones J.
Accepted Australasia
Conference Abstract
Alabama’s Rural Health Leaders Pipeline: what difference has it made after 25 years?
Wheat JR.
Accepted North America
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