Publications on Rural Health in Missouri

The RHRC Publications page lists peer-reviewed (rural) health research publications from the University of Missouri System’s four campuses. Publications on this list are limited to research that involve human subjects. Educational material, conference abstracts, dissertations, white pages, and basic science (without human subjects) are not included.

Papers published since 2020 are included and the list is updated three times a year (April, August and December). The title of publications is italicized. The author(s) affiliated with the UM System is bolded.

If you have any questions or if you are a published author from the UM System who would like to have their health research included on this list, please contact Kate Robbins at RHRC@umsystem.edu

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The perfect storm: perceptions of influencing adults regarding Latino teen pregnancy in rural communities, Barral RL, Brindis CD, Hornberger L, Trent M, Sherman AK, Ramirez M, Finocchario-Kessler S, Ramaswamy M. Matern Child Health J. 2023. DOI:10.1007/s10995-023-03627-2

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, reproductive health

Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about contraception among rural Latino adolescents and young adults, Barral RL, Cartujano B, Perales J, Ramirez M, Cowden JD, Trent ME, Ramaswamy M, Kessler SF. Journal of Rural Health. 2020;36(1):38-47. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12390 https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12390

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, young adults, contraception, reproductive health

Perceptions of vaccine safety and hesitancy among incarcerated adults and correctional staff in the rural midwest, Canada KE, Givens A, Huebner BM, Garcia-Hallett J, Taylor E, Inzana V, Edwards D, Jr., Peters CM, Plunkett Cafourek D. Vaccine X. 2023;13:100270. DOI:10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100270
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100270

Tags: vaccination, correctional staff, incarcerated adults, vaccine hesitancy

Evidence and potential drivers of neglected parasitic helminth and protist infections among a small preliminary sample of children from rural Mississippi, Cepon-Robins TJ, Mallott EK, Recca IC, Gildner TE. Am J Hum Biol. 2023:e23889. DOI:10.1002/ajhb.23889 https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23889

Tags: parasitic infections, children

Rural-urban differences in changes and effects of tobacco 21 in youth e-cigarette use, Dai H, Chaney L, Ellerbeck E, Friggeri R, White N, Catley D. Pediatrics. 2021;147(5). DOI:10.1542/peds.2020-020651
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-020651

Tags: smoking cessation, electronic cigarette, adolescents

Active vs traditional methods of recruiting children for a clinical trial in rural primary care clinics: a cluster-randomized clinical trial, Darden PM, 2nd, Davis AM, Lee JY, Bimali M, Simon AE, Atz AM, Lim CS, Phan TT, Roberts JR, McCulloh RJ, Pyles L, Shaffer M, Snowden JN. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(11):e2244040. DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44040 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9709648/

Tags: recruitment, children, clinical trial, primary care

Rationale and design of integrating a parents first obesity intervention with a pediatric weight management intervention for rural families - Evaluating the ripple effect, Davis AM, Befort CA, Lancaster BD, Tuck C, Polivka BJ, Carlson JA, Fleming K, Romine RS, Dean K, Murray M. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023:107140. DOI:10.1016/j.cct.2023.107140 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107140

Tags: obesity, children, adults, weight management, weight loss

Rationale and protocol for a cluster randomized, cross-over trial of recruitment methods of rural children in primary care clinics: A feasibility study of a pediatric weight control trial in the IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network, Davis AM, Darden PM, Snowden J, Simon AE, McCulloh RJ, Bimali M, Lee J. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021;107:106476. DOI:10.1016/j.cct.2021.106476 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8429100/

Tags: obesity, children, recruitment, clinical trail

Perceptions of risk for dating violence among rural adolescent males: an interpretive analysis, Emezue CN, Dougherty DS, Enriquez M, Bullock L, Bloom TL. Am J Mens Health. 2022;16(5):15579883221126884. DOI:10.1177/15579883221126884 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9619278/

Tags: adolescents, dating violence, dialectics, risk perception

Rural young males' acceptance & receptiveness to technology-based interventions for dating violence prevention: A qualitative descriptive study, Emezue CN, Enriquez M, Dougherty DS, Bullock LFC, Bloom TL. J Adolesc. 2021;92:137-151. DOI:10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.08.012

Tags: adolescents, dating violence, technology, qualitative research

Explaining behavioral health differences in urban and rural sexual minority adolescents: A longitudinal investigation of minority stress in a diverse national sample of sexual minority adolescents, Goldbach JT, Parra LA, O'Brien RP, Rhoades H, Schrager SM. J Rural Health. 2023;39(1):262-271. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12706
https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12706

Tags: adolescent, behavioral health, LGBT

Racial inequities across rural strata in acute stroke care and in-hospital mortality: national trends over 6 years, Hammond G, Waken RJ, Johnson DY, Towfighi A, Joynt Maddox KE. Stroke. 2022;53(5):1711-1719. DOI:10.1161/strokeaha.121.035006 a href="https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035006">https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035006

Tags: adolescent, mortality, patient discharge

Associations between geographic residence and US adolescent and young adult cancer stage and survival, Johnson KJ, Wang X, Barnes JM, Delavar A. Cancer. 2021;127(19):3640-3650. DOI:10.1002/cncr.33667
https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33667

Tags: adolescent, cancer, young adult, survivorship, geography

An age-friendly health system, Lundy J, Hayden D, Pyland S, Berg-Weger M, Malmstrom TK, Morley JE. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021;69(3):806-812. DOI:10.1111/jgs.16959 https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16959

Tags: cognitive dysfunction, cognitive stimulation therapy, exercise, frailty, geriatric syndromes, nutrition, older adults, primary care, sarcopenia

Parenting pre-teens during COVID-19 in a rural midwestern community: an interpretive phenomenological study, Oerther S, Oerther DB. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. 2022. DOI:10.1007/s40653-022-00507-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9760552/

Tags: COVID-19, generation Z, parenting, parents, pre-teen, quarantine

Factors associated with lack of care engagement among older, rural-dwelling adults living with HIV in the United States, Petroll AE, Quinn KG, John SA, Nigogosyan Z, Walsh JL. J Rural Health. 2022. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12732
https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12732

Tags: HIV, adherence, engagement, older adult

Barriers to aging in place for rural, institutionalized older adults: a qualitative exploration, /strong>Quinlan C, McKibbin C, Cuffney C, Brownson R, Brownson C, Clark J, Osvold L. Clin Gerontol. 2022;45(5):1167-1179. DOI:10.1080/07317115.2020.1820651

Tags: older adult, aging, aging in place, skilled nursing facility

Lawnmower injuries in children: A national 13-year study of urban versus rural injuries, Shah R, Talwar D, Schwend RM, Sponseller P, Aoyama JT, Ganley TJ. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020;28(9):e387-e394. DOI:10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00233 https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00233

Tags: lawnmower, disparities, pediatric

Age-friendly rural planning, Spivak J. Planning Magazine. 2020;86(11):27-30.
https://www.planning.org/planning/2020/dec/age-friendly-rural-planning/

Tags: older adults, aging in place

Facilitators and barriers to pediatric clinical trial recruitment and retention in rural and community settings: A scoping review of the literature, Watson SE, Smith P, Snowden J, Vaughn V, Cottrell L, Madden CA, Kong AS, McCulloh R, Stack Lim C, Bledsoe M, Kowal K, McNally M, Knight L, Cowan K, Yakes Jimenez E. Clin Transl Sci. 2022;15(4):838-853. DOI:10.1111/cts.13220 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9010274/

Tags: pediatric, children, clinical trials

Rural-urban disparities in mortality and geriatric assessment among older adults with cancer: The cancer & aging resilience evaluation (CARE) registry, Fowler ME, Kenzik KM, Al-Obaidi M, Harmon C, Giri S, Arora S, Stephenson C, Khushman M, Outlaw D, Bhatia S, Williams GR. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023;14(4):101505. DOI:10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101505

Tags: geriatric assessment, health disparities, cancer

Urban-rural hospitalization rates for pediatric mental health, McDaniel CE, Hall M, Markham JL, Bettenhausen JL, Berry JG. Pediatrics. 2023. DOI:10.1542/peds.2023-061256 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-061256

Tags: adolescent, mental health

Rural family satisfaction with telehealth delivery of an intervention for pediatric obesity and associated family characteristics, Nguyen L, Phan TL, Falini L, Chang D, Cottrell L, Dawley E, Hockett CW, VanWagoner T, Darden PM, Davis AM. Child Obes. 2023. DOI:10.1089/chi.2022.0210

Tags: pediatric, obesity, telehealth

The impact of rural status on pediatric chronic kidney disease, Swanson MB, Weidemann DK, Harshman LA. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023:1-12. DOI:10.1007/s00467-023-06001-0 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10182542/

Tags: health services accessibility, kidney failure, pediatrics

Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science, Wiese LAK, Gibson A, Guest MA, Nelson AR, Weaver R, Gupta A, Carmichael O, Lewis JP, Lindauer A, Loi S, Peterson R, Radford K, Rhodus EK, Wong CG, Zuelsdorff M, Saidi LG, Valdivieso-Mora E, Franzen S, Pope CN, Killian TS, Shrestha HL, Heyn PC, Ng TKS,Prusaczyk B, John S, Kulshreshtha A, Sheffler JL, Besser L, Daniel V, Tolea MI, Miller J, Musyimi C, Corkey J, Yank V, Williams CL, Rahemi Z, Park J, Magzamen S, Newton RL, Jr., Harrington C, Flatt JD, Arora S, Walter S, Griffin P, Babulal GM. Alzheimers Dement. 2023. DOI:10.1002/alz.13104

Tags: community engagement, health disparities, Alzheimer's, dementia

Recruitment and reach in a school-based pediatric obesity intervention trial in rural areas, Forseth B, Lancaster B, Olalde M, Befort CA, Swinburne Romine RE, Dreyer Gillette ML, Dean KM, Nelson EL, Davis AM Front Public Health. 2023;11:1181757. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181757 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10267303/

Tags: RE-AIM evaluation framework; pediatric; implementation science; obesity

Team-focused implementation strategies to improve implementation of mental health screening and referral in rural Children's Advocacy Centers: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized hybrid type 2 trial, /strong>McGuier EA, Aarons GA, Wright JD, Fortney JC, Powell BJ, Rothenberger SD, Weingart LR, Miller E, Kolko DJ. Implement Sci Commun. 2023;4(1):58. DOI:10.1186/s43058-023-00437-z a https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214641/

Tags: child maltreatment; Children’s Advocacy Centers; implementation strategies; mental health screening

