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Added September 30, 2024
Intakes of Lean Proteins and Processed Meats and Differences in Mental Health between Rural and Metro Adults 50 Years and Older
Presents a study on the relationship between diet and mental health status of adults over 50 in rural and urban counties in North Dakota. Focuses specifically on lean versus processed protein intake and their correlation with reported rates of depression and anxiety. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, including rural and urban location, and discusses food access issues in rural communities.
Author(s): Nathaniel R. Johnson, Sherri N. Stastny, Julie Garden-Robinson
Citation: Nutrients, 16(18), 3056
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Presents a study on the relationship between diet and mental health status of adults over 50 in rural and urban counties in North Dakota. Focuses specifically on lean versus processed protein intake and their correlation with reported rates of depression and anxiety. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, including rural and urban location, and discusses food access issues in rural communities.
Author(s): Nathaniel R. Johnson, Sherri N. Stastny, Julie Garden-Robinson
Citation: Nutrients, 16(18), 3056
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Investigating FIT Kit Completion for CRC Screening in Younger Adults in Rural Areas
Investigates demographic factors for 1,230 rural Nebraskans that influence the return of a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit, a colorectal cancer screening tool that may be an inexpensive and convenient option for those with limited access to colonoscopies. Compares the study findings with national trends and discusses reasons and remedies for delays in return time for the kit.
Author(s): Cheryl L. Beseler, Jungyoon Kim, Melissa Leypoldt, et al.
Citation: Discover Social Science and Health, 4(41)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Investigates demographic factors for 1,230 rural Nebraskans that influence the return of a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit, a colorectal cancer screening tool that may be an inexpensive and convenient option for those with limited access to colonoscopies. Compares the study findings with national trends and discusses reasons and remedies for delays in return time for the kit.
Author(s): Cheryl L. Beseler, Jungyoon Kim, Melissa Leypoldt, et al.
Citation: Discover Social Science and Health, 4(41)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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A Rural Community Readiness Assessment of Prehospital Telestroke Services in the Ambulance
Assesses community perspectives on the acceptability of ambulance-based prehospital stroke telemedicine services in rural and urban communities in O'ahu, Hawai'i. Utilizes questionnaire results of 263 adults recruited from community events, with additional data from 29 follow-up interviews. Compares rural and urban attitudes toward ambulance telestroke services, local hospitals, and Hawai'i's healthcare system, and identifies positive and negative themes affecting acceptability.
Author(s): Angel Lynn E. Talana, Kyrillos B. Guirguis, J. Aaron Matthews, et al.
Citation: Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(9), 250-256
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Assesses community perspectives on the acceptability of ambulance-based prehospital stroke telemedicine services in rural and urban communities in O'ahu, Hawai'i. Utilizes questionnaire results of 263 adults recruited from community events, with additional data from 29 follow-up interviews. Compares rural and urban attitudes toward ambulance telestroke services, local hospitals, and Hawai'i's healthcare system, and identifies positive and negative themes affecting acceptability.
Author(s): Angel Lynn E. Talana, Kyrillos B. Guirguis, J. Aaron Matthews, et al.
Citation: Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(9), 250-256
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Syringe Access, Syringe Sharing, and Perceptions of HCV: A Qualitative Study Exploring the HCV Risk Environment in Rural Northern New England, United States
Highlights a study on syringe access for people who inject drugs (PWID), rates of syringe sharing, and perceived hepatitis C (HCV) risk in rural Northern New England. Bases findings on semi-structured interviews and breaks down data by state of residence, age, and drug of choice, among other measures.
Author(s): Eric Romo, Elyse Bianchet, Patrick Dowd, et al.
Citation: Viruses, 16(9), 1364
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Highlights a study on syringe access for people who inject drugs (PWID), rates of syringe sharing, and perceived hepatitis C (HCV) risk in rural Northern New England. Bases findings on semi-structured interviews and breaks down data by state of residence, age, and drug of choice, among other measures.
Author(s): Eric Romo, Elyse Bianchet, Patrick Dowd, et al.
Citation: Viruses, 16(9), 1364
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Who Owns Rural Hospitals? A Comparison of Findings across Four National Datasets
Explores rural hospital ownership characteristics as reported across four national datasets: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS); the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS); the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP); and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Compares rural hospitals with consistent ownership characteristics across datasets with those with inconsistent reports of ownership by Census division, Medicare payment classification, long-term care service provision, Rural Health Clinic (RHC) service provision, and more.
