Quilliam Claire, Thompson Jason, Crawford Nicole, McKinstry Carol, Chambers Aaron, Bhat Ravi, Stanbrook Leigh
Department of Rural Health, The University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Australia.
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, Transport, Health and Urban Systems Research Hub, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2025 Feb;33(1):e13222. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13222.
The median age of people in rural areas is older than those living in metropolitan areas. Harnessing the potential of the mature-aged population in rural communities may present a uniquely sustainable approach to strengthening the rural health workforce system. The objective of this study was to map the rural health workforce system in Australia and identify the current and potential role of mature-aged people in the workforce system.
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Systems thinking, specifically causal loop diagramming.
The causal loop diagram illustrates the interrelated variables in the rural health workforce system. It also illustrates that the potential contribution of mature-aged people living in rural communities has been overlooked in the strategies to address the rural workforce undersupply.
Health workforces in regional, rural and remote communities in Australia have experienced constant undersupply despite ongoing government and community effort. Novel approaches are required to determine potential strategies to harness the capacity of rural mature-aged people to strengthen the rural health workforce.
农村地区人群的年龄中位数高于大城市地区的人群。挖掘农村社区成熟年龄人口的潜力可能是加强农村卫生人力系统的一种独特的可持续方法。本研究的目的是描绘澳大利亚农村卫生人力系统，并确定成熟年龄人口在该人力系统中的当前和潜在作用。
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系统思维，特别是因果循环图法。
因果循环图说明了农村卫生人力系统中的相关变量。它还表明，在解决农村劳动力供应不足的策略中，农村社区成熟年龄人口的潜在贡献被忽视了。
尽管政府和社区不断努力，但澳大利亚地区、农村和偏远社区的卫生人力一直供应不足。需要采用新方法来确定潜在策略，以挖掘农村成熟年龄人口的能力，加强农村卫生人力。
