Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Research methods and resources
Tailored Approach to Participant Recruitment and Retention to Maximize Health Equity in Pediatric Cancer Research
Analyzes methods to improve recruitment and retention strategies to promote equity in pediatric cancer research studies. Focuses on using pre-approach, initial connection, building connection, and follow-up strategies to increase participation from Black or African American, Latino/Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, those with low socioeconomic status, and rural populations.
Author(s): Carolyn R. Bates, Renee M. Gilbert, Kelsey M. Dean, et al.
Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24, 161
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Analyzes methods to improve recruitment and retention strategies to promote equity in pediatric cancer research studies. Focuses on using pre-approach, initial connection, building connection, and follow-up strategies to increase participation from Black or African American, Latino/Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, those with low socioeconomic status, and rural populations.
Author(s): Carolyn R. Bates, Renee M. Gilbert, Kelsey M. Dean, et al.
Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24, 161
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Transformation of the Clinical Trial Enterprise: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Summarizes findings from a literature review and expert interviews regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical trials. Explores ways that clinical trials that continued during the pandemic mitigated disruptions and lessons learned. Includes discussions regarding how decentralized clinical trials and digital health technologies reduce barriers for rural and underserved populations to enroll and participate in clinical trials.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Co-Bio Consulting, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Summarizes findings from a literature review and expert interviews regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical trials. Explores ways that clinical trials that continued during the pandemic mitigated disruptions and lessons learned. Includes discussions regarding how decentralized clinical trials and digital health technologies reduce barriers for rural and underserved populations to enroll and participate in clinical trials.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Co-Bio Consulting, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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The Poverty Area Measures Data Product
Provides background and technical information on the 2022 Poverty Area Measures (PAM) data product that examines the geography of poverty in the United States. Includes discussion on data selection, methodological considerations, and more, with analysis of poverty measures according to rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes.
Author(s): Tracey Farrigan, Austin Sanders
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Provides background and technical information on the 2022 Poverty Area Measures (PAM) data product that examines the geography of poverty in the United States. Includes discussion on data selection, methodological considerations, and more, with analysis of poverty measures according to rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes.
Author(s): Tracey Farrigan, Austin Sanders
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Addressing Opioid Misuse through Community-Engaged Strategy Development: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Describes the design of a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of the SEED Method and a modified Delphi method for the recruitment of participants to a community-based participatory research project. Study participants will develop strategies to respond to the opioid epidemic in three rural Virginia communities.
Author(s): Emily B. Zimmerman, Carlin Rafie, Sophie G. Wenzel, et al.
Citation: Research Involvement and Engagement, 10, 74
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Describes the design of a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of the SEED Method and a modified Delphi method for the recruitment of participants to a community-based participatory research project. Study participants will develop strategies to respond to the opioid epidemic in three rural Virginia communities.
Author(s): Emily B. Zimmerman, Carlin Rafie, Sophie G. Wenzel, et al.
Citation: Research Involvement and Engagement, 10, 74
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Email Recruitment for Chronic Pain Clinical Trials: Results from the LAMP Trial
Evaluates the use of postal mail and email as recruitment methods for a mindfulness-based chronic pain intervention trial, Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain (LAMP). Measures effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of responses in a population of veterans diagnosed with chronic pain. Includes data on rural versus urban response rates.
Author(s): John E. Ferguson, Emily Hagel Campbell, et al.
Citation: Trials, 25, 491
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Evaluates the use of postal mail and email as recruitment methods for a mindfulness-based chronic pain intervention trial, Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain (LAMP). Measures effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of responses in a population of veterans diagnosed with chronic pain. Includes data on rural versus urban response rates.
Author(s): John E. Ferguson, Emily Hagel Campbell, et al.
Citation: Trials, 25, 491
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Rural Settings: A Scoping Review of Theories, Models, and Frameworks
Scoping review of literature on theories, models, and frameworks commonly used in rural health research. Includes 61 articles published since 1998. Discusses Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM), Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), and Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (iPARIHS).
Author(s): Robert E. Brady, Kathleen D. Lyons, Courtney J. Stevens, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Health Services, 4, 1326777
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Scoping review of literature on theories, models, and frameworks commonly used in rural health research. Includes 61 articles published since 1998. Discusses Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM), Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), and Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (iPARIHS).
Author(s): Robert E. Brady, Kathleen D. Lyons, Courtney J. Stevens, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Health Services, 4, 1326777
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Reported Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food: Impact of Increased Use of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 1996–2023
Reports on the 2023 incidence of infections caused by eight pathogens transmitted commonly through food, compared with average annual incidence during 2016–2018. Describes changes in the catchment area covered to better represent certain populations, including people living in rural counties. Table 1 includes data on rural cases in the historic and the expanded catchment.
Author(s): Hazel J. Shah, Rachel H. Jervis, Katie Wymore, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(26), 584-593
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on the 2023 incidence of infections caused by eight pathogens transmitted commonly through food, compared with average annual incidence during 2016–2018. Describes changes in the catchment area covered to better represent certain populations, including people living in rural counties. Table 1 includes data on rural cases in the historic and the expanded catchment.
Author(s): Hazel J. Shah, Rachel H. Jervis, Katie Wymore, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(26), 584-593
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2023
Provides data on households that rely on wireless telephones rather than landlines. Includes data on the percent of adults who live in wireless-only households and have their own wireless telephone, as well as data on phoneless adults. Provides data for nonmetropolitan compared to metropolitan areas. Discusses the need for surveys to include adequate representation of wireless-only households and households with landlines.
Author(s): Stephen J. Blumberg, Julian V. Luke
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on households that rely on wireless telephones rather than landlines. Includes data on the percent of adults who live in wireless-only households and have their own wireless telephone, as well as data on phoneless adults. Provides data for nonmetropolitan compared to metropolitan areas. Discusses the need for surveys to include adequate representation of wireless-only households and households with landlines.
Author(s): Stephen J. Blumberg, Julian V. Luke
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Effort Required and Lessons Learned from Recruiting Health Plans and Rural Primary Care Practices for a Cancer Screening Outreach Study
Explores factors influencing recruitment and enrollment of primary care practices for SMARTER CRC, a rural colorectal cancer (CRC) screening trial in Oregon. Discusses outreach strategies, relationship-building, messaging, reasons for participation among clinical practices and Medicare health plans, and more. Highlights rural-specific factors throughout.
Author(s): Brittany Badicke, Jennifer Coury, Emily Myers, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
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Explores factors influencing recruitment and enrollment of primary care practices for SMARTER CRC, a rural colorectal cancer (CRC) screening trial in Oregon. Discusses outreach strategies, relationship-building, messaging, reasons for participation among clinical practices and Medicare health plans, and more. Highlights rural-specific factors throughout.
Author(s): Brittany Badicke, Jennifer Coury, Emily Myers, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
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Stand up and Be Counted: Representing More Rural Veterans in Research
Describes the National Institute of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program and efforts to increase the representation of rural veterans in the program. Discusses the rural health disparities that the program aims to include in the research project.
Author(s): Angela Lutz
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Describes the National Institute of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program and efforts to increase the representation of rural veterans in the program. Discusses the rural health disparities that the program aims to include in the research project.
Author(s): Angela Lutz
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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