Author(s): Anastasia Dai, Tyler Malone
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Explores rural hospital ownership characteristics as reported across four national datasets: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS); the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS); the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP); and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Compares rural hospitals with consistent ownership characteristics across datasets with those with inconsistent reports of ownership by Census division, Medicare payment classification, long-term care service provision, Rural Health Clinic (RHC) service provision, and more.
Author(s): Anastasia Dai, Tyler Malone
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Added September 27, 2024
Disparities in the Real-World Prescription Pattern of Oral Anticoagulants for US Medicare Beneficiaries: A Geospatial Analysis
Analyzes geographic variations in oral anticoagulant prescribing, utilizing 2020 Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment data. Compares rural and urban clinicians' likelihood of prescribing warfarin only, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) only, or both warfarin and DOACs, and highlights regional prescribing patterns using color-coded, county-level maps.
Author(s): Jingrui Zou, Dong Liang, Yong Zhu
Citation: BMJ Open, 14, e081628
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes geographic variations in oral anticoagulant prescribing, utilizing 2020 Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment data. Compares rural and urban clinicians' likelihood of prescribing warfarin only, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) only, or both warfarin and DOACs, and highlights regional prescribing patterns using color-coded, county-level maps.
Author(s): Jingrui Zou, Dong Liang, Yong Zhu
Citation: BMJ Open, 14, e081628
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Leveraging Medicaid to Support Housing and Nutrition in Ohio
Describes the Ohio Medicaid program and the federal Medicaid health-related social needs (HRSN) framework. Discusses how Medicaid coverage in Ohio can cover aspects of housing and nutrition needs as of 2023. Includes county-level map depicting percent of income spent on housing in Ohio as well as examples of programs addressing HRSNs in rural areas.
Author(s): Hailey Akah, Robin Blair-Ackison, Edith Nkenganyi, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Describes the Ohio Medicaid program and the federal Medicaid health-related social needs (HRSN) framework. Discusses how Medicaid coverage in Ohio can cover aspects of housing and nutrition needs as of 2023. Includes county-level map depicting percent of income spent on housing in Ohio as well as examples of programs addressing HRSNs in rural areas.
Author(s): Hailey Akah, Robin Blair-Ackison, Edith Nkenganyi, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Motorcycle Helmet Use in 2023 - Overall Results
Results of a survey providing nationwide probability-based observed data on motorcycle helmet use in the United States. Features statistics including motorcycle helmet use from 2014-2023, and use of noncompliant helmets by major motorcyclist characteristics in 2022-2023, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Results of a survey providing nationwide probability-based observed data on motorcycle helmet use in the United States. Features statistics including motorcycle helmet use from 2014-2023, and use of noncompliant helmets by major motorcyclist characteristics in 2022-2023, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Obstetric Outcomes among Rural Parturients across US Urban and Rural Hospitals
Examines severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMM) among rural parturients giving birth at rural versus urban hospitals, utilizing 2015-2022 Vizient Clinical Data Base (CDB) data of 214,296 patients. Includes data and discussion of the relationship between SMM and receipt of blood transfusion, race and ethnicity, type of hospital, and other clinical and demographic factors.
Author(s): Courtney L Strickland, Dmitry Tumin, Alyssa Harris, Hannah Murphy, James L Whiteside
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 24(3), 8836
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Examines severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMM) among rural parturients giving birth at rural versus urban hospitals, utilizing 2015-2022 Vizient Clinical Data Base (CDB) data of 214,296 patients. Includes data and discussion of the relationship between SMM and receipt of blood transfusion, race and ethnicity, type of hospital, and other clinical and demographic factors.
Author(s): Courtney L Strickland, Dmitry Tumin, Alyssa Harris, Hannah Murphy, James L Whiteside
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 24(3), 8836
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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"Saving People's Lives": Access to Mental Health and Addiction Services in Rural Communities
Podcast episode discussing challenges of accessing mental health and addiction services in rural areas. Highlights strategies implemented by New Mexico's Presbyterian Española Hospital to address these challenges and increase access to treatment.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Podcast episode discussing challenges of accessing mental health and addiction services in rural areas. Highlights strategies implemented by New Mexico's Presbyterian Española Hospital to address these challenges and increase access to treatment.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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