Social participation of adults aging with long-term physical disabilities: A cross-sectional study investigating the role of transportation mode and urban vs rural living, Desai RH, Hollingsworth H, Stark S, Putnam M, Eyler A, Wehmeier A, Morgan K. Disabil Health J. 2023;16(4):101503. DOI:10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101503

Tags: Aging, built environment, disability, social participation

Area deprivation and rurality impact overall survival and adjuvant therapy administration in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), Pothuri V, Zárate Rodriguez JG, Kasting C, Leigh N, Hawkins WG, Sanford DE, Fields RC. HPB (Oxford).2023;25(12):1545-1554. DOI:10.1016/j.hpb.2023.08.005

Tags: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), adjuvant therapy, area deprivation

Autism/ECHO

Accelerating care through ECHO: case examples from the field, Becevic M, Wallach E, Sheets LR, Misterovich H, Norris S, Aboagye E, Dyer JA, Bacon BR, Edison K, Sohl K. Mo Med. 2020;117(3):235-240.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302031/

Tags: ECHO, healthcare delivery, continuing education

ECHO autism: integrating maintenance of certification with extension for community healthcare outcomes improves developmental screening, Bellesheim KR, Kizzee RL, Curran A, Sohl K. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020;41(6):420-427. DOI:10.1097/dbp.0000000000000796

Tags: ECHO, autism, screening, continuing education

Embracing the power of Show-Me ECHO learning communities to transform clinical practice in Missouri, Brandt L, Warne-Griggs M, Hoffman K, Popejoy L, Mutrux ER. Mo Med. 2020;117(3):216-221.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302019/

Tags: ECHO, continuing education

ECHO autism: early intervention connecting community professionals to increase access to best practice autism intervention, Buranova N, Dampf M, Stevenson B, Sohl K. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022;61(8):518-522. DOI:10.1177/00099228221090710 https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228221090710

Tags: ECHO, autism, continuing education

Implementing the WHO caregivers skills training program with caregivers of autistic children via telehealth in rural communities, Montiel-Nava C, Tregnago M, Marshall J, Sohl K, Curran AB, Mahurin M, Warne-Griggs M, Dixon P, Team WC. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022;13. DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.909947
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464274/

Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorder, ECHO Autism, parent-mediated behavioral intervention, parenting skills training program, telehealth

Body Weight

Obesity treatment initiation, retention, and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs MOVE! Program among rural and urban veterans, Robinson KM, Vander Weg M, Laroche HH, Carrel M, Wachsmuth J, Kazembe K, Vaughan Sarrazin M. Obesity Science and Practice. 2022;8(6):784-793. DOI:10.1002/osp4.622
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9722450/

Tags: bariatric surgery, behavior therapy, drug treatment, population studies, treatment outcomes

Validation of remote height and weight assessment in a rural randomized clinical trial, Forseth B, Davis AM, Bakula DM, Murray M, Dean K, Swinburne Romine RE, Fleming K. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2022;22(1):185. DOI:10.1186/s12874-022-01669-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9272872/

Tags: height, weight, remote assessment, body mass index

Rural family satisfaction with telehealth delivery of an intervention for pediatric obesity and associated family characteristics, Nguyen L, Phan TL, Falini L, Chang D, Cottrell L, Dawley E, Hockett CW, VanWagoner T, Darden PM, Davis AM. Child Obes. 2023. DOI:10.1089/chi.2022.0210

Tags: pediatric, obesity, telehealth

Tags: RE-AIM evaluation framework; pediatric; implementation science; obesity

Effectiveness of a paediatric weight management intervention for rural youth (iAmHealthy): Primary outcomes of a cluster randomised control trial, Davis A, Lancaster B, Fleming K, Swinburne Romine R, Forseth B, Nelson EL, Dreyer Gillette M, Faith M, Sullivan DK, Pettee Gabriel K, Dean K, Olalde M.
Pediatr Obes. 2024;19(3):e13094. DOI:10.1111/ijpo.13094

Tags: weight management, intervention, obesity, telehealth

Cancer

Determining patient needs to enhance exercise program implementation and uptake in rural settings for women after a cancer diagnosis, Adams JL, Martin MY, Pisu M, Oster RA, Qu H, Shewchuk RM, Sheffield ME, Minter A, Baumann AA, Rogers LQ. Support Care Cancer. 2021;29(8):4641-4649. DOI:10.1007/s00520-021-05990-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8238835/

Tags: physical activity, cancer, women

Facilitators of multisector collaboration for delivering cancer control interventions in rural communities: a descriptive qualitative study, Allen P, Walsh-Bailey C, Hunleth J, Carothers BJ, Brownson RC. Prev Chronic Dis. 2022;19:E48. DOI:10.5888/pcd19.210450 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9390795/

Tags: cancer

The impact of breast cancer-related lymphedema on rural and small-town Survivors’ return-to-work and quality of life: A multiple-case study, Anbari AB, Sun Y, McCaffrey S, Morton J, Armer JM. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 2021;29. DOI:10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100459 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8688269/

Tags: breast cancer, survivors, quality of life

Breast cancer survivorship in rural settings: a systematic review, Anbari AB, Wanchai A, Graves R. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2020;28(8):3517-3531. DOI:10.1007/s00520-020-05308-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05308-0

Tags: breast cancer, survivors

Neighborhood deprivation and rurality associated with patient-reported outcomes and survival in men with prostate cancer in NRG RTOG 0415, Bai J, Pugh SL, Eldridge R, Yeager KA, Zhang Q, Lee WR, Shah AB, Dayes IS, D'Souza DP, Michalski JM, Efstathiou JA, Longo JM, Pisansky TM, Maier JM, Faria SL, Desai AB, Seaward SA, Sandler HM, Cooley ME, Bruner DW. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.035

Tags: prostate cancer, socioeconomic, environmental deprivation, survivors

Mapping the lay of the land: using interactive network analytic tools for collaboration in rural cancer prevention and control, Carothers BJ, Allen P, Walsh-Bailey C, Duncan D, Pacheco RV, White KR, Jeckstadt D, Tsai E, Brownson RC. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022;31(6):1159-1167. DOI:10.1158/1055-9965.Epi-21-1446
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9167755/

Tags: cancer, collaborative networks, prevention and control

The rural household production of health approach: applying lessons from Zambia to rural cancer disparities in the U.S, Chileshe M, Bunkley EN, Hunleth J. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(2). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19020974
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776173/

Tags: cancer, health disparities, household production of health approach (HHPH)

Head and neck cancer survival disparities by race and rural-urban context, Clarke JA, Despotis AM, Ramirez RJ, Zevallos JP, Mazul AL. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020;29(10):1955-1961. DOI:10.1158/1055-9965.Epi-20-0376 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9073403/

Tags: head and neck cancer, survivorship, race, health disparities

Differences in electronic personal health information tool use between rural and urban cancer patients in the United States: secondary data analysis, Greenberg-Worisek A, Ferede L, Balls-Berry J, Marigi I, Valentin Mendez E, Bajwa N, Ouk M, Orellana M, Enders F. JMIR Cancer. 2020;6(2):e17352. DOI:10.2196/17352
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7445607/

Tags: cancer, patient engagement, health disparities, digital divide

Cancer disparities in the context of rurality: risk factors and screening across various U.S. rural classification codes, Hirko KA, Xu H, Rogers LQ, Martin MY, Roy S, Kelly KM, Christy SM, Ashing KT, Yi JC, Lewis-Thames MW, Meade CD, Lu Q, Gwede CK, Nemeth J, Ceballos RM, Menon U, Cueva K, Yeary K, Klesges LM, Baskin ML, Alcaraz KI, Ford S. Cancer Causes Control. 2022;33(8):1095-1105. DOI:10.1007/s10552-022-01599-2 Available on PubMed Central August 2023

Tags: cancer, screening, health disparities

Rural-urban differences in neuroimmune biomarkers and health status among women living with breast cancer, Hulett JM, Abshire DA, Armer JM, Millspaugh R, Millspaugh J. Cancer Nursing. 2021;44(4):323-332. DOI:10.1097/NCC.0000000000000802 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8628188/

Tags: breast cancer, survivorship, biomarkers

Navigating breast cancer screening in rural Missouri: from patient navigation to social navigation, Hunleth J, Steinmetz E. Med Anthropol. 2022;41(2):228-242. DOI:10.1080/01459740.2021.2015347
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8852332/

Tags: breast cancer, screening, health inequalities

Tags: adolescent, cancer, young adult, survivorship, geography

A framework for equitable partnerships to promote cancer prevention and control in rural settings, Ko LK, Scarinci IC, Bouchard EG, Drake BF, Rodriguez EM, Chen MS, Kepka D, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Befort C, Shannon J, Farris PE, Trentham-Dietz A, Onega T. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2022;6(2). DOI:10.1093/jncics/pkac017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997116/

Tags: cancer, community partnerships, healthcare disparities

Perspectives of cancer prevention and control resources from stakeholders in rural southern Illinois, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Lewis-Thames MW, Wiedenman E, James A, Chambers L. J Rural Health. 2022;38(2):398-408. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12606 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8683572/

Tags: cancer control, cancer prevention, qualitative research

Distance and transportation barriers to colorectal cancer screening in a rural community, Lee KMN, Hunleth J, Rolf L, Maki J, Lewis-Thames M, Oestmann K, James AS. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023;14:21501319221147126. DOI:10.1177/21501319221147126
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9829879/

Tags: cancer screening, colon cancer, implementation

Closing the rural cancer care gap: three institutional approaches, Levit LA, Byatt L, Lyss AP, Paskett ED, Levit K, Kirkwood K, Schenkel C, Schilsky RL. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020;16(7):422-430. DOI:10.1200/op.20.00174
https://doi.org/10.1200/op.20.00174

Tags: cancer care, healthcare disparities

Understanding posttreatment patient-provider communication and follow-up care among self-identified rural cancer survivors in Illinois, Lewis-Thames MW, Carnahan LR, James AS, Watson KS, Molina Y. J Rural Health. 2020;36(4):549-563. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12414 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351605/

Tags: cancer survivors, disease management, health communication, survivorship

Consequences of structural urbanism: urban-rural differences in cancer patients' use and perceived importance of supportive care services from a 2017-2018 midwestern survey, Lewis-Thames MW, Fank P, Gates M, Robinson K, Delfino K, Paquin Z, Seaman AT, Molina Y. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(6). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19063405
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955585/

Tags: cancer survivors, health services underuse, healthcare disparities, healthcare utilization

