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Resources by Topic: Population health

Impact of Rural Residence on Forgoing Healthcare after Cancer Because of Cost
Discusses the rural-urban disparities when rural patients who are cancer survivors forgo healthcare because of the cost.
Author(s): Nynikka R.A. Palmer, Ann M. Geiger, Lingyi Lu, L. Douglas Case, Kathryn E. Weaver
Citation: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 22(10), 1668-1676
Date: 10/2013
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Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Women in Rural Central Pennsylvania: Primary Care Physicians' Perspective
Describes a study examining the beliefs of primary care physicians regarding colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and factors that may cause disparities in CRC screening for men compared to women in rural Pennsylvania. Includes analysis to identify potential solutions to overcome those barriers.
Author(s): Lara A. Rosenwasser, Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld, Carol S. Weisman, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(4), 2504
Date: 10/2013
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Performance Improvement Prescribing Guideline Reduces Opioid Prescriptions for Emergency Department Dental Pain Patients
Measures the effect of a departmental guideline on the rate of opioid prescriptions written for patients aged 16 and older presenting with dental pain in two rural emergency departments. Analysis was done by performing a controlled chart review for the period before and after the guideline was implemented.
Author(s): Timothy R. Fox, James Li, Sandra Stevens, Tracy Tippie
Citation: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 62(3)
Date: 09/2013
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Transforming Community-Based Research on the High Plains
Describes the Community Advisory Council of the High Plains Research Network (HPRN) involving rural hospitals, clinics, and primary care practices in 16 counties of eastern Colorado. HPRN works to rephrase and share the results of evidence-based health research recommendations to make them more accessible to patients and the public through a process called Boot Camp Translation. Boot Camp Translation brings together community members and researchers when designing messages for public consumption.
Date: 09/2013
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Relationships of Race and Socioeconomic Status to Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in Rural African American and Non-Hispanic White Women
Highlights a study of postpartum depression (PPD) in rural women from eastern North Carolina and the potential role of race in the severity of symptoms. Focuses specifically on the experiences of rural African American and non-Hispanic White women. Controls for subjective socioeconomic status.
Author(s): Christyn L. Dolbier, Taylor E. Rush, Latoya S. Sahadeo, Michele L. Shaffer, John Thorp
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 17(7), 1277-1287
Date: 09/2013
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The Health and Welfare of Rural and Urban Cancer Survivors in Missouri
Comparison of risk behaviors, psychosocial factors, health outcomes, quality of life, and follow-up care for rural and urban cancer survivors and their counterparts without a cancer history. Includes statistical breakdown by type of cancer.
Author(s): Mario Schootman, Sherri Homan, Kathryn E. Weaver, Donna B. Jeffe, Shumei Yun
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 09/2013
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Housing on Native American Lands
Describes social, economic, and housing characteristics prevalent on Native American lands. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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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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Effects of PROSPER on the Influence Potential of Prosocial Versus Antisocial Youth in Adolescent Friendship Networks
Examines whether PROSPER, an evidence-based intervention, affects adolescent friendship networks with the goal of reducing peer influence toward antisocial behavior in 14 rural and small town school districts in Iowa and Pennsylvania. Discusses using social networks to address problem behaviors and potential implications to reduce peer influence encouraging problem behaviors, such as substance use and delinquency.
Author(s): D. Wayne Osgood, Mark E. Feinberg, Scott D. Gest, et al
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Health, 53(2), 174-179
Date: 08/2013
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Rural-Urban Differences in Health Behaviors and Implications for Health Status Among U.S. Cancer Survivors
Examines health behavior differences among rural and urban cancer survivors in the U.S. Determines associations between self-reported health status and health-related unemployment and associations between health behaviors and health status. Includes rural versus urban information on marital status, race/ethnicity, education, cancer type, health insurance, employment, BMI, smoking habits, alcohol use, and physical activity.
Author(s): Kathryn E. Weaver, Nynikka Palmer, Lingyi Lu, L. Douglas Case, Ann M. Geiger
Citation: Cancer Causes and Control, 24(8), 1481-1490
Date: 08/2013
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