Community ‐Based Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Population: Who Returns Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kits?
ConclusionsAn outreach‐based colorectal cancer screening program in a rural population may yield high return rates. People with annual incomes below $15,000 and those not having perceptions of being overweight/obese may be particularly likely to return FIT kits. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Richard A. Crosby, Lindsay Stratdman, Tom Collins, Robin Vanderpool Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
The Journal of Rural Health Reviewers, July 2015 –June 2016
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Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
Forging New Paths to Integrate Rural Veterans ’ Care Nationwide
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Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jennifer Lee, Gina Capra, Thomas Klobucar Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Differences in Selected HIV Care Continuum Outcomes Among People Residing in Rural, Urban, and Metropolitan Areas —28 US Jurisdictions
ConclusionsInterventions are needed to increase retention in care and viral suppression among people with HIV in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: John A. Nelson, Anna Kinder, Anna Satcher Johnson, H. Irene Hall, Xiaohong Hu, Donna Sweet, Alyssa Guido, Harold Katner, Jennifer Janelle, Maribel Gonzalez, Natalia Mart ínez Paz, Charlotte Ledonne, Jason Henry, Theresa Bramel, Jeanne Harris Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The Rural PILL Program: A Postdischarge Telepharmacy Intervention for Rural Veterans
ConclusionThis pharmacist‐led phone‐based program was effective in decreasing acute care utilization within 30 days after hospital discharge. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Katherine E. Rebello, Jeffrey Gosian, Marci Salow, Pamela Sweeney, James L. Rudolph, Jane A. Driver Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Cancer Disparities in Rural Appalachia: Incidence, Early Detection, and Survivorship
ConclusionsRural Appalachians are faced with poorer cancer‐related health outcomes across the continuum of cancer care. A systematic effort is needed to reduce the burden of cancer for rural Appalachia. Additional research should explore reasons for the disparities that were observed. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Nengliang Yao, H éctor E. Alcalá, Roger Anderson, Rajesh Balkrishnan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Temporal Trends in Geographic and Sociodemographic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Among Medicare Patients, 1973 ‐2010
ConclusionsAlthough disparities persist among Medicare beneficiaries, the relationship between geographic and sociodemographic factors and CRC incidence and mortality has evolved over time. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Peter S. Liang, Jonathan D. Mayer, Jon Wakefield, Cynthia W. Ko Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Veteran Use of Health Care Systems in Rural States: Comparing VA and Non ‐VA Health Care Use Among Privately Insured Veterans under Age 65
ConclusionsOver half of working‐age veterans enrolled in VA and private insurance used services in both systems. Care coordination efforts across systems should include veterans of all ages, particularly rural veterans more likely to be dual users, and better methods are needed to identify veterans with private insurance and their private providers. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Mary E. Charlton, Michelle A. Mengeling, Jennifer A. Schlichting, Lan Jiang, Carolyn Turvey, Amal N. Trivedi, Kenneth W. Kizer, Alan N. West Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
A Closer Look at Rural ‐Urban Health Disparities: Associations Between Obesity and Rurality Vary by Geospatial and Sociodemographic Factors
ConclusionAssociations between rurality and obesity varied by degree of rurality, socioeconomic status, and geography. Therefore, traditional “one‐size‐fits‐all” approaches to reducing rural‐urban health disparities in older adults may be more effective if tailored to the area‐specific rural‐urban gradients in health. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Steven A. Cohen, Sarah K. Cook, Lauren Kelley, Julia D. Foutz, Trisha A. Sando Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Appalachia: An Evaluation of the Health Belief Model
ConclusionsResults highlight the importance of reducing real and perceived barriers to screening in order to improve mammography rates among rural populations. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Santana D. VanDyke, Madelynn D. Shell Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Pre ‐Implementation Strategies to Adapt and Implement a Veteran Peer Coaching Intervention to Improve Mental Health Treatment Engagement Among Rural Veterans
ConclusionsAs the VA moves to cultivate community partnerships in order to personalize and expand access to care for rural veterans, pre‐implementation processes with engaged stakeholders, such as those described here, can help guide other researchers and clinicians to achieve proactive and veteran‐centered health care services. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Christopher J. Koenig, Traci Abraham, Kara A. Zamora, Coleen Hill, P. Adam Kelly, Madeline Uddo, Michelle Hamilton, Jeffrey M. Pyne, Karen H. Seal Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Trauma in Veterans With Substance Use Disorder: Similar Treatment Need Among Urban and Rural Residents
ConclusionsIn both the causes of trauma and the need for treatment, veterans residing in rural areas differ little from their urban counterparts. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Lance Brendan Young, Christine Timko, Kimberly A. Tyler, Kathleen M. Grant Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Predicting Financial Distress and Closure in Rural Hospitals
ConclusionThis methodology offers improved specificity and predictive power relative to existing measures of financial distress applied to rural hospitals. This risk assessment tool may inform programs at the federal, state, and local levels that provide funding or support to rural hospitals. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: George M. Holmes, Brystana G. Kaufman, George H. Pink Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Insured Veterans ’ Use of VA and Non‐VA Health Care in a Rural State
ConclusionsDual users living in rural areas may have less continuity in their health care. Ensuring that rural dual users are identified in primary care should improve access and care coordination. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Alan N. West, Mary E. Charlton Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Health and Health Care Access of Rural Women Veterans: Findings From the National Survey of Women Veterans
ConclusionsOur findings demonstrate VA's crucial role in addressing disparities in health and health care access for rural WVs. As VA continues to strive to optimally meet the needs of all WVs, innovative care models need to account for their high health care needs and persistent barriers to care. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Kristina M. Cordasco, Michelle A. Mengeling, Elizabeth M. Yano, Donna L. Washington Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