Racial and ethnic differences in rural-urban trends in 5-year survival of patients with lung, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers: 1975-2011 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), Lewis-Thames MW, Langston ME, Khan S, Han Y, Fuzzell L, Xu S, Moore JX. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(5):e2212246. DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12246 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9121191/

Tags: cancer, survivors

Adapting a research and community capacity-building program to address rural cancer burden and facilitate partnership development between rural community stakeholders and an urban comprehensive cancer center, Lewis-Thames MW, Leahy N, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Ackermann N, Maki J, Davis KL, Drake BF. J Cancer Educ. 2023. DOI:10.1007/s13187-022-02256-7

Tags: disparities, colorectal cancer, community-based participatory research, community-institutional relations

Rural residence is related to shorter survival in epithelial ovarian cancer patients, Lutgendorf SK, Ramirez E, Schrepf A, Valentine MC, Charlton M, Zimmerman MB, Goodheart MJ, Zia S, Sood AK, Thaker PH. Gynecol Oncol. 2021;163(1):22-28. DOI:10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.07.035 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8511108/

Tags: disparities, education, ovarian cancer, survival

Somatic mutation variant analysis in rural, resectable non‐small cell lung carcinoma patients, Mitchem JB, Miller A, Manjunath Y, Barbirou M, Raju M, Shen Y, Li G, Avella DM, Chaudhuri AA, Shyu CR, Warren WC, Tonellato PJ, Kaifi JT. Cancer Genetics. 2022;268-269:75-82. DOI:10.1016/j.cancergen.2022.09.008

Tags: non-small lung cancer, precision medicine, targeted therapy, whole exome sequencing

Exploring the intersectionality of race/ethnicity with rurality on breast cancer outcomes: SEER analysis, 2000-2016, Moore JX, Andrzejak SE, Jones S, Han Y. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9883364/

Tags: breast cancer, cancer, disparities, race

Multilevel associations with cancer screening among women in rural, segregated communities within the northeastern USA: a mixed-methods study, Moss JL, Leach K, Stoltzfus KC, Granzow M, Reiter PL, Onega T, Klesges LM, Ruffin MTt. J Cancer Educ. 2022;37(6):1982-1992. DOI:10.1007/s13187-021-02069-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8279881/

Tags: cancer screening, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, racial residential segregation, women’s health

Incidence and risk of suicide among patients with head and neck cancer in rural, urban, and metropolitan areas, Osazuwa-Peters N, Barnes JM, Okafor SI, Taylor DB, Hussaini AS, Adjei Boakye E, Simpson MC, Graboyes EM, Lee WT. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1045-1052. DOI:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1728
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8304170/

Tags: head and neck cancer, suicide

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions, Peoples AR, Oswald LB, Ose J, Daniels B, Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Gigic B, Kirchhoff AC, Lin T, Grossman D, Tward J, Varghese TK, Jr., Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Scaife C, Shibata D, LaStayo P, Gonzalez B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM. J Rural Health. 2022;38(4):886-899. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12648 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9115146/

Tags: COVID-19, cancer, exercise habits, financial stress, health care delivery

Low burden strategies are needed to reduce smoking in rural healthcare settings: a lesson from cancer clinics, Ramsey AT, Baker TB, Pham G, Stoneking F, Smock N, Colditz GA, James AS, Liu J, Bierut LJ, Chen LS. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(5). DOI:10.3390/ijerph17051728
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7084618/

Tags: cancer care, decision support, electronic health record, health disparities, implementation strategies, smoking cessation treatment, tobacco use

Urban-rural disparities in access to low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening in Missouri and Illinois, Rohatgi KW, Marx CM, Lewis-Thames MW, Liu J, Colditz GA, James AS. Prev Chronic Dis. 2020;17:E140. DOI:10.5888/pcd17.200202 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7665516/

Tags: cancer, lung cancer, cancer screening

Designing home-based physical activity programs for rural cancer survivors: A survey of technology access and preferences, Salerno EA, Gao R, Fanning J, Gothe NP, Peterson LL, Anbari AB, Kepper MM, Luo J, James AS, McAuley E, Colditz GA. Front Oncol. 2023;13:1061641. DOI:10.3389/fonc.2023.1061641
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9907024/

Tags: cancer survivorship, intervention design, physical activity, survey, technology

Embedding lifestyle interventions into cancer care: has telehealth narrowed the equity gap?, Dennett AM, Hirko KA, Porter KJ, Loh KP, Liao Y, Yang L, Arem H, Sukumar JS, Salerno EA. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2023;2023(61):133-139. DOI:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac028 https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac028

Tags: cancer, telehealth, survivors, underserved populations

Rural-urban disparities in mortality and geriatric assessment among older adults with cancer: The cancer & aging resilience evaluation (CARE) registry, Fowler ME, Kenzik KM, Al-Obaidi M, Harmon C, Giri S, Arora S, Stephenson C, Khushman M, Outlaw D, Bhatia S, Williams GR. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023;14(4):101505. DOI:10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101505

Tags: geriatric assessment, health disparities, cancer

Forecasting rural and urban otolaryngologists, radiation oncologists, and oropharyngeal carcinoma, Falk GE, Okut H, Lightner JS, Farrokhian N, LaCrete F, Chiu A, Shnayder Y, Bond J, Sykes KJ. Laryngoscope. 2023. DOI:10.1002/lary.30809 https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30809

Tags: health disparity; oropharyngeal carcinoma; otolaryngologist; radiation oncologist

Survival disparities in rural versus urban patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A multi-institutional study from the US neuroendocrine tumor study group, Mirza MB, Baechle JJ, Marincola Smith P, Dillhoff M, Poultsides G, Rocha FG, Cho CS, Winslow ER, Fields RC, Maithel SK, Idrees K. Am J Surg. 2024. DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.03.003

Tags: neuroendocrine tumor, study group, pancreatic, overall survival

Caregiver

Impact of web-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on stress, health, mood, cognitive, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative outcomes in rural dementia caregivers: Protocol for the NiteCAPP CARES and NiteCAPP SHARES Randomized Controlled Trial, McCrae CS, Curtis AF, Cottle A, Beversdorf DB, Shenker J, Mooney BP, Popescu M, Rantz M, Groer M, Stein P, Golzy M , Stearns MA, Simenson A, Nair N, Rowe MA. JMIR Research Protocols. 2022;11(6). DOI:10.2196/37874 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9240954/

Tags: CBT-I, caregiver, cognition, dementia, inflammation, insomnia, neurodegeneration

Nurse home visitation with vulnerable families in rural areas: A qualitative case file review, Wideman ES, Dunnigan A , Jonson-Reid M, Kohl P, Constantino J, Tandon M, Recktenwald A, Tompkins R. Public Health Nurs. 2020;37(2):234-242. DOI:10.1111/phn.12699 https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12699

Tags: nurse home visitation, rural postpartum services

Practice Perspectives on Care Coordination in Rural Settings, Kapp JM, Underwood B, Ressel K, Quinn K. Prof Case Manag. 2023. DOI:10.1097/ncm.0000000000000679

Tags: Care Coordination, rural, social services

Development and Initial Evaluation of Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Rural Family Caregivers of People With Dementia (NiteCAPP): Mixed Methods Study, McCrae CS, Curtis AF, Stearns MA, Nair N, Golzy M, Shenker JI, Beversdorf DQ, Cottle A, Rowe MA. JMIR Aging. 2023;6:e45859. DOI:10.2196/45859
http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37616032

Tags: cognitive behavioral therapy, insomnia, caregivers, dementia, internet

Community

Engaging rural community members with food policy councils to improve food access: facilitators and barriers, Franzen-Castle L, Remley D, McCormack L, Adamski R, Henne R, Eicher-Miller HA, Mehrle DJ, Stluka S. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. 2022;17(2):207-223. DOI:10.1080/19320248.2021.1997858

Tags: community members, food access, food pantry

Impact of a community-based approach to patient engagement in rural, low-income adults with type 2 diabetes, Glenn LE, Nichols M, Enriquez M, Jenkins C. Public Health Nursing. 2020;37(2):178-187. DOI:10.1111/phn.12693 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7067669/

Tags: community health worker, type 2 diabetes, health promotion, patient activation, patient engagement, poverty, self-management

Tags: cancer, community partnerships, healthcare disparities

Adapting a research and community capacity-building program to address rural cancer burden and facilitate partnership development between rural community stakeholders and an urban comprehensive cancer center, Lewis-Thames MW, Leahy N, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Ackermann N, Maki J, Davis KL, Drake BF. J Cancer Educ. 2023. DOI:10.1007/s13187-022-02256-7

Tags: disparities, colorectal cancer, community-based participatory research, community-institutional relations

Youth engagement: A mixed method investigation of adult and youth perceptions of community resources in rural America, Majee W, Anakwe A. Community Development. 2020;51(2):140-156. DOI:10.1080/15575330.2019.1689517

Tags: community resources, engagement, leadership, perceptions

Spatial analysis of community service availability in rural Kentucky, United States, Weverka A, Vundi NL, Clouser JM, Adu AK, Williams MV, Li J. J Public Health Policy. 2023. DOI:10.1057/s41271-022-00388-0

Tags: accountable health communities, community services, GIS, geographic availability, health-related social needs

Assessing the feasibility of an online training designed to enable community health workers to deliver a comprehensive, evidence-based weight loss intervention for rural African Americans of faith, Yeary KHK, Ounpraseuth S, Wan F, Graetz I, Fagan P, Huff-Davis A, Kaplan C, Johnson K, Hutchins E. J Cancer Educ. 2021;36(6):1277-1284. DOI:10.1007/s13187-020-01764-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7679277/

Tags: African American, community health workers, faith, training, weight loss

Facilitating nutrition and physical activity-focused policy, systems, and environmental change in rural areas: a methodological approach using community wellness coalitions and cooperative extension, Meendering JR, McCormack L, Moore L, Stluka S. Health Promot Pract. 2023;24(1_suppl):68s-79s. DOI:10.1177/15248399221144976
https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839922114497

Tags: community assessment, extension program, nutrition, physical activity

Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science, Wiese LAK, Gibson A, Guest MA, Nelson AR, Weaver R, Gupta A, Carmichael O, Lewis JP, Lindauer A, Loi S, Peterson R, Radford K, Rhodus EK, Wong CG, Zuelsdorff M, Saidi LG, Valdivieso-Mora E, Franzen S, Pope CN, Killian TS, Shrestha HL, Heyn PC, Ng TKS, Prusaczyk B, John S, Kulshreshtha A, Sheffler JL, Besser L, Daniel V, Tolea MI, Miller J, Musyimi C, Corkey J, Yank V, Williams CL, Rahemi Z, Park J, Magzamen S, Newton RL, Jr., Harrington C, Flatt JD, Arora S, Walter S, Griffin P, Babulal GM. Alzheimers Dement. 2023. DOI:10.1002/alz.13104

