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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
