Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Behavioral health
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and HIV Risk Behaviors among Rural American Indian/Alaska Native Women
Seeks to inform HIV intervention and prevention activities by examining how post-traumatic stress disorder, binge drinking, and HIV sexual risk behavior relate to one another among Native American women.
Author(s): Cynthia R. Pearson, Debra Kaysen, Annie Belcourt, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 22(3), 1-20
Date: 2015
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Seeks to inform HIV intervention and prevention activities by examining how post-traumatic stress disorder, binge drinking, and HIV sexual risk behavior relate to one another among Native American women.
Author(s): Cynthia R. Pearson, Debra Kaysen, Annie Belcourt, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 22(3), 1-20
Date: 2015
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Predicting Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help among Alaska Natives
Gauges attitudes of Alaska Natives toward psychological help by examining current and previous experience, social and self stigma, and cultural identity. Identifies variables in mental health help-seeking attitudes to better inform methods for increasing service use among Alaska Natives.
Author(s): Brittany Freitas-Murrell, Joshua K. Swift
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 22(3), 21-35
Date: 2015
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Gauges attitudes of Alaska Natives toward psychological help by examining current and previous experience, social and self stigma, and cultural identity. Identifies variables in mental health help-seeking attitudes to better inform methods for increasing service use among Alaska Natives.
Author(s): Brittany Freitas-Murrell, Joshua K. Swift
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 22(3), 21-35
Date: 2015
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Geographic and Specialty Distribution of US Physicians Trained to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
Illustrates the geographic distribution (rural-urban status) and the availability of physicians who receive waivers from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe medication and to treat patients with opioid use disorder.
Author(s): Roger A. Rosenblatt, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mary Catlin, Eric H. Larson
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 13(1), 23-26
Date: 2015
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Illustrates the geographic distribution (rural-urban status) and the availability of physicians who receive waivers from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe medication and to treat patients with opioid use disorder.
Author(s): Roger A. Rosenblatt, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mary Catlin, Eric H. Larson
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 13(1), 23-26
Date: 2015
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Rural Healthy People 2020: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2020, Volume 1
Provides a rural focus for the Healthy People 2020 priorities. Includes overviews of the top 10 rural health priority areas identified by rural stakeholders. (Volume 2 discusses priorities 11-20.) Topics addressed include: health insurance, primary care, emergency services, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, mental health, substance abuse, heart disease and stroke, physical activity, older adults, maternal and child health, and tobacco use. Each overview includes reviews of the relevant literature and models that rural communities can use to address the issues. Document is available for free download, after providing brief information about intended use.
Author(s): Jane N. Bolin, Gail Bellamy, Alva O. Ferdinand, Bita Kash, Janet W. Helduser
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Provides a rural focus for the Healthy People 2020 priorities. Includes overviews of the top 10 rural health priority areas identified by rural stakeholders. (Volume 2 discusses priorities 11-20.) Topics addressed include: health insurance, primary care, emergency services, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, mental health, substance abuse, heart disease and stroke, physical activity, older adults, maternal and child health, and tobacco use. Each overview includes reviews of the relevant literature and models that rural communities can use to address the issues. Document is available for free download, after providing brief information about intended use.
Author(s): Jane N. Bolin, Gail Bellamy, Alva O. Ferdinand, Bita Kash, Janet W. Helduser
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Quality of Life and Loneliness in Stroke Survivors Living in Appalachia
Reports on a study of loneliness and its effect on the quality of life (QoL) among rural stroke survivors in Appalachian West Virginia. Looks at post-stroke factors in determining QoL, such as continued smoking, recovery in a nursing home versus the patient's home, and comorbidity.
Author(s): Laurie Theeke, Patricia Horstman, Jennifer Mallow, et al.
Citation: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 46(6), E3-15
Date: 12/2014
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Reports on a study of loneliness and its effect on the quality of life (QoL) among rural stroke survivors in Appalachian West Virginia. Looks at post-stroke factors in determining QoL, such as continued smoking, recovery in a nursing home versus the patient's home, and comorbidity.
Author(s): Laurie Theeke, Patricia Horstman, Jennifer Mallow, et al.