Tags: community engagement, health disparities, Alzheimer's, dementia

Commentary: Actionable Steps for Addressing Pediatric Pain in Rural and Underserved Communities: Disrupting Our Approach to Psychological Science and Care, Cunningham NR, Reid MR, Love SC, Connelly MA. J Pediatr Psychol. 2023;48(9):743-746. DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/jsad054

Tags: pain management, rural, community engaged, dissemination and implementation

Do Patients Living in Rural Areas Report Inferior 1-Year Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Matched Cohort Analysis, Garlapaty AR, Rucinski KJ, Leary E, Cook JL. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2023. DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2023.08.079 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85171656341&doi=10.1016%2fj.arth.2023.08.079&partnerID=40&md5=4f4ec8b7e8770f4e22ea2a6a8dc5d535

Tags: knee arthroplasty, orthopedics, social determinants of health, outcomes

A Community-Engaged Approach to Understanding Suicide in a Small Rural County in Georgia: A Two-Phase Content Analysis of Individual and Focus Group Interviews, Roth KB, Gaveras E, Ghiathi F, Shaw EK, Shoemaker MS, Howard NA, Dhir M, Caiza GR, Szlyk HS. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(24). DOI:10.3390/ijerph20247145

Tags: community engagement, mental health, qualitative, suicide prevention

Continuing Education

Rural health care delivery organizations and COVID-19: major challenges and implications for health care management education and training, Howard S, Counte M, Mikes J, Dybdal L, Linomaz J. J Rural Health. 2021;37(1):249-251. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12495 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7361434/

Tags: health care management education, hospitals, management, policy

Tags: ECHO, healthcare delivery, continuing education

Tags: ECHO, autism, screening, continuing education

Tags: ECHO, continuing education

Tags: ECHO, autism, continuing education

Experience and Impact of COVID-19 on a Newly Formed Rural University Medical Office: Survey Study, Benton M. JMIR Form Res. 2023;7:e48299. DOI:10.2196/48299 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10514764/

Tags: COVID-19, access, education, remote, survey, learning HOPE, administrative

Covid-19

A cross-sectional comparison of physical activity during COVID-19 in a sample of rural and non-rural participants in the US, Beck AM, Gilbert AS, Duncan DD, Wiedenman EM. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(9). DOI:10.3390/ijerph18094991 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8125949/

Tags: physical activity, COVID-19

Perceptions of COVID-19 mitigation strategies between rural and non-rural adults in the US: how public health nurses can fill the gap, Beck AM, Piontek AJ, Wiedenman EM, Gilbert A. Nurs Rep. 2022;12(1):188-197. DOI:10.3390/nursrep12010019 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8954485/

Tags: COVID-19, public health nursing

Treating COVID-19 in rural America, Dandachi D, Reece R, Wang EW, Nelson T, Rojas-Moreno C, Shoemaker DM. Journal of Rural Health. 2021;37(1):205-206. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267414/

Tags: health disparities, access to care, COVID-19

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthy lifestyles in rural families, England KM, Forseth B, Bangash M, Bhagat R, Murray M, Bakula DM, Davis AM. J Healthy Eat Act Living. 2022;2(1):23-31. DOI:10.51250/jheal.v2i1.30
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9531899/

Tags: COVID-19, health behaviors, physical activity, mental health

The impact of COVID-19 on rural treatment-seeking families with children with overweight or obesity, Forseth B, Dean KM, Murray M, Killian HJ, Bakula D, Romine RES, Fleming K, Befort CA, England KM, Bhagat R, Bangash M, Dreyer Gillette ML, Nelson EL, Davis AM. Children's Health Care. 2022;51(3):300-315. DOI:10.1080/02739615.2022.2041419 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9540603/

Tags: diet, nutrition, physical activity, stress, COVID-19, obesity, overweight

Tags: COVID-19, generation Z, parenting, parents, pre-teen, quarantine

Tags: COVID-19, cancer, exercise habits, financial stress, health care delivery

Strategies for disseminating and implementing COVID-19 vaccines in rural areas, Prusaczyk B. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021;8(6):ofab152. DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofab152 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8083584/

Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccination, vaccine

Strategies for disseminating and implementing COVID-19 public health prevention practices in rural areas, Prusaczyk B. J Rural Health. 2021;37(1):142-144. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12432 https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12432

Tags: communication, COVID-19, coronavirus, dissemination, implementation, messaging

Missouri rapid rural population health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Quinn K, Eldridge Houser JL, Kapp JM. Missouri Medicine. 2020;117(3):177-179. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302036/

Tags: COVID-19, health response

What cuts in federal COVID-19 funding could mean for rural communities, Ruiz S, Okere UC, Eggers M, O'Leary C, Prusacyk B, Housten AJ. Health Equity. 2022;6(1):658-661. DOI:10.1089/heq.2022.0076
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9536335/

Tags: COVID-19, rural health disparities, rural populations

Determinants of telehealth service use among mental health patients: a case of rural Louisiana, Sizer MA, Bhatta D, Acharya B, Paudel KP. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(11). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19116930
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180359/

Tags: COVID-19, mental health, telehealth, visit intensity

Healthcare-associated outbreak of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a rural hospital in Missouri, March 2020, Turabelidze G, Faulconer BC, Lawrence SJ, Pierce A, Smith BK, Fremont DH. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;42(11):1395-1396. DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.1281
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7653227/

Tags: COVID-19, Missouri, health care professional

Provision of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in a resource-constrained state, Ipe TS, Le T, Quinn B, Kellar S, Clark M, Carlisle S, Rassmann A, Hennigan S, Ridenour T, Roberts A, Avery D, Ryan S, Pearson S, Kothari A, Patil N. Transfusion. 2020;60(12):2828-2833. DOI:10.1111/trf.16118 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7536906/

Tags: donors, FFP transfusion, transfusion service operations, covid-19

Engaging Community-Based Organizations to Address Barriers in Public Health Programs: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Programs in Diverse Rural Communities, Evans D, Norrbom C, Schmidt S, Powell R, McReynolds J, Sidibe T. Health Secur. 2023. DOI:10.1089/hs.2023.0017

Tags: COVID-19, Political polarization, Rural health.

Associations between rurality and regional differences in sociodemographic factors and the 1918-20 influenza and 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemics in Missouri counties: An ecological study, Sattenspiel L, Orbann C, Bogan A, Ramirez H, Pirrone S, Dahal S, McElroy JA, Wikle CK. PLoS One. 2023;18(8):e0290294. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0290294 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10468050/

Tags: COVID-19, Influenza, Rural health

Tags: COVID-19, access, education, remote, survey, learning HOPE, administrative

Maternal COVID vaccination and breastfeeding during a pandemic: Habitus and health behavior decision making, Karry Weston, Linda Bullock, Albert L. Hsu, XiuFeng (Henry)Wan, Megan Burnam-Cole, Kevin D. Everett, Jane A. McElroy Public Health Nursing. 2023. DOI:10.1111/phn.13221

Tags: Breastfeeding, Covid-19, Vaccination, New moms

Experience and Impact of COVID-19 on a Newly Formed Rural University Medical Office: Survey Study, Benton M. . DOI:10.2196/48299https://formative.jmir.org/2023/1/e48299

Tags: COVID-19, remote, survey, access, education system, learning

COVID-19 Preparedness, Stressors, and Data-Driven Solutions for Healthcare Workers at a Regional Rural-Urban Hospital System: A Longitudinal Total Worker Health® Study, Jaegers LA, McAndrew R, Cornelius A, Scott SD, Pridgeon S, El Ghaziri M, Bello JK. Workplace Health and Safety. 2023. DOI:10.1177/21650799231202792https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.085175988969&doi=10.1177%2f21650799231202792&partnerID=40&md5=7dc312fd674540d4032876a48e3ccd0

Tags: mental health, emergency preparedness, rural hospitals

COVID-19 and Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Observational Study From a Rural Midwest Hospital, Kneller A, Abadir C, Amadasu O, Matias M, Arnce RD, Beyersdorfer N, Wolff DW, Stahl G, Johnson K, Goade S. Cureus. 2023;15(10):e47593. DOI:10.7759/cureus.47593https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10665767/

Tags: COVID-19, hypoxia, mortality, hypercapnia, respiratory failure

A Retrospective Analysis of Hyperlipidemia and COVID-19 Outcomes Investigated in a Rural Midwestern Population, Steffes R, Christensen S, Schreck L, Beyersdorfer N, Goade DS, Johnson K, Stahl G, Ford N, Arnce RD. Cureus. 2023;15(11):e48211. DOI:10.7759/cureus.48211

Tags: cardiovascular disease, covid-19, Midwest, preventative care, hyperlipidemia, cholesterol

Exploring the Geospatial Relationship Between COVID-19 Positivity and Income in Mixed Urban-Rural Population Dahu BM, Khan S, Sheets LR, Scott GJ. Studies in health technology and informatics. 2024;310:1327-1331. DOI:10.3233/SHTI231180 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183580678&doi=10.3233%2fSHTI231180&partnerID=40&md5=025c6c0a159038037b5b7c4dc68efe39

Tags: COVID-19, geospatial analysis, income disease correlation

Drug addiction

Rural-urban trends in opioid overdose discharges in Missouri Emergency Departments, 2012-2016, Coffey W, Hunter A, Mobley E, Vivolo-Kantor A. J Rural Health. 2020;36(2):177-186. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12368
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920583/

Tags: opioid, emergency departments

Polysubstance use trends and variability among individuals with opioid use disorder in rural versus urban settings, Ellis MS, Kasper ZA, Cicero TJ. Prev Med. 2021;152(Pt 2):106729. DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106729

Tags: opioid use disorder, polysubstance use

Ho'ouna Pono implementation: applying concept mapping to a culturally grounded substance use prevention curriculum in rural Hawai'i schools, Okamura KH, Okamoto SK, Marshall SM, Chin SK, Garcia PM, Powell BJ, Stern KA, Becker SJ, Mandell DS. Implement Sci Commun. 2022;3(1):111. DOI:10.1186/s43058-022-00359-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9556135/

