Rural Health
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Place of Residence and Primary Treatment of Prostate Cancer: Examining Trends in Rural and Nonrural Areas in Wisconsin
Examines if disparities exist between rural and urban residents receiving prostate cancer treatment. Includes statistics for treatment types by age at diagnosis, race/ethnicity, comorbidities, insurance, and rurality.
Author(s): Jeremy P. Cetnar, John M. Hampton, Amy A. Williamson, et al.
Citation: Urology, 81(3), 540-546
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Examines if disparities exist between rural and urban residents receiving prostate cancer treatment. Includes statistics for treatment types by age at diagnosis, race/ethnicity, comorbidities, insurance, and rurality.
Author(s): Jeremy P. Cetnar, John M. Hampton, Amy A. Williamson, et al.
Citation: Urology, 81(3), 540-546
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Status among US Cancer Survivors
Analyzes the self-reported health status of U.S. cancer survivors for disparities by rural versus urban residence. Includes rural and urban data on demographics, overall health, psychological distress, and non-cancer co-morbidities.
Author(s): Kathryn E. Weaver, Ann M. Geiger, Lingyi Lu, L. Douglas Case
Citation: Cancer, 119(5), 1050-1057
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Analyzes the self-reported health status of U.S. cancer survivors for disparities by rural versus urban residence. Includes rural and urban data on demographics, overall health, psychological distress, and non-cancer co-morbidities.
Author(s): Kathryn E. Weaver, Ann M. Geiger, Lingyi Lu, L. Douglas Case
Citation: Cancer, 119(5), 1050-1057
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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The Community-Based Healthy-Lifestyle Intervention for Rural Preschools (CHIRP) Study: Design and Methods
Explores the design and methods for Community-based Healthy-lifestyle Interventions for Rural Preschools (CHIRP), a study in rural Florida. CHIRP assesses the effects of a behavioral family weight management intervention for overweight young children and their parents. Table 2 lists the CHIRP study schedule of behavioral family intervention session topics.
Author(s): David M. Janicke, Crystal S. Lim, Anne E. Mathews, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 34(2), 187-195
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Explores the design and methods for Community-based Healthy-lifestyle Interventions for Rural Preschools (CHIRP), a study in rural Florida. CHIRP assesses the effects of a behavioral family weight management intervention for overweight young children and their parents. Table 2 lists the CHIRP study schedule of behavioral family intervention session topics.
Author(s): David M. Janicke, Crystal S. Lim, Anne E. Mathews, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 34(2), 187-195
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Gaps in Survey Data on Cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: Examination of US Population Surveys, 1960-2010
Lists major federal surveys on cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Documents the sample size and data collection methods, and identifies gaps in the types of cancer-related information collected. Subtopics range from prevention to survivorship.
Author(s): Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Tinka Duran, Jim P. Stimpson, Corey Smith
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Lists major federal surveys on cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Documents the sample size and data collection methods, and identifies gaps in the types of cancer-related information collected. Subtopics range from prevention to survivorship.
Author(s): Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Tinka Duran, Jim P. Stimpson, Corey Smith
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Infectious Enteritis and Foodborne Illness in the United States, 2010
Provides data on hospital inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits for infectious enteritis and foodborne noninfectious gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Includes data by location of patient's residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer Lucado, Shamis Mohamoud, Lan Zhao, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits for infectious enteritis and foodborne noninfectious gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Includes data by location of patient's residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer Lucado, Shamis Mohamoud, Lan Zhao, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Association of the Built Environment with Physical Activity and Adiposity in Rural and Urban Youth
Examines if differences exist for body mass index (BMI) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between rural and urban youth. Determines if perceived and objective measures of environmental supports for physical activity have a difference in correlation with BMI and MVPA in rural and urban youth. Includes environmental characteristic data by BMI and MVPA.
Author(s): Justine B. Moore, Jason Brinkley, Thomas W. Crawford, Kelly R. Evenson, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 56(2), 145-148
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
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Examines if differences exist for body mass index (BMI) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between rural and urban youth. Determines if perceived and objective measures of environmental supports for physical activity have a difference in correlation with BMI and MVPA in rural and urban youth. Includes environmental characteristic data by BMI and MVPA.
Author(s): Justine B. Moore, Jason Brinkley, Thomas W. Crawford, Kelly R. Evenson, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Preventive Medicine, 56(2), 145-148
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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Measuring Socioeconomic Inequality in the Incidence of AIDS: Rural-urban Considerations
Presents a study on the role socioeconomic status (SES) as a risk factor in the incidence of HIV/AIDS. Compares data from rural and urban areas of Florida. Discusses SES indicators factored into the study, such as poverty status, access to a car, and unemployment, among others.
Author(s): Theophile Niyonsenga, Mary Jo Trepka, Spencer Lieb, Lorene M. Maddox
Citation: AIDS and Behavior, 17(2), 700-709
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
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Presents a study on the role socioeconomic status (SES) as a risk factor in the incidence of HIV/AIDS. Compares data from rural and urban areas of Florida. Discusses SES indicators factored into the study, such as poverty status, access to a car, and unemployment, among others.
Author(s): Theophile Niyonsenga, Mary Jo Trepka, Spencer Lieb, Lorene M. Maddox
Citation: AIDS and Behavior, 17(2), 700-709
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
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HPV Vaccination Among Young Adult Women: A Perspective From Appalachian Kentucky
Addresses rural women's reasons for declining the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine or failing to complete the 3-dose regimen. Includes data from telephone interviews with 17 women aged 18-26.
Author(s): Laurel A. Mills, Katharine J. Head, Robin C. Vanderpool
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
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Addresses rural women's reasons for declining the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine or failing to complete the 3-dose regimen. Includes data from telephone interviews with 17 women aged 18-26.
Author(s): Laurel A. Mills, Katharine J. Head, Robin C. Vanderpool
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
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Does Core Area Theory Apply to STIs in Rural Environments?
Examines whether geographical core areas for gonorrhea and syphilis exist in rural versus urban North Carolina. Includes spatial analysis and maps of gonorrhea and syphilis rates by census tract, clusters overlaid on rural urban commuting areas, and clusters overlaid with each other.
Author(s): Dionne C. Gesink, Ashleigh B. Sullivan, Todd Norwood, Marc L. Serre, William C. Miller
Citation: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40(1), 32-40
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
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Examines whether geographical core areas for gonorrhea and syphilis exist in rural versus urban North Carolina. Includes spatial analysis and maps of gonorrhea and syphilis rates by census tract, clusters overlaid on rural urban commuting areas, and clusters overlaid with each other.
Author(s): Dionne C. Gesink, Ashleigh B. Sullivan, Todd Norwood, Marc L. Serre, William C. Miller
Citation: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40(1), 32-40
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
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