Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
The Use of Hospitalists in Small Rural Hospitals
Describes small rural hospitals' use of hospitalists, who assume responsibility for patient care during inpatient hospital stays. Includes information on how hospitalists are used at these facilities. Discusses impacts on healthcare quality, hospital finances, and recruitment and retention of physicians.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 04/2012
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Describes small rural hospitals' use of hospitalists, who assume responsibility for patient care during inpatient hospital stays. Includes information on how hospitalists are used at these facilities. Discusses impacts on healthcare quality, hospital finances, and recruitment and retention of physicians.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 04/2012
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Understanding Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Distribution in Urban and Rural Areas of the United States Using National Provider Identifier Data
Examines the distribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) by state and by urban and rural areas. Describes provider characteristics and highlights states with a higher portion of APRNs in rural areas. Includes nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Louise Kaplan, Meredith A. Fordyce, Peter D. McMenamin, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 04/2012
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the distribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) by state and by urban and rural areas. Describes provider characteristics and highlights states with a higher portion of APRNs in rural areas. Includes nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Louise Kaplan, Meredith A. Fordyce, Peter D. McMenamin, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 04/