Tags: concept mapping, culturally grounded prevention, substance abuse

Comparing the feasibility of four web-based recruitment strategies to evaluate the treatment preferences of rural and urban adults who misuse non-prescribed opioids, Saunders EC, Budney AJ, Cavazos-Rehg P, Scherer E, Marsch LA. Prev Med. 2021;152(Pt 2):106783. DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106783
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8545866/

Tags: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), opioid use disorder, patient preference, recruitment

The emerging intersection between injection drug use and early syphilis in nonurban areas of Missouri, 2012-2018, Reno H, Fox B, Highfill C, McKee A, Trolard A, Liang SY, Stoner BP, Meyerson BE. J Infect Dis. 2020;222(Suppl 5):S465-s470. DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiaa056 https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa056

Tags: congenital syphilis, injection drug use, syphilis

Food availability

Tags: community members, food access, food pantry

“No money exchanged hands, no bartering took place. But it's still local produce”: Understanding local food systems in rural areas in the U.S. Heartland, Hendrickson MK, Massengale SH, Cantrell R. Journal of Rural Studies. 2020;78:480-490. DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.07.005

Tags: local food systems, informal economy

Breakfast consumption is positively associated with usual nutrient intakes among food pantry clients living in rural communities, Liu Y, Tooze JA, Zhang Y, Leidy HJ, Bailey RL, Wright B, Ma M, Stluka S, Remley DT, McCormack LA, Franzen-Castle L, Henne R, Mehrle D, Eicher-Miller HA. Journal of Nutrition. 2020;150(3):546-553. DOI:10.1093/jn/nxz258 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9890906/

Tags: Healthy Eating Index, breakfast, eating pattern, emergency food assistance, food insecurity, food pantry, low income, nutrient inadequacy, usual intake

Fruit and vegetable healthy eating index component scores of distributed food bags were positively associated with client diet scores in a sample of rural, midwestern food pantries, Wright BN, Vasquez-Mejia CM, Guenther PM, McCormack L, Stluka S, Franzen-Castle L, Henne B, Mehrle D, Remley D, Eicher-Miller HA. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021;121(1):74-83. DOI:10.1016/j.jand.2020.09.033 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clara-Vasquez-Mejia- 2/publication/347280268_Fruit_and_Vegetable_Healthy_Eating_Index_Component_Scores_of_Distributed_Food_Bags_Were_Positively_Associated_with_Client_Diet_Scores_in_a_Sample_of_Rural_Midwestern_Food_Pantries/links/617aa5480be8ec17a93d054e/Fruit-and-Vegetable-Healthy-Eating-Index-Component-Scores-of-Distributed-Food-Bags-Were-Positively-Associated-with-Client-Diet-Scores-in-a-Sample-of-Rural-Midwestern-Food-Pantries.pdf

Tags: diet quality, emergency food assistance, food environment, food insecurity, healthy eating index

Testing and Expanding the Concept of Traditional and Contemporary Localism in Rural Local Food Systems with Ozark Wild Harvesters, Massengale SH, Hendrickson M. Rural Sociology. 2024;89(1):156-172. DOI:10.1111/ruso.12532 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184688411&doi=10.1111%2fruso.12532&partnerID=40&md5=6e8a0c63aed3729c8f805988c7158182

Tags: quality of life, sustainability, rural health

Health Care Access

Bringing the lab bench to the field: Point-of-care testing for enhancing health research and stakeholder engagement in rural/remote, indigenous, and resource-limited contexts, Madimenos FC, Gildner TE, Eick GN, Sugiyama LS, Snodgrass JJ. Am J Hum Biol. 2022;34(11):e23808. DOI:10.1002/ajhb.23808
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23808

Tags: point of care testing, indigenous, rapid diagnosis

Imported Infections in Rural Mid-West United States - A Report from a Tertiary Care Center, Meyer A, Regunath H, Rojas-Moreno C, Salzer W, Christensen G. Missouri Medicine. 2020;117(2):89-94. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144708/

Tags: Midwest, geographic, infections

Rural infection preventionists' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from focus groups conducted with association of professionals in infection control & epidemiology (APIC) members, Rebmann T, Alvino RT , Mazzara RL, Sandcork J. Am J Infect Control. 2021;49(9):1099-1104. DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2021.06.008
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8387088/

Tags: critical access hospital, disaster, obligation, personal protective equipment, social media, supply chain

Engaging rural communities to incorporate social determinants in developing strategies to improve access to health care in the Missouri Bootheel counties, Shrestha A, Stamatakis K, Ballard J, Burgess A, Baker E. Rural Remote Health. 2023;23(1):7678. DOI:10.22605/rrh7678 https://doi.org/10.22605/rrh7678

Tags: healthcare access, mixed-methods research, social determinants of health, concept mapping

Rural health information technology and informatics workforce assessment: a pilot study, Clarke MA, Skinner A, McClay J, Hoyt R. Health and Technology. 2023;13(3):427-435. DOI:10.1007/s12553-023-00750-6

Tags: critical access hospital; health informatics

Commentary: Actionable Steps for Addressing Pediatric Pain in Rural and Underserved Communities: Disrupting Our Approach to Psychological Science and Care, Cunningham NR, Reid MR, Love SC, Connelly MA. J Pediatr Psychol. 2023. DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/jsad054

Tags: dissemination and implementation, pain management, rural

Do patients living in rural areas report inferior 1-year outcomes after total knee arthroplasty? A Matched cohort analysis, Garlapaty AR, Rucinski K, Leary E, Cook JL. J Arthroplasty. 2023. DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2023.08.079

Tags: postoperative outcomes, rural, urban.

Show-Me Resilience: Assessing and Reconciling Rural Leaders' Perceptions of Climate Resilience in Missouri, Miller ZJ, O'Brien C, Canfield C, Sullivan L. Environ Manage. 2023;72(4):771-784. DOI:10.1007/s00267-023-01836-7

Tags: climate change, Rural resilience, social-ecological systems

Area deprivation and rurality impact overall survival and adjuvant therapy administration in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), Pothuri V, Zárate Rodriguez JG, Kasting C, Leigh N, Hawkins WG, Sanford DE, Fields RC. HPB (Oxford). 2023. DOI:10.1016/j.hpb.2023.08.005

Tags: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), neighborhood deprivation, rural impact, overall survival

MEASURE TWICE, CHANGE ONCE: USING SIMULATION TO SUPPORT CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN RURAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, C. R. Kueny, A. Price and C. Canfield In: Advances in Health Care Management. 2024 Vol. 22. DOI 10.1108/S1474-823120240000022002
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183467729&doi=10.1108%2fS1474-823120240000022002&partnerID=40&md5=a736c400e7bb8813bc1a727af4fd0569

Tags: case study, change management, radiation oncology, systems thinking

Health Care System

A SysML model for improved understanding and representation of service delivery system. Case study: rural and urban healthcare system, Humane P, Kwasa B. Case study: Rural and urban healthcare system. 2020.

Tags: healthcare system, model based systems engineering

Tags: critical access hospital; health informatics

Health Disparities

Health and poverty of rural children: an under-researched and under-resourced vulnerable population, Bettenhausen JL, Winterer CM, Colvin JD. Academic Pediatrics. 2021;21(8):S126-S133. DOI:10.1016/j.acap.2021.08.001

Tags: healthcare delivery, health disparities, health equity, social determinants of health

The rural household production of health approach: applying lessons from Zambia to rural cancer disparities in the U.S, Chileshe M, Bunkley EN, Hunleth J. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(2). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19020974
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776173/

Tags: cancer, health disparities, household production of health approach (HHPH)

Tags: head and neck cancer, survivorship, race, health disparities

Treating COVID-19 in rural America, Dandachi D, Reece R, Wang EW, Nelson T, Rojas-Moreno C, Shoemaker DM.
Journal of Rural Health. 2021;37(1):205-206. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267414/

Tags: health disparities, access to care, COVID-19

Treatment of alcohol use problems among rural populations: a review of barriers and considerations for increasing access to quality care, Davis CN, O’Neill SE. Current Addiction Reports. 2022;9(4):432-444. DOI:10.1007/s40429-022-00454-3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9702879/

Tags: alcohol, health disparities, treatment, telemedicine

Trends in hospital mortality for uninsured rural and urban populations, 2012-2016, Elson LE, Luke AA, Barker AR, McBride TD, Joynt Maddox KE. J Rural Health. 2021;37(2):318-327. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12425
https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12425

Tags: health disparities, mortality, uninsured

Differences in electronic personal health information tool use between rural and urban cancer patients in the United States: secondary data analysis, Greenberg-Worisek A, Ferede L, Balls-Berry J, Marigi I, Valentin Mendez E, Bajwa N, Ouk M, Orellana M, Enders F. JMIR Cancer. 2020;6(2):e17352. DOI:10.2196/17352
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7445607/

Tags: cancer, patient engagement, health disparities, digital divide

The complex intersection of race and rurality: the detrimental effects of race-neutral rural health policies, Grundy S, Prusaczyk B. Health Equity. 2022;6(1):334-337. DOI:10.1089/heq.2021.0136
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9081055/

Tags: race, health policy, health disparities

Tags: cancer, screening, health disparities

Tags: cancer, community partnerships, healthcare disparities

Tags: cancer care, healthcare disparities

Consequences of structural urbanism: urban-rural differences in cancer patients' use and perceived importance of supportive care services from a 2017-2018 midwestern survey, Lewis-Thames MW, Fank P, Gates M, Robinson K, Delfino K, Paquin Z, Seaman AT, Molina Y. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(6). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19063405
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955585/

Tags: cancer survivors, health services underuse, healthcare disparities, healthcare utilization

Adapting a research and community capacity-building program to address rural cancer burden and facilitate partnership development between rural community stakeholders and an urban comprehensive cancer center, Lewis-Thames MW, Leahy N, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Ackermann N, Maki J, Davis KL, Drake BF. J Cancer Educ. 2023. DOI:10.1007/s13187-022-02256-7

Tags: disparities, colorectal cancer, community-based participatory research, community-institutional relations

Rural-urban disparities in outcomes of myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke in the United States, Loccoh EC, Joynt Maddox KE, Wang Y, Kazi DS, Yeh RW, Wadhera RK. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022;79(3):267-279. DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.045 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8958031/

Tags: cardiovascular, health disparities, heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke

Severe maternal morbidity, race, and rurality: trends using the national inpatient sample, 2012-2017, Luke AA, Huang K, Lindley KJ, Carter EB, Joynt Maddox KE. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021;30(6):837-847. DOI:10.1089/jwh.2020.8606 https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2020.8606

Tags: disparities, health equity, maternal complications, minority, peripartum, pregnancy

