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Bent 1999
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Central Australia
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Central Australia, Northern Territory considered to be remote
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17 OTs, PTs, SLP; excluded private practice, management or consultants
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Large clinical caseloads, large geographical area, variety of age groups and conditions
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Butler & Sheppard 1999
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Australia
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Rural defined as < 25000
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58 PTs graduated within 2 years; (18 in rural and 40 in metropolitan areas)
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More likely to be sole charge, less professional support, greater role as educator
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Mills & Millsteed 2002
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Australia
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Broad definitions cited and used
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10 OTs previously in rural practice; purposive sample and snowball
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Breadth and depth of professional knowledge gained useful in all areas/settings of practice
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Lee & MacKenzie 2003
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New South Wales, Australia
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Classification based on density and distance
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5 OT new graduates, (4 in public practice and 1 in private)
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Varied caseload, limited resources, limited support, greater interactions with clients and integration into community, professionals require independence & self-confidence
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Denman & Shaddock 2004
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New South Wales, Australia
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Work location > 1 hour drive from a metropolitan region (<250,000)
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Focus group of 1 OT, 2,PT, 2 SLP; 31, surveys returned from 9 OTs, 7 PTs, 13 SLP. Interviews with 1 SLP, 2 mangers working in departments providing disabilities services
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None given
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Steenbergen & MacKenzie 2004
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New South Wales, Australia
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Participants decided
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9 OTs in 1st year practice in rural; (7 public and 2 private sector)
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None given
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Devine 2006
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Australia
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Australian accessibility remote index
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6 OTs newly graduated; 4 OT instructors
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Greater need for management skills, prioritization, time management
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Gillham et al 2007
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Victoria, Australia
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Classification based on density and distance
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8 allied health profession students, 7 managers, 18 allied health professionals and 10 former staff; all public sector
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None given
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Thomas & Clarke 2007
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Northern Territory, Australia
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None given
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18 AHP including OTs and PTs
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Skills and attributes for rural practice: being organized, creative, flexible, cooperative and collaborative, cultural awareness, communication, resourceful, reflective learner, networking, dual roles and responsibility
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Boshoff & Hartshorne 2008
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South Australia, Australia
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Combined use of terms country and rural, no definitions
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18 OT managers completed Questionnaire; majority public sector
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Multi-skilling of therapists, problem solving,
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Le & Kilpatrick 2008
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Australia
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None given
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6 overseas born Australian trained health care professionals including 1 PT
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None given
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Manahan et al 2009
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British Columbia, Canada
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Broad definitions cited and used
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6 AHP including: 6 SLP, 4 OTs, 4 PTs; no indication whether public or private sector
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Variety, change, dual relationships, challenges, need for creativity
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