A systematic review of effective local, community or peer-delivered interventions to improve well-being and employment in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia
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Article Title | A systematic review of effective local, community or peer-delivered interventions to improve well-being and employment in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 13436 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Luke, Jennifer, Bartlett, Cristy, March, Sonja and McIlveen, Peter |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Rural Health |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1038-5282 |
1440-1584 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.13113 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajr.13113 |
Abstract | Objective: To systematically review evaluated local, community or peer-delivered Design: Searches within nine databases retrieved peer-reviewed and grey literature from an initial pool of 3186 papers published between 2012 and 2022. PRISMA guidelines were adhered to, and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to assess the quality of the well-being or employment (or both) articles. Findings: A total of 19 items met the inclusion criteria, which included two quantitative, 12 qualitative and five mixed-methods evaluations. Intervention cohorts included Indigenous Australians, youth, older people, workers and the general community. The average methodological rating was 83%. The overall level of evidence for the interventions was low due to mostly descriptive studies. Discussion: Interventions that appeared effective in improving well-being tended to focus on addressing social connectedness and self-determination. Unexpected employment outcomes were evident across many of the studies, which highlighted the reciprocity between well-being and employment. Conclusion: This review highlights promising interventions for improving well-being by focusing on social connectedness and self-determination. Further empirical evidence is encouraged to explore the reciprocal relationship between well-being and employment, emphasising the significance of social connectedness and self-determination in this context. |
Keywords | community, employment, peer, rural, self-determination, systematic review, well-being |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420606. Social determinants of health |
380118. Urban and regional economics | |
Byline Affiliations | Future Drought Fund Hub (Research) |
School of Education | |
Support for Learning | |
Centre for Health Research | |
School of Psychology and Wellbeing | |
Manna Institute, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z5zq9/a-systematic-review-of-effective-local-community-or-peer-delivered-interventions-to-improve-well-being-and-employment-in-regional-rural-and-remote-areas-of-australia
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