Tags: disparities, education, ovarian cancer, survival

Exploring the intersectionality of race/ethnicity with rurality on breast cancer outcomes: SEER analysis, 2000-2016, Moore JX, Andrzejak SE, Jones S, Han Y. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023;197(3):633-645. DOI:10.1007/s10549-022-06830-x https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9883364/

Tags: breast cancer, cancer, disparities, race

Quantifying rural disparity in healthcare utilization in the United States: Analysis of a large midwestern healthcare system, Nuako A, Liu J, Pham G, Smock N, James A, Baker T, Bierut L, Colditz G, Chen LS. PLoS One. 2022;17(2):e0263718. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0263718 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8830640/

Tags: outpatient clinic, disparities

Improving the detection of ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction in rural settings: when texting saves lives, Ofoma UR, Joynt Maddox KE. JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(7):698-699. DOI:10.1001/jamacardio.2022.1195

Tags: acute cardiovascular diseases, disparities, race, ethnicity

Tags: cancer care, decision support, electronic health record, health disparities, implementation strategies, smoking cessation treatment, tobacco use

Optimization of care for patients with hereditary angioedema living in rural areas, Riedl MA, Johnston DT, Anderson J, Meadows JA, Soteres D, LeBlanc SB, Wedner HJ, Lang DM. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2022;128(5):526-533. DOI:10.1016/j.anai.2021.09.026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2021.09.026

Tags: health inequalities, disparities, abdominal pain

Tags: COVID-19, rural health disparities, rural populations

Lawnmower injuries in children: A national 13-year study of urban versus rural injuries, Shah R, Talwar D, Schwend RM, Sponseller P, Aoyama JT, Ganley TJ. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020;28(9):e387-e394. DOI:10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00233 https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00233

Tags: lawnmower, disparities, pediatric

Similarities and differences between rural and urban telemedicine utilization, Sheets LR, Wallach E, Khairat S, Mutrux R, Edison K, Becevic M. Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2021;18(Winter):1e.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7883358/

Tags: telemedicine, healthcare disparities

Ongoing crisis in lack of maternity services in rural America, Simpson KR. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2020;45(2):132. DOI:10.1097/nmc.0000000000000605 https://doi.org/10.1097/nmc.0000000000000605

Tags: maternity, healthcare disparities

Tags: geriatric assessment, health disparities, cancer

Tags: health disparity; oropharyngeal carcinoma; otolaryngologist; radiation oncologist

Health disparities in inflammatory bowel disease care driven by rural versus urban residence: challenges and potential solutions, Deepak P, Barnes EL, Shaukat A. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023;21(7):1681-1686. DOI:10.1016/j.cgh.2023.04.006

Tags: health disparity; inflammatory bowel disease

Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science, Wiese LAK, Gibson A, Guest MA, Nelson AR, Weaver R, Gupta A, Carmichael O, Lewis JP, Lindauer A, Loi S, Peterson R, Radford K, Rhodus EK, Wong CG, Zuelsdorff M, Saidi LG, Valdivieso-Mora E, Franzen S, Pope CN, Killian TS, Shrestha HL, Heyn PC, Ng TKS, Prusaczyk B, John S, Kulshreshtha A, Sheffler JL, Besser L, Daniel V, Tolea MI, Miller J, Musyimi C, Corkey J, Yank V, Williams CL, Rahemi Z, Park J, Magzamen S, Newton RL, Jr., Harrington C, Flatt JD, Arora S, Walter S, Griffin P, Babulal GM. Alzheimers Dement. 2023;19(9):4204-4225. DOI:10.1002/alz.13104

Tags: ADRD, health disparities, rural culture, modifiable ADRD risk factors, under-represented

LGBTQ

The role of sex and compulsory heterosexuality within the rural methamphetamine market, Milagros Early A, Grundetjern H. Crime and Delinquency. 2022. DOI:10.1177/00111287221077644

Tags: compulsory heterosexuality, methamphetamine, women and crime, queer criminology

Mental health and social support experiences of transgender and gender nonconforming adults in rural America: A meta-synthesis, Scott M, Cornelius-White JHD. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health. 2022. DOI:10.1080/19359705.2022.2128136

Tags: social support, gender nonconforming, transgender, gender identity

Maltreatment

Evaluation of CPS compliance with legally required review of investigations by CAPs, Murray L, Yoder J, Cantu M, Anderst J. Child Abuse Negl. 2021;120:105163. DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105163
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105163

Tags: child protective services, child abuse, child abuse pediatrician, maltreatment

Opening the black box: identifying common practice approaches in urban and rural rape crisis centers, Edmond TE, Voth Schrag RJ, Bender AK. Violence Against Women. 2020;26(3-4):312-333. DOI:10.1177/1077801219832903

Tags: rape crisis center, mental health, sexual assault

Access to health care and treatment among individuals convicted of sexual offenses paroled to urban and rural communities, Huebner BM, Pleggenkuhle B, Kras KR. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 2021;48(7):964-980. DOI:10.1177/0093854820972747

Tags: convicted of sexual offenses, health care access

The role of sex and compulsory heterosexuality within the rural methamphetamine market, Milagros Early A, Grundetjern H. Crime and Delinquency. 2022. DOI:10.1177/00111287221077644

Tags: compulsory heterosexuality, methamphetamine, women and crime, queer criminology

Team-focused implementation strategies to improve implementation of mental health screening and referral in rural Children's Advocacy Centers: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized hybrid type 2 trial, McGuier EA, Aarons GA, Wright JD, Fortney JC, Powell BJ, Rothenberger SD, Weingart LR, Miller E, Kolko DJ.Implement Sci Commun. 2023;4(1):58. DOI:10.1186/s43058-023-00437-z https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214641/

Tags: child maltreatment; Children’s Advocacy Centers; implementation strategies; mental health screening

Mental health

Rural-urban differences in personality traits and well-being in adulthood, Atherton OE, Willroth EC, Graham EK, Luo J, Mroczek DK, Lewis-Thames MW. J Pers. 2023. DOI:10.1111/jopy.12818

Tags: personality, psychology, well-being

Hospitalization outcomes for rural children with mental health conditions, Bettenhausen JL, Hall M, Doupnik SK, Markham JL, Feinstein JA, Berry JG, Gay JC. Journal of Pediatrics. 2021;229:240-246.e1. DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.067 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7855022/

Tags: mental health, hospital

Opening the black box: identifying common practice approaches in urban and rural rape crisis centers
Edmond TE, Voth Schrag RJ, Bender AK. Violence Against Women. 2020;26(3-4):312-333. DOI:10.1177/1077801219832903

Tags: rape crisis center, mental health, sexual assault

Total worker health(®) needs assessment to identify workplace mental health interventions in rural and urban jails, Jaegers LA, Ahmad SO, Scheetz G, Bixler E, Nadimpalli S, Barnidge E, Katz IM, Vaughn MG, Matthieu MM. Am J Occup Ther. 2020;74(3):7403205020p1-7403205020p12. DOI:10.5014/ajot.2019.036400
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7198237/

Tags: jail officers, mental health, needs assessment

Obesity treatment initiation, retention, and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs MOVE! Program among rural and urban veterans, Robinson KM, Vander Weg M, Laroche HH, Carrel M, Wachsmuth J, Kazembe K, Vaughan Sarrazin M.
Obesity Science and Practice. 2022;8(6):784-793. DOI:10.1002/osp4.622
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9722450/

Tags: bariatric surgery, behavior therapy, drug treatment, population studies, treatment outcomes

Improving rural White men's attitudes toward clinical trial messaging and participation: effects of framing, exemplars and trust, Hu S, Kirkpatrick CE, Hong Y, Lee N, Lee S, Hinnant A. Health Education Research. 2022;37(6):476-494. DOI:10.1093/her/cyac026 https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyac026

Tags: clinical trial, social media, behavior

Urban-rural hospitalization rates for pediatric mental health, McDaniel CE, Hall M, Markham JL, Bettenhausen JL, Berry JG. Pediatrics. 2023. DOI:10.1542/peds.2023-061256 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-061256

Tags: adolescent, mental health

Team-focused implementation strategies to improve implementation of mental health screening and referral in rural Children's Advocacy Centers: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized hybrid type 2 trial, McGuier EA, Aarons GA, Wright JD, Fortney JC, Powell BJ, Rothenberger SD, Weingart LR, Miller E, Kolko DJ. Implement Sci Commun. 2023;4(1):58. DOI:10.1186/s43058-023-00437-z https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214641/

Tags: child maltreatment; Children’s Advocacy Centers; implementation strategies; mental health screening

Tags: cognitive behavioral therapy, insomnia, caregivers, dementia, internet

Mortality

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-population density areas: assessing healthcare access for older adults with severe aortic stenosis, Damluji AA, Fabbro M, 2nd, Epstein RH, Rayer S, Wang Y, Moscucci M, Cohen MG, Carroll JD, Messenger JC, Resar JR, Cohen DJ, Sherwood MW, O'Connor CM, Batchelor W. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020;13(8):e006245. DOI:10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006245
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7590951/

Tags: transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mortality

A retrospective investigation: outcome comparisons between septic patients with and without secondary diagnosis of hypothyroidism from a rural midwest hospital, Eshghi A, Fanaee AS, SN BS, Stahl G, Johnson K, Goade S, Arnce R. Cureus. 2022;14(2):e22467. DOI:10.7759/cureus.22467
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942072/

Tags: mortality, hypothyroidism, sepsis, sex

Urban-rural inequities in acute stroke care and in-hospital mortality, Hammond G, Luke AA, Elson L, Towfighi A, Joynt Maddox KE. Stroke. 2020;51(7):2131-2138. DOI:10.1161/strokeaha.120.029318
https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029318

Tags: health inequalities, mortality, stroke

Achieving equitable access to acute myocardial infarction therapies for rural patients-is it possible?, Loccoh EC, Joynt Maddox KE. JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(10):1025-1026. DOI:10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2782

Tags: cardiovascular disease, acute cardiovascular conditions, mortality

Rural-urban disparities in all-cause mortality among low-income Medicare beneficiaries, 2004-17, Loccoh E, Joynt Maddox KE, Xu J, Shen C, Figueroa JF, Kazi DS, Yeh RW, Wadhera RK. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021;40(2):289-296. DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00420 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8168613/

Tags: mortality, low income, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, fee-for-service, access to care, Medicaid, public health, health equity

Clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and prognosis in patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction, Murtaza G, Paul TK, Rahman ZU, Kelvas D, Lavine SJ. Am J Med Sci. 2020;359(6):325-333. DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2020.03.008

