Nelson, David, Mcgonagle, Ian, Jackson, Christine and Kane, Ros (2022) An Exploration of Rural–Urban Residence on Self-Reported Health Status with UK Cancer Survivors Following Treatment: A Brief Report. Nursing Reports, 12 (3). pp. 574-583. ISSN 2039-4403
Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep12030056
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Abstract
Objective: To explore the effect of rural–urban residence on the self-reported health status of UK cancer survivors following primary treatment. Design: A post-positivist approach utilizing a cross-sectional survey that collected data on demographics, postcode and self-reported health status. Methods: An independent samples t test was used to detect differences in health status between rural and urban respondents. Pearson’s χ2 was used to control for confounding variables and a multivariate analysis was conducted using Stepwise linear regression. Setting: East Midlands of England. Participants: Adult cancer survivors who had undergone primary treatment in the last five years. Participants were excluded if they had recurrence or metastatic spread, started active oncology treatment in the last twelve months, and/or were in receipt of palliative or end-of-life care. Main outcome: Residence was measured using the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) RUC2011 Rural–Urban Classifications and Health Status via the UK ONS self-reported health status measure. Ethics: The study was reviewed and approved (Ref: 17/WS/0054) by an NHS Research Ethics Committee and the Health Research Authority (HRA) prior to recruitment and data collection taking place. Results: 227 respondents returned a questionnaire (response rate 27%). Forty-five percent (n = 103) were resident in a rural area and fifty-three percent (n = 120) in an urban area. Rural (4.11 ± 0.85) respondents had significantly (p < 0.001) higher self-reported health statuses compared to urban (3.65 ± 0.93) respondents (MD 0.47; 95% CI 0.23, 0.70). Conclusion: It is hoped that the results will stimulate further work in this area and that researchers will be encouraged to collect data on rural–urban residency where appropriate.
Keywords: | rural health, urban health, health status, cancer survivorship, United Kingdom, living with and beyond cancer, People living with caner |
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Subjects: | B Subjects allied to Medicine > B990 Subjects Allied to Medicine not elsewhere classified A Medicine and Dentistry > A900 Others in Medicine and Dentistry L Social studies > L510 Health & Welfare A Medicine and Dentistry > A990 Medicine and Dentistry not elsewhere classified |
Divisions: | College of Social Science > Lincoln International Institute for Rural Health College of Social Science > School of Health & Social Care |
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ID Code: | 50369 |
Deposited On: | 08 Aug 2022 14:45 |
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