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Resources by Topic: Mental health conditions
Use of Telemedicine and Quality of Care Among Medicare Enrollees With Serious Mental Illness
Examines telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries with mental illness. Analyzes levels of telemental use by mental health practices who saw patients with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder the year before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the first pandemic year. Discusses patient outcomes and quality of care as correlated with telemental use, with data broken down according to practice characteristics and patient demographics, including rurality.
Author(s): Andrew D. Wilcock, Haiden A. Huskamp, Alisa B. Busch, et al.
Citation: JAMA Health Forum, 4(10)
Date: 10/2023
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Examines telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries with mental illness. Analyzes levels of telemental use by mental health practices who saw patients with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder the year before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the first pandemic year. Discusses patient outcomes and quality of care as correlated with telemental use, with data broken down according to practice characteristics and patient demographics, including rurality.
Author(s): Andrew D. Wilcock, Haiden A. Huskamp, Alisa B. Busch, et al.
Citation: JAMA Health Forum, 4(10)
Date: 10/2023
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Strategies for Supervising People with Mental Illnesses on Probation Caseloads: Results from a Nationwide Study
Examines how probation agencies screen mental health, determine supervision strategies based on characteristics of the caseload, and supervise their probation cases when the individual has a mental illness. Analyzes survey data related to probation caseloads from 179 respondents, each representing a unique U.S. county, with comparisons between rural and urban counties.
Author(s): Tonya B. Van Deinse, Mariah Cowell Mercier, Allison K. Waters, et al.
Citation: Health & Justice, 11, 41
Date: 10/2023
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Examines how probation agencies screen mental health, determine supervision strategies based on characteristics of the caseload, and supervise their probation cases when the individual has a mental illness. Analyzes survey data related to probation caseloads from 179 respondents, each representing a unique U.S. county, with comparisons between rural and urban counties.
Author(s): Tonya B. Van Deinse, Mariah Cowell Mercier, Allison K. Waters, et al.
Citation: Health & Justice, 11, 41
Date: 10/2023
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Health Equity in Connecticut 2023
Report and data graphics for key social drivers of health and health outcomes in Connecticut. Features statistics on topics including health risks and age-adjusted mortality, with breakdowns by rural or suburban areas and for several urban cities.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Mark Abraham, Camille Seaberry
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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Report and data graphics for key social drivers of health and health outcomes in Connecticut. Features statistics on topics including health risks and age-adjusted mortality, with breakdowns by rural or suburban areas and for several urban cities.
Author(s): Kelly Davila, Mark Abraham, Camille Seaberry
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: DataHaven
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Study Protocol for a Multi-Level Cross-Sectional Study on the Equitable Reach and Implementation of Coordinated Specialty Care for Early Psychosis
Examines ways to improve outreach and access to rural and underserved communities in relation to coordinated specialty care (CSC) for early psychosis. Discusses the creation of a geospatial database of CSC programs in the U.S. that includes program-level data, provider-level data, and neighborhood-level census data.
Author(s): Oladunni Oluwoye, Ari Lissau, Sheldon Stokes, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 4, 90
Date: 08/2023
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Examines ways to improve outreach and access to rural and underserved communities in relation to coordinated specialty care (CSC) for early psychosis. Discusses the creation of a geospatial database of CSC programs in the U.S. that includes program-level data, provider-level data, and neighborhood-level census data.
Author(s): Oladunni Oluwoye, Ari Lissau, Sheldon Stokes, et al.
Citation: Implementation Science Communications, 4, 90
Date: 08/2023
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Feasibility of Delivering a Virtual 1-Day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop to Rural Veterans Through Community Partnerships
Examines the efficacy of a one day virtual workshop for veterans undergoing psychological stress. Breaks down participant data by age, sex, branch of service, and rural versus urban residence, among other measures. Highlights the results of the pilot project and makes recommendations based on findings.
Author(s): Lilian Dindo, Angelic Chaison, Merlyn Rodrigues, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication, 34, 101178
Date: 08/2023
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Examines the efficacy of a one day virtual workshop for veterans undergoing psychological stress. Breaks down participant data by age, sex, branch of service, and rural versus urban residence, among other measures. Highlights the results of the pilot project and makes recommendations based on findings.
