Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health screening
Usefulness of a Survey on Underage Drinking in a Rural American Indian Community Health Clinic
Discusses how a survey of predominantly American Indian/Alaska Native youth on underage drinking can be helpful to a community health center when developing education and prevention efforts.
Author(s): David A. Gilder, Juan A. Luna, Jennifer Roberts, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal, 20(2), 1-26
Date: 10/2013
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Discusses how a survey of predominantly American Indian/Alaska Native youth on underage drinking can be helpful to a community health center when developing education and prevention efforts.
Author(s): David A. Gilder, Juan A. Luna, Jennifer Roberts, et al.
Citation: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Journal, 20(2), 1-26
Date: 10/2013
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Appalachian Women's Perspectives on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
Examines barriers and facilitators to better understand breast and cervical cancer screening among Appalachian women, and identifies methods to increase cancer screening.
Author(s): Nancy Schoenberg, Tina Kruger, Shoshana Bardach, Britteny M Howell
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(3), 2452
Date: 09/2013
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Examines barriers and facilitators to better understand breast and cervical cancer screening among Appalachian women, and identifies methods to increase cancer screening.
Author(s): Nancy Schoenberg, Tina Kruger, Shoshana Bardach, Britteny M Howell
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(3), 2452
Date: 09/2013
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Contrasts in Rural and Urban Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Reports the results of a study examining the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and experiences related to colorectal cancer screening for rural and urban patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Alfred Rademaker, Stacy Cooper Bailey, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(3), 289-298
Date: 05/2013
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Reports the results of a study examining the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and experiences related to colorectal cancer screening for rural and urban patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Alfred Rademaker, Stacy Cooper Bailey, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(3), 289-298
Date: 05/2013
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Telemedical Cervical Cancer Screening to Bridge Medicaid Service Care Gap for Rural Women
Describes how telecolposcopy services can fill a gap in healthcare by increasing access to cervical cancer screenings for rural women in Arkansas. Includes implications for models for improving access to care among vulnerable populations using telemedicine.
Author(s): Wilbur C. Hitt, Gordon Low, Tommy Mac Bird, Rachel Ott
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 19(5), 403-408
Date: 05/2013
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Describes how telecolposcopy services can fill a gap in healthcare by increasing access to cervical cancer screenings for rural women in Arkansas. Includes implications for models for improving access to care among vulnerable populations using telemedicine.
Author(s): Wilbur C. Hitt, Gordon Low, Tommy Mac Bird, Rachel Ott
Citation: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 19(5), 403-408
Date: 05/2013
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Integrating Routine HIV Screening into a Primary Care Setting in Rural North Carolina
Summarizes the results of a survey taken by rural North Carolina African American residents who were offered a rapid HIV screening test in a primary healthcare setting. Includes sample survey questions and data on reasons for declining screening test.
Author(s): James L. Harmon, Michelle Collins-Ogle, John A. Bartlett, Julie Thompson, Julie Barroso
Citation: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 25(1), 70-82
Date: 04/2013
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Summarizes the results of a survey taken by rural North Carolina African American residents who were offered a rapid HIV screening test in a primary healthcare setting. Includes sample survey questions and data on reasons for declining screening test.
Author(s): James L. Harmon, Michelle Collins-Ogle, John A. Bartlett, Julie Thompson, Julie Barroso
Citation: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 25(1), 70-82
Date: 04/2013
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Timeliness of Abnormal Screening and Diagnostic Mammography Follow-up at Facilities Serving Vulnerable Women
Examines differences in the timeliness of follow-up after an abnormal mammography for woman in rural areas, with limited education or income, and racial/ethnic minorities and how it pertains to health risks. Addresses whether female populations in rural settings are at risk for loss to follow-up after abnormal diagnostic mammography.
Author(s): L. Elizabeth Goldman, Rod Walker, Rebecca Hubbard, Karla Kerlikowske
Citation: Medical Care, 51(4), 307-314
Date: 04/2013
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Examines differences in the timeliness of follow-up after an abnormal mammography for woman in rural areas, with limited education or income, and racial/ethnic minorities and how it pertains to health risks. Addresses whether female populations in rural settings are at risk for loss to follow-up after abnormal diagnostic mammography.
Author(s): L. Elizabeth Goldman, Rod Walker, Rebecca Hubbard, Karla Kerlikowske
Citation: Medical Care, 51(4), 307-314
Date: 04/2013
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Inconsistencies Between Medical Records and Patient-Reported Recommendations for Follow-Up after Abnormal Pap Tests
Examines inconsistencies between self-reports and health department records for recommended follow-ups after an abnormal pap test in rural Appalachian women. Includes statistics, such as participant characteristics, and compares patients' self-reported recommendations for follow-ups with those of health departments.
Author(s): Stacey Slone, Carol White, Brent Shelton, et al.
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 22(2), 147-152
Date: 02/2013
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Examines inconsistencies between self-reports and health department records for recommended follow-ups after an abnormal pap test in rural Appalachian women. Includes statistics, such as participant characteristics, and compares patients' self-reported recommendations for follow-ups with those of health departments.
Author(s): Stacey Slone, Carol White, Brent Shelton, et al.
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 22(2), 147-152
Date: 02/2013
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HeartBeat Connections: A Rural Community of Solution for Cardiovascular Health
Describes a phone-coaching population-based program in New Ulm, Minnesota, combining behavioral lifestyle coaching and medication management, with the goal of reducing myocardial infarctions.
Author(s): Gretchen A. Benson, Abbey Sidebottom, Jeffrey J. Van Wormer, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(4), 299-310
Date: 2013
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Describes a phone-coaching population-based program in New Ulm, Minnesota, combining behavioral lifestyle coaching and medication management, with the goal of reducing myocardial infarctions.
Author(s): Gretchen A. Benson, Abbey Sidebottom, Jeffrey J. Van Wormer, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 30(4), 299-310
Date: 2013
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Qualitative Analysis of Provider Barriers and Solutions to HIV Testing for Substance Users in a Small, Largely Rural Southern State
Reports on a study, completed in Arkansas, to recognize any challenges to integrating HIV testing with substance abuse treatment for rural drug users from the perceptions of the service providers.
Author(s): Patricia B. Wright, Geoffrey M. Curran, Katharine E. Stewart, Brenda M. Booth
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 2013
Date: 2013
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Reports on a study, completed in Arkansas, to recognize any challenges to integrating HIV testing with substance abuse treatment for rural drug users from the perceptions of the service providers.
Author(s): Patricia B. Wright, Geoffrey M. Curran, Katharine E. Stewart, Brenda M. Booth
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 2013
Date: 2013
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Individual-, Family-, Community-, and Policy-Level Impact of a School-Based Cardiovascular Risk Detection Screening Program for Children in Underserved, Rural Areas: The CARDIAC Project
Examines the evidence of sustainability and successful impact of Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC), a school-based cardiovascular risk detection program, for children who are obese and overweight in underserved, rural Appalachian West Virginia.
Author(s): Lesley Cottrell, Collin John, Emily Murphy, et al.
Citation: Journal of Obesity, 732579
Date: 2013
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Examines the evidence of sustainability and successful impact of Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC), a school-based cardiovascular risk detection program, for children who are obese and overweight in underserved, rural Appalachian West Virginia.
Author(s): Lesley Cottrell, Collin John, Emily Murphy, et al.
Citation: Journal of Obesity, 732579
Date: 2013
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