Factors impacting on the well-being of older residents in rural communities
Abstract
healthy ageing mental health rural and remote health well-being social support RSHsprshPerspectives in Public Health1757-91391757-9147SAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, England10.1177/175791391244701810.1177_1757913912447018Peer ReviewFactors impacting on the well-being of older residents in rural communitiesInderKerry JMcAuley Centre, Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaLewinTerry JCentre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaKellyBrian JCentre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Orange, New South Wales, AustraliaKerry J Inder RN BN Grad Dip Clin Epid PhD, Level 5, McAuley Centre, Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, Email: Kerry.Inder@newcastle.edu.au720121324182191© Royal Society for Public Health 20122012Royal Society for Public HealthBackground:In Australia, rural areas have higher proportions of older persons than metropolitan areas, where ageing poses many challenges related to social isolation, reduced mobility, more chronic disease and comorbidity, greater socio-economic disadvantage, limited access to services, and economic restructuring. Although Australian national data indicate an