Tags: All-cause mortality, ejection fraction, heart failure, mid-range ejection fraction, readmission

Physical Activity

Prevalence of meeting aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and combined physical activity guidelines during leisure time among adults, by rural-urban classification and region - United States, 2020, Abildso CG, Daily SM, Umstattd Meyer MR, Perry CK, Eyler A. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023;72(4):85-89. DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7204a1
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7204a1

Tags: physical activity, muscle strengthening

Determining patient needs to enhance exercise program implementation and uptake in rural settings for women after a cancer diagnosis, Adams JL, Martin MY, Pisu M, Oster RA, Qu H, Shewchuk RM, Sheffield ME, Minter A, Baumann AA, Rogers LQ. Support Care Cancer. 2021;29(8):4641-4649. DOI:10.1007/s00520-021-05990-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8238835/

Tags: physical activity, cancer, women

A cross-sectional comparison of physical activity during COVID-19 in a sample of rural and non-rural participants in the US, Beck AM, Gilbert AS, Duncan DD, Wiedenman EM. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(9). DOI:10.3390/ijerph18094991 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8125949/

Tags: physical activity, COVID-19

Multilevel correlates of domain-specific physical activity among rural adults - a cross-sectional study, Beck AM, Serrano NH, Toler A, Brownson RC. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):2150. DOI:10.1186/s12889-022-14634-3
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14634-3

Tags: physical activity, chronic diseases

Tags: COVID-19, health behaviors, physical activity, mental health

Tags: diet, nutrition, physical activity, stress, COVID-19, obesity, overweight

Input from multiple stakeholder levels prioritizes targets for improving implementation of an exercise intervention for rural women cancer survivors, Qu H, Shewchuk R, Hu X, Baumann AA, Martin MY, Pisu M, Oster RA, Rogers LQ. Implement Sci Commun. 2020;1(1):97. DOI:10.1186/s43058-020-00061-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7640400/

Tags: health promotion, implementation, nominal group technique, oncology, physical activity, qualitative, survivorship

Tags: cancer survivorship, intervention design, physical activity, survey, technology

Examining the associations of and interactions between intrapersonal and perceived environmental factors with objectively assessed physical activity among rural midwestern adults, USA, Serrano N, Beck A, Salvo D, Eyler A, Reis R, Steensma JT, Gilbert A, Brownson RC. Am J Health Promot. 2022. DOI:10.1177/08901171221134797
https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221134797

Tags: neighborhood environment, physical activity, rural communities

Promoting physical activity in rural settings: effectiveness and potential strategies, Smith WJ, Martin MY, Pisu M, Oster RA, Qu H, Shewchuk RM, Sheffield ME, Minter A, Baumann AA, Rogers LQ. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med. 2021;6(4). DOI:10.1249/tjx.0000000000000180 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8580129/

Tags: physical activity, exercise, oncology, program evaluation, supportive care

Facilitating nutrition and physical activity-focused policy, systems, and environmental change in rural areas: a methodological approach using community wellness coalitions and cooperative extension, Meendering JR, McCormack L, Moore L, Stluka S. Health Promot Pract. 2023;24(1_suppl):68s-79s. DOI:10.1177/15248399221144976
https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839922114497

Tags: community assessment, extension program, nutrition, physical activity

Deploying digital health technologies for remote physical activity monitoring of rural populations with chronic neurologic disease, Waddell KJ, Patel MS, Wilkinson JR, Burke RE, Bravata DM, Koganti S, Wood S, Morley JF. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2023;5(1):100250. DOI:10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100250
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10036227/

Tags: exercise, Parkinson disease, rehabilitation, stroke, telemedicine, wearable electronic devices

Physical Health conditions

Rural-urban differences in antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated urinary tract infection, Clark AW, Durkin MJ, Olsen MA, Keller M, Ma Y, O'Neil CA, Butler AM. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;42(12):1437-1444. DOI:10.1017/ice.2021.21 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8382778/

Tags: urinary tract infection, antibiotic, prescribing

Validation of field assessment stroke triage for emergency destination for prehospital use in a rural EMS system, Daly M, Cummings C, Kittell M, Dubuque A, Plante L, Linares G, Wolfson D. Am J Emerg Med. 2021;50:178-182. DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.035

Tags: stroke, Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination (FAST-ED), emergency medical services

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-population density areas: assessing healthcare access for older adults with severe aortic stenosis, Damluji AA, Fabbro M, 2nd, Epstein RH, Rayer S, Wang Y, Moscucci M, Cohen MG, Carroll JD, Messenger JC, Resar JR, Cohen DJ, Sherwood MW, O'Connor CM, Batchelor W. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020;13(8):e006245. DOI:10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006245
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7590951/

Tags: transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mortality

Tags: mortality, hypothyroidism, sepsis, sex

Rural embodiment and community health: an anthropological case study on biocultural determinants of tropical disease infection and immune system development in the USA, Gildner TE, Cepon-Robins TJ. Curr Trop Med Rep. 2023;10(1):26-39. DOI:10.1007/s40475-023-00282-z https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9868515/

Tags: parasitic disease, immune function, environmental racism

The “Ups and Downs” of living with type 2 diabetes among working adults in the rural south, Glenn LE, Thurlow CB, Enriquez M. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 2022;13. DOI:10.1177/21501319221143715
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793025/

Tags: patient activation, diabetes, preventive health services, coping

Tags: health inequalities, mortality, stroke

Recommendations for regional stroke destination plans in rural, suburban, and urban communities from the prehospital stroke system of care consensus conference: a consensus statement from the American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, American Society of Neuroradiology, National Association of EMS Physicians, National Association of State EMS Officials, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, and Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology: Endorsed by the Neurocritical Care Society, Jauch EC, Schwamm LH, Panagos PD, Barbazzeni J, Dickson R, Dunne R, Foley J, Fraser JF, Lassers G, Martin-Gill C, O'Brien S, Pinchalk M, Prabhakaran S, Richards CT, Taillac P, Tsai AW, Yallapragada A. Stroke. 2021;52(5):e133-e152. DOI:10.1161/strokeaha.120.033228 https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.033228

Tags: acute ischemic stroke, prehospital stroke system

Clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and prognosis in patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction, Murtaza G, Paul TK, Rahman ZU, Kelvas D, Lavine SJ. Am J Med Sci. 2020;359(6):325-333. DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2020.03.008

Tags: All-cause mortality, ejection fraction, heart failure, mid-range ejection fraction, readmission

Congestive heart failure and sepsis: A retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri, Skovran A, Hinke M, Sloan SNB, Stahl G, Johnson K, Goade S, Arnce R. Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. 2022;2(3):105-108. DOI:10.1097/EC9.0000000000000033
https://doi.org/10.1097/EC9.0000000000000033

Tags: congestive heart failure, hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, sepsis

Use and safety of prophylactic endoscopy from a single center serving urban and rural children with portal hypertension, Slowik V, Bernardez A, Wasserkrug H, Fischer RT, Daniel JF, Grammatikopoulos T. Scientific Reports. 2022;12(1). DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-03759-x https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8742034/

Tags: portal hypertension, prophylactic endoscopy, pediatric

Tags: congenital syphilis, injection drug use, syphilis

Achieving equitable access to acute myocardial infarction therapies for rural patients-is it possible?, Loccoh EC, Joynt Maddox KE. JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(10):1025-1026. DOI:10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2782

Tags: cardiovascular disease, acute cardiovascular conditions, mortality

A sustainable model for preventive services in rural counties: The healthier together study, Nagykaldi Z, Scheid D, Zhao YD, Mishra B, Greever-Rice T. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2020;33(5):698-706. DOI:10.3122/JABFM.2020.05.190357 https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.190357

Tags: chronic disease, electronic health records, health information exchange, practice-based research, preventive health services, primary health care, public health, registries

Sepsis and acute kidney failure outcomes investigated in a rural, Midwestern population, Lemon JB, Bohn Q, Sloan SNB, Stahl G, Johnson K, Goade S, Arnce R. Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. 2022;6. DOI:10.21037/jeccm-21-117

Tags: sepsis, renal failure, acute kidney injury (AKI), Midwest

Löfgren syndrome in histoplasma endemic rural America, Saha BK, Chong W, Bonnier A, Wallace S. Am J Med Sci. 2020;360(4):419-422. DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2020.06.025

Tags: acute pulmonary histoplasmosis, Löfgren syndrome

Tags: Aging, built environment, disability, social participation

Tags: knee arthroplasty, orthopedics, social determinants of health, outcomes

Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science, Wiese LAK, Gibson A, Guest MA, Nelson AR, Weaver R, Gupta A, Carmichael O, Lewis JP, Lindauer A, Loi S, Peterson R, Radford K, Rhodus EK, Wong CG, Zuelsdorff M, Saidi LG, Valdivieso-Mora E, Franzen S, Pope CN, Killian TS, Shrestha HL, Heyn PC, Ng TKS, Prusaczyk B, John S, Kulshreshtha A, Sheffler JL, Besser L, Daniel V, Tolea MI, Miller J, Musyimi C, Corkey J, Yank V, Williams CL, Rahemi Z, Park J, Magzamen S, Newton RL, Jr., Harrington C, Flatt JD, Arora S, Walter S, Griffin P, Babulal GM. Alzheimers Dement. 2023;19(9):4204-4225. DOI:10.1002/alz.13104

Tags: ADRD, health disparities, rural culture, modifiable ADRD risk factors, under-represented

Downstream Exclusion in Rural Rare Disease Precision Medicine Research, Barrett C, Berrios C. Am J Bioeth. 2024;24(3):106-108. DOI:10.1080/15265161.2024.2303152

Tags: rare disease, rural health, egenetics

Providers

Uncovering the overlap of global and domestic rural surgery for medical trainees, Bhatia MB, Darkwa L, Simon C, Li HW, Allison H, Joplin TS, Meade ZS, Keung C, McDow AD. J Surg Res. 2022;279:442-452. DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2022.06.041 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9404475/

Tags: medical trainees, domestic rural surgery, cultural sensitivity, career choices

Preparing nurse practitioner students to practice in rural primary care, Brommelsiek M, Peterson JA. Journal of Nursing Education. 2020;59(10):581-584. DOI:10.3928/01484834-20200921-08
https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20200921-08

Tags: primary care, nurse practitioner

Self-care for advanced practice nursing students in rural primary care, Brommelsiek M, Peterson JA. Journal of Nursing Education. 2022;61(4):187-191. DOI:10.3928/01484834-20220209-03