Citation: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 46(6), E3-15
Date: 12/2014
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Evaluating the HCIA - Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Awards: First Annual Report
Evaluations of 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on mental health and substance abuse services. Provides information on whether and how each project addressed the needs of underserved areas, including rural areas. One rural-focused project used telehealth to deliver services. Other projects provided transportation to help meet rural needs.
Date: 12/2014
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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Evaluations of 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on mental health and substance abuse services. Provides information on whether and how each project addressed the needs of underserved areas, including rural areas. One rural-focused project used telehealth to deliver services. Other projects provided transportation to help meet rural needs.
Date: 12/2014
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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Risk Factors for HCV Infection Among Young Adults in Rural New York Who Inject Prescription Opioid Analgesics
Details a study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs and those who misuse prescription opioid analgesics in rural New York. Analyzes cohort by age, sex, age at first injection, and use of a syringe exchange program, among others.
Author(s): Jon E. Zibbell, Rachel Hart-Malloy, John Barry, Lillian Fan, Colleen Flanigan
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(11), 2226-2232
Date: 11/2014
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Details a study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs and those who misuse prescription opioid analgesics in rural New York. Analyzes cohort by age, sex, age at first injection, and use of a syringe exchange program, among others.
Author(s): Jon E. Zibbell, Rachel Hart-Malloy, John Barry, Lillian Fan, Colleen Flanigan
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(11), 2226-2232
Date: 11/2014
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Depressive Symptoms and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Appalachia: An 18-month Follow-up Study
Highlights a study of the predictors and rates of depression in rural Appalachian adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2MD). Analyzes data sets collected 18 months apart and measures the comorbidity at each time by sex, race, and income, as well as by severity of depressive symptoms, method of treatment, and several other factors.
Author(s): Mary de Groot, Todd Doyle, Jennifer Averyt, Carleen Risaliti, Jay Shubrook
Citation: International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 48(4), 263-277
Date: 11/2014
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Highlights a study of the predictors and rates of depression in rural Appalachian adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2MD). Analyzes data sets collected 18 months apart and measures the comorbidity at each time by sex, race, and income, as well as by severity of depressive symptoms, method of treatment, and several other factors.
Author(s): Mary de Groot, Todd Doyle, Jennifer Averyt, Carleen Risaliti, Jay Shubrook
Citation: International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 48(4), 263-277
Date: 11/2014
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The Prevalence and Correlates of Lifetime Psychiatric Disorders and Trauma Exposures in Urban and Rural Settings: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)
Results of a study of national statistics to compare the correspondence of exposure to trauma and psychiatric disorders, with a particular focus on rural communities. Includes statistics and data broken down by age, diagnosis, types of trauma, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Jennifer S. McCall-Hosenfeld, Sucharita Mukherjee, Erik B. Lehman
Citation: PLoS One, 9(11)
Date: 11/2014
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Results of a study of national statistics to compare the correspondence of exposure to trauma and psychiatric disorders, with a particular focus on rural communities. Includes statistics and data broken down by age, diagnosis, types of trauma, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Jennifer S. McCall-Hosenfeld, Sucharita Mukherjee, Erik B. Lehman
Citation: PLoS One, 9(11)
Date: 11/2014
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METelemedicine: A Pilot Study With Rural Alcohol Users on Community Supervision
Describes a study of 127 alcohol users from 4 rural counties in Appalachian Kentucky who underwent several intervention sessions using motivational enhancement therapy via telemedicine (METelemedicine). Discusses the use of METelemedicine as a means of increasing access to treatment for rural alcohol users. Analyzes results at the 3 month follow-up from initial screening.
Author(s): Michele Staton-Tindall, Jennifer R. Havens, J. Matthew Webster, Carl Leukefeld
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 30(4), 422-432
Date: 10/2014
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Describes a study of 127 alcohol users from 4 rural counties in Appalachian Kentucky who underwent several intervention sessions using motivational enhancement therapy via telemedicine (METelemedicine). Discusses the use of METelemedicine as a means of increasing access to treatment for rural alcohol users. Analyzes results at the 3 month follow-up from initial screening.
Author(s): Michele Staton-Tindall, Jennifer R. Havens, J. Matthew Webster, Carl Leukefeld
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 30(4), 422-432
Date: 10/2014
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