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Competition Among Medicare's Private Health Plans: Does It Really Exist?
Measures rates of competition among private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans across the country and across rural/urban geographies.
Author(s): Brian Biles, Giselle Casillas, Stuart Guterman
Date: 08/2015
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Measures rates of competition among private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans across the country and across rural/urban geographies.
Author(s): Brian Biles, Giselle Casillas, Stuart Guterman
Date: 08/2015
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Do Rural and Urban Women Experience Differing Rates of Maternal Rehospitalizations?
Compares rural and urban differences in maternal hospital readmission rates for women who delivered with minor assistance and for women who delivered by cesarean section, using data from the 2011 California Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
Author(s): Wei-Chen Lee, Charles Phillips, Robert Ohsfeldt
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(3), 3335
Date: 08/2015
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Compares rural and urban differences in maternal hospital readmission rates for women who delivered with minor assistance and for women who delivered by cesarean section, using data from the 2011 California Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
Author(s): Wei-Chen Lee, Charles Phillips, Robert Ohsfeldt
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(3), 3335
Date: 08/2015
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Availability, Price, and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables in 12 Rural Montana Counties, 2014
Assesses consumer food environment in 17 rural and 3 urban Montana grocery stores using Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to determine availability of quality, fresh food in rural areas.
Author(s): Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, Teresa Smith, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 08/2015
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Assesses consumer food environment in 17 rural and 3 urban Montana grocery stores using Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to determine availability of quality, fresh food in rural areas.
Author(s): Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, Teresa Smith, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 08/2015
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Grandparent Caregiving Among Rural African Americans in a Community in the American South: Challenges to Health and Wellbeing
Findings from an interview-based qualitative study analyzing grandparent caregiving among low-income, African American grandmothers in rural Georgia, and discusses the challenges to their health associated with child caregiving.
Author(s): Emmanuel Clottey, Alison Scott, Moya Alfonso
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15, 3313
Date: 08/2015
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Findings from an interview-based qualitative study analyzing grandparent caregiving among low-income, African American grandmothers in rural Georgia, and discusses the challenges to their health associated with child caregiving.
Author(s): Emmanuel Clottey, Alison Scott, Moya Alfonso
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15, 3313
Date: 08/2015
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Prostate Cancer Screening Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: The Health and Retirement Survey, 1996-2008
Examines self-reported screening rates among American Indian/Alaska Native men ages 50-75 at 5 points over a 12-year period, and compares these rates to other men in the same age group. Includes statistics with breakdowns by number of screenings during the duration of the study.
Author(s): R. Turner Goins, Marc B. Schure, Carolyn Noonan, Dedra Buchwald
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 08/2015
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Examines self-reported screening rates among American Indian/Alaska Native men ages 50-75 at 5 points over a 12-year period, and compares these rates to other men in the same age group. Includes statistics with breakdowns by number of screenings during the duration of the study.
Author(s): R. Turner Goins, Marc B. Schure, Carolyn Noonan, Dedra Buchwald
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 08/2015
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Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Telephone-Delivered Nondirective Supportive Therapy for Rural Older Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Analyzes therapy provided over the phone and its impact on symptoms of anxiety and depression among aging populations in rural areas that lack mental health services.
Author(s): Gretchen A. Brenes, Suzanne C. Danhauer, Mary F. Lyles, Patricia E. Hogan, Michael E. Miller
Citation: JAMA Psychiatry, 72(10), 1012-1020
Date: 08/2015
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Analyzes therapy provided over the phone and its impact on symptoms of anxiety and depression among aging populations in rural areas that lack mental health services.
Author(s): Gretchen A. Brenes, Suzanne C. Danhauer, Mary F. Lyles, Patricia E. Hogan, Michael E. Miller
Citation: JAMA Psychiatry, 72(10), 1012-1020
Date: 08/2015
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Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Rural Areas: Results from a Survey in Nine States
Results of a 2008 Centers for Disease Control survey comparing patterns of supply and demand in rural and urban areas for prehospital emergency response personnel and examining involvement of medical directors and availability of medical consultation. Includes statistics on organizations, personnel, and types of medical emergencies, with breakdowns by four population density categories.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, Meredith A. Fordyce
Date: 08/2015
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Results of a 2008 Centers for Disease Control survey comparing patterns of supply and demand in rural and urban areas for prehospital emergency response personnel and examining involvement of medical directors and availability of medical consultation. Includes statistics on organizations, personnel, and types of medical emergencies, with breakdowns by four population density categories.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman, Meredith A. Fordyce
Date: 08/2015
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Comparison of Abuse Experiences of Rural and Urban African American Women During Perinatal Period
Compares the experiences of perinatal intimate partner violence (IPV) among African American women by rural and urban location to explain whether perinatal IPV differs between African American women who are living in rural and urban environments. Highlights the similarities as well as the differences with a focus on types of abuse, the location of IPV, and response to abuse.
Author(s): Shreya Bhandari, Linda F.C. Bullock, Jeanita W. Richardson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(12), 2087-2108
Date: 07/2015
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Compares the experiences of perinatal intimate partner violence (IPV) among African American women by rural and urban location to explain whether perinatal IPV differs between African American women who are living in rural and urban environments. Highlights the similarities as well as the differences with a focus on types of abuse, the location of IPV, and response to abuse.
Author(s): Shreya Bhandari, Linda F.C. Bullock, Jeanita W. Richardson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(12), 2087-2108
Date: 07/2015
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Incidence of Solid Tumors Among Pesticide Applicators Exposed to the Organophosphate Insecticide Diazinon in the Agricultural Health Study: An Updated Analysis
Presents an analysis of the cancer risk for pesticide applicators detailed in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS). Looks at cancer incidence in applicators from Iowa and North Carolina who reported diazinon usage in their lifetime.
Author(s): Rena R. Jones, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Stella Koutros, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(7), 496-503
Date: 07/2015
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Presents an analysis of the cancer risk for pesticide applicators detailed in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS). Looks at cancer incidence in applicators from Iowa and North Carolina who reported diazinon usage in their lifetime.
Author(s): Rena R. Jones, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Stella Koutros, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(7), 496-503
Date: 07/2015
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Missouri Community, Public Health, and Primary Care Linkage: 2011–2012 Pilot Project Results & Evaluation
Describes a study examining the Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP), which established partnerships between community organizations, healthcare providers, and local public health departments to identify, refer, and provide follow-up for community members with uncontrolled high blood pressure or pre-hypertension in communities in rural Missouri.
Author(s): Shumei Yun, Ellen Ehrhardt, Lisa Britt, et al.
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 112(4), 323-328
Date: 07/2015
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Describes a study examining the Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP), which established partnerships between community organizations, healthcare providers, and local public health departments to identify, refer, and provide follow-up for community members with uncontrolled high blood pressure or pre-hypertension in communities in rural Missouri.
Author(s): Shumei Yun, Ellen Ehrhardt, Lisa Britt, et al.
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 112(4), 323-328
Date: 07/2015
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