Find publications regarding rural health in Missouri with a focus on Mental Health.

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.

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

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
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37616032/

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