Can I read The Need for a Complex Systems Approach in Rural Health Research on EtoBox?

The Need for a Complex Systems Approach in Rural Health Research by Adam Hulme; Jason Thompson; Andrew Brown; Geoff Argus is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Need for a Complex Systems Approach in Rural Health Research about?

On a global scale, many major rural health issues have persisted for decades despite the introduction of new health interventions and public health policies. Although research efforts have generated valuable new knowledge about the aetiology of health, disease and health inequities in rural communities, rural health systems remain to be some of the most deprived and challenged in both the developing and developed world. While the reasons for this are many, a significant factor contributing to the current state of play is the pressing need for methodological innovation and relevant scientific approaches that have the capacity to support the translation of novel solutions into ‘real world’ rural contexts. Fortunately, complex systems approaches, which have seen an increase in popularity in the wider public health literature, could provide answers to some of the most resilient rural health problems in recent times. The purpose of this article is to promote the value and utility of a complex systems approach in rural health research. We explain the benefits of a complex systems approach and provide a background to the complexity sciences, including the main characteristics of complex s

Who reads The Need for a Complex Systems Approach in Rural Health Research?

Author

Adam Hulme; Jason Thompson; Andrew Brown; Geoff Argus

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)