Author(s): Lilian Dindo, Angelic Chaison, Merlyn Rodrigues, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication, 34, 101178
Date: 08/2023
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The Interplay of Financial Toxicity, Health Care Team Communication, and Psychosocial Well-being among Rural Cancer Patients and Survivors
Examines the relationship among financial toxicity, healthcare team communication, and psychosocial health among rural oncology patients. Analyzes 273 patients who participated in the Cancer Support Community's Cancer Experience Registry between 2017-2023 by demographic information, depression, anxiety, social functioning, and healthcare team communication variables and their correlation with financial toxicity.
Author(s): Melissa F. Miller, Julie S. Olson, Kara Doughtie, Alexandra K. Zaleta, Kimberly P. Rogers
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(1), 128-137
Date: 07/2023
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Examines the relationship among financial toxicity, healthcare team communication, and psychosocial health among rural oncology patients. Analyzes 273 patients who participated in the Cancer Support Community's Cancer Experience Registry between 2017-2023 by demographic information, depression, anxiety, social functioning, and healthcare team communication variables and their correlation with financial toxicity.
Author(s): Melissa F. Miller, Julie S. Olson, Kara Doughtie, Alexandra K. Zaleta, Kimberly P. Rogers
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(1), 128-137
Date: 07/2023
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Economic Pressure and Parent Acculturative Stress: Effects on Rural Midwestern Low-Income Latinx Child Behaviors
Examines economic and acculturative stress on rural Latinx immigrant families in the Midwest. Analyzes interview data from 148 rural low-income Latinx immigrant mothers for themes such as economic pressures, parent acculturative stress, maternal depressive symptoms, parenting competence, child internalizing and externalizing behaviors, and more.
Author(s): Juan Bao, Kimberly Greder
Citation: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 44, 490-501
Date: 06/2023
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Examines economic and acculturative stress on rural Latinx immigrant families in the Midwest. Analyzes interview data from 148 rural low-income Latinx immigrant mothers for themes such as economic pressures, parent acculturative stress, maternal depressive symptoms, parenting competence, child internalizing and externalizing behaviors, and more.
Author(s): Juan Bao, Kimberly Greder
Citation: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 44, 490-501
Date: 06/2023
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Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Mexican-Origin Adults in a Community Sample at the US Mexico Border Region
Evaluated 206 Mexican-origin adults at risk for chronic diseases in 3 U.S.-Mexico border counties in Arizona for factors associated with depressive symptoms. Discusses protective factors and includes recommendations to local healthcare and other community officials for education to reduce health disparities.
Author(s): Mario Morales, Maia Ingram, Kiera M. Coulter, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(11), 6017
Date: 06/2023
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Evaluated 206 Mexican-origin adults at risk for chronic diseases in 3 U.S.-Mexico border counties in Arizona for factors associated with depressive symptoms. Discusses protective factors and includes recommendations to local healthcare and other community officials for education to reduce health disparities.
Author(s): Mario Morales, Maia Ingram, Kiera M. Coulter, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(11), 6017
Date: 06/2023
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National, State-Level, and County-Level Prevalence Estimates of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Self-Reporting a Lifetime Diagnosis of Depression — United States, 2020
Looks at U.S. adults 18 years and older self-reporting a lifetime diagnosis of depression. Includes a map showing county-level information, as well as a separate file providing model-based age-standardized county-level prevalence estimates.
Additional links: Supplementary Table: County-Level Estimates
Author(s): Benjamin Lee, Yan Wang, Susan A. Carlson, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(24), 644-650
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Looks at U.S. adults 18 years and older self-reporting a lifetime diagnosis of depression. Includes a map showing county-level information, as well as a separate file providing model-based age-standardized county-level prevalence estimates.
Additional links: Supplementary Table: County-Level Estimates
Author(s): Benjamin Lee, Yan Wang, Susan A. Carlson, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(24), 644-650
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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"Hopeful Forecasting": Farmers Showing Increased Interest in Mental Health Resources
Discusses a growing openness among farmers to accessing mental health resources. Shares insights from experts regarding stigma reduction and challenges that remain in addressing farmers' mental health.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses a growing openness among farmers to accessing mental health resources. Shares insights from experts regarding stigma reduction and challenges that remain in addressing farmers' mental health.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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