Chapter 18 Pain and Palliative Care with Seniors in Canada’s Northern Territories

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1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables xi
4. Foreword xv
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. Health and Place in Rural Canada 1
7. Rural Health Status
8. Rural Health Status and Determinants in Canada 23
9. Children, Youth, and Young Adults and the Gap in Health Status between Urban and Rural Canadians 44
10. Health Services Utilization in Rural Canada: Are There Distinct Rural Patterns? 60
11. Rural Health Human Resources
12. Geographical Distribution of Rural Health Human Resources 83
13. Rural Health Training Institute 101
14. Building Capacity in Rural Health Services: The Effect of Continuing Education 118
15. The Rural-Urban Continuum as Place: What Can Be Learned from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)–Mental Health and Well-Being? 137
16. Rural Health Services Delivery
17. Transcending Boundaries: Collaborating to Improve Access to Health Services in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan 159
18. Virtual Health-Care Communities: The Use of Web-Based and Mobile Intelligent Technologies for Risk Assessment and Health Management in Rural and Remote Communities 178
19. Service Delivery Change in Three Prairie Communities 197
20. Rural Health Policy and Research
21. Integrating Policy, Research, and Community Development: A Case Study of Developing Rural Palliative Care 219
22. Rural Mental Health Services in Canada: A Model for Research and Practice 239
23. Health Literacy in Rural Communities: Challenges and Champions 258
24. Potholes along the Roads: The Ethics of Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada 280
25. Rural Health Issues
26. “Beyond Tired of Driving that Far”: HIV/AIDS Information Exchange in Rural Canada 299
27. Shifting the Burden: The Effects of Home-Based Palliative Care on Family Caregivers in Rural Areas 316
28. Pain and Palliative Care with Seniors in Canada’s Northern Territories 334
29. Reflections on the Socio-Economic and Psycho-Social Impacts of BSE on Rural and Farm Families in Canada 352
30. First Nations in Rural Settings
31. Decolonizing First Nations Health 373
32. Access to Primary Health Care in Rural and Remote Aboriginal Communities: Progress, Challenges, and Policy Directions 390
33. Bridging the Gap: Accessing Health Care in Remote Métis Communities 409
34. Aging in Rural Contexts
35. Diversity among Older Adults in Rural Canada: Health in Context 427
36. Looming Dementia Care Crisis: Are Canadian Rural and Remote Settings Ready? 447
37. Health-and Social-Care Issues in Aging Resource Communities 462
38. Rural Women’s Health Promotion Needs and Resources: A Photovoice Perspective 481
39. The Future of Rural Health Research: Concluding Thoughts 503
40. Contributors 512
41. Index 519