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.
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