Tags: primary care, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, burnout, self-care

Tags: opioid, emergency departments

Validation of field assessment stroke triage for emergency destination for prehospital use in a rural EMS system
Daly M, Cummings C, Kittell M, Dubuque A, Plante L, Linares G, Wolfson D. Am J Emerg Med. 2021;50:178-182. DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.035

Tags: stroke, Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination (FAST-ED), emergency medical services

The plight of being a rural applicant for medical school, Smith S. Can J Rural Med. 2020;25(2):87-88. DOI:10.4103/cjrm.Cjrm_101_19 https://doi.org/10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_101_19

Tags: medical school, medical students

Comparing preventable acute care use of rural versus urban Americans: an observational study of national rates during 2008-2017, Johnston KJ, Wen H, Kotwal A, Joynt Maddox KE. J Gen Intern Med. 2021;36(12):3728-3736. DOI:10.1007/s11606-020-06532-4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8642477/

Tags: acute care, emergency department, prevention, ambulatory care

Demographics and medical school exposures to rural health influence future practice, Meade ZS, Li HW, Allison H, Bhatia MB, Joplin TS, Simon C, Darkwa L, Keung C, McDow AD. Surgery. 2022;172(6):1665-1672. DOI:10.1016/j.surg.2022.08.016

Tags: medical students, disparity, surgery

Race

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, reproductive health

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, young adults, contraception, reproductive health

Understanding intimate partner violence service delivery for Latinx survivors in rural areas, Kim J, Rizo CF, Wretman CJ, Alzuru C, Fulton D, Lotz LM, Chesworth BR, Givens AD, Macy RJ. Violence Against Women. 2022. DOI:10.1177/10778012221140136 https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221140136

Tags: Latinx survivors, barriers, intimate partner violence, service provision

Evaluating disparities in access to obstetric services for American Indian women across Montana, Thorsen ML, Harris S, McGarvey R, Palacios J, Thorsen A. J Rural Health. 2022;38(1):151-160. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12572
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8458487/

Tags: American Indians, driving time, health care access, obstetrics, rural perinatal care

Rural embodiment and community health: an anthropological case study on biocultural determinants of tropical disease infection and immune system development in the USA, Gildner TE, Cepon-Robins TJ. Curr Trop Med Rep. 2023;10(1):26-39. DOI:10.1007/s40475-023-00282-z https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9868515/

Tags: parasitic disease, immune function, environmental racism

Smoking

Rural-urban differences e-cigarette ever use, the perception of harm, and e-cigarette information seeking behaviors among U.S. adults in a nationally representative study, Lewis-Thames MW, Langston ME, Fuzzell L, Khan S, Moore JX, Han Y. Prev Med. 2020;130:105898. DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105898
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6945810/

Tags: electronic nicotine delivery systems, health communication, information seeking behavior, prevalence, smoking

Rural-urban differences in changes and effects of tobacco 21 in youth e-cigarette use, Dai H, Chaney L, Ellerbeck E, Friggeri R, White N, Catley D. Pediatrics. 2021;147(5). DOI:10.1542/peds.2020-020651
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-020651

Tags: smoking cessation, electronic cigarette, adolescents

Tags: cancer care, decision support, electronic health record, health disparities, implementation strategies, smoking cessation treatment, tobacco use

Survivor

Tags: breast cancer, survivors, quality of life

Tags: breast cancer, survivors

Tags: prostate cancer, socioeconomic, environmental deprivation, survivors

Tags: head and neck cancer, survivorship, race, health disparities

Tags: breast cancer, survivorship, biomarkers

Tags: adolescent, cancer, young adult, survivorship, geography

Tags: Latinx survivors, barriers, intimate partner violence, service provision

Tags: cancer survivors, disease management, health communication, survivorship

Consequences of structural urbanism: urban-rural differences in cancer patients' use and perceived importance of supportive care services from a 2017-2018 midwestern survey, Lewis-Thames MW, Fank P, Gates M, Robinson K, Delfino K, Paquin Z, Seaman AT, Molina Y. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(6). DOI:10.3390/ijerph19063405
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955585/

Tags: cancer survivors, health services underuse, healthcare disparities, healthcare utilization

Racial and ethnic differences in rural-urban trends in 5-year survival of patients with lung, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers: 1975-2011 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), Lewis-Thames MW, Langston ME, Khan S, Han Y, Fuzzell L, Xu S, Moore JX. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(5):e2212246. DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12246 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9121191/

Tags: cancer, survivors

Tags: health promotion, implementation, nominal group technique, oncology, physical activity, qualitative, survivorship

Tags: cancer survivorship, intervention design, physical activity, survey, technology

Embedding lifestyle interventions into cancer care: has telehealth narrowed the equity gap?, Dennett AM, Hirko KA, Porter KJ, Loh KP, Liao Y, Yang L, Arem H, Sukumar JS, Salerno EA. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2023;2023(61):133-139. DOI:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac028 https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac028

Tags: cancer, telehealth, survivors, underserved populations

Resilience of Rural Households: Insights from a Multidisciplinary Literature, Bekee B, Valdivia C. Sustainability (Switzerland). 2023;15(6). DOI:10.3390/su15065500 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186244828&doi=10.3390%2fsu15065500&partnerID=40&md5=0a78c9902195603ff340ad3b9973dda9

Tags: rural households, shocks, wellbeing, resilience

Telehealth

Telehealth and telemedicine in Missouri, Becevic M, Sheets LR, Wallach E, McEowen A, Bass A, Mutrux ER, Edison KE. Mo Med. 2020;117(3):228-234. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302013/

Tags: telemedicine

Implementation of telemedicine infectious diseases consultation in a rural hospital using the active implementation framework, Burnham JP, Fritz SA, Colditz GA. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022;9(11):ofac523. DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofac523 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9629465/

Tags: telemedicine, infectious diseases, consultation, hospital

Treatment of alcohol use problems among rural populations: a review of barriers and considerations for increasing access to quality care, Davis CN, O’Neill SE. Current Addiction Reports. 2022;9(4):432-444. DOI:10.1007/s40429-022-00454-3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9702879/

Tags: alcohol, health disparities, treatment, telemedicine

Outpatient telecardiology perceptions among rural, suburban, and urban veterans utilizing in-person cardiology versus telecardiology services: A mixed methods analysis, Finley BA, Palitsky R, Charteris E, Pacheco C, Kapoor D. J Rural Health. 2021;37(4):812-820. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12586 https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12586

Tags: cardiology, veterans, telemedicine, telecardiology

Outcomes associated with rural emergency department provider-to-provider telehealth for sepsis care: A multicenter cohort study, Mohr NM, Okoro U, Harland KK, Fuller BM, Campbell K, Swanson MB, Wymore C, Faine B, Zepeski A, Parker EA, Mack L, Bell A, DeJong K, Mueller K, Chrischilles E, Carpenter CR, Wallace K, Jones MP, Ward MM. Ann Emerg Med. 2023;81(1):1-13. DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.07.024 Available on PubMed Central January 2024

Tags: emergency department, telehealth, tele-emergency, sepsis

Implementing the WHO caregivers skills training program with caregivers of autistic children via telehealth in rural communities, Montiel-Nava C, Tregnago M, Marshall J, Sohl K, Curran AB, Mahurin M, Warne-Griggs M, Dixon P, Team WC. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022;13. DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.909947
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464274/

Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorder, ECHO Autism, parent-mediated behavioral intervention, parenting skills training program, telehealth

Tags: telemedicine, healthcare disparities

Tags: COVID-19, mental health, telehealth, visit intensity

Tags: cancer, telehealth, survivors, underserved populations

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214641/ Waddell KJ, Patel MS, Wilkinson JR, Burke RE, Bravata DM, Koganti S, Wood S, Morley JF. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2023;5(1):100250. DOI:10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100250
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10036227/

Tags: exercise, Parkinson disease, rehabilitation, stroke, telemedicine, wearable electronic devices

Trauma

Orthopaedic trauma patient non-adherence to follow-up visits at a level 1 trauma center serving an urban and rural population, Rucinski K, Leary E, Crist BD, Cook JL. Injury. 2023. DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2023.01.038
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2023.01.038

Tags: adherence, follow-up, injury, no-show, Orthopaedic, socioeconomic, trauma

Determining patient satisfaction indicators in a rural wound care center, Cudney EA, Murray SL, Kueny CR.
2021;263:499-506. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-80744-3_62 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80744-3_62

Tags: patient satisfaction, wound care

Vaccination

A narrative review of HPV vaccination interventions in rural U.S. communities, Brandt HM, Vanderpool RC, Pilar M, Zubizarreta M, Stradtman LR. Prev Med. 2021;145:106407. DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106407

Tags: HPV vaccine, neoplasms, vaccination

Perceptions of vaccine safety and hesitancy among incarcerated adults and correctional staff in the rural midwest, Canada KE, Givens A, Huebner BM, Garcia-Hallett J, Taylor E, Inzana V, Edwards D, Jr., Peters CM, Plunkett Cafourek D. Vaccine X. 2023;13:100270. DOI:10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100270
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100270

Tags: vaccination, correctional staff, incarcerated adults, vaccine hesitancy

Disparities in prenatal immunization rates in rural and urban US areas by indicators of access to care, Kaur R, Callaghan T, Regan AK. Journal of Rural Health. 2023;39(1):142-152. DOI:10.1111/jrh.12647

Tags: Medicaid, Tdap vaccine, influenza vaccine, maternal immunization

Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccination, vaccine

Women’s Health

Determining patient needs to enhance exercise program implementation and uptake in rural settings for women after a cancer diagnosis, Adams JL, Martin MY, Pisu M, Oster RA, Qu H, Shewchuk RM, Sheffield ME, Minter A, Baumann AA, Rogers LQ. Support Care Cancer. 2021;29(8):4641-4649. DOI:10.1007/s00520-021-05990-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8238835/

Tags: physical activity, cancer, women

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, reproductive health

Tags: Latinx, adolescents, young adults, contraception, reproductive health

The impact of family physicians in rural maternity care, Deutchman M, Macaluso F, Bray E, Evans D, Boulger J, Quinn K, Pierce C, Onello E, Porter J, Warren W, Erickson JS, Bright P, Maness P, Luke S, James KA. Birth. 2022;49(2):220-232. DOI:10.1111/birt.12591 https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12591

Tags: maternity care, health care access, family physicians

Tags: cancer screening, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, racial residential segregation, women’s health

Tags: Breastfeeding, Covid-19, Vaccination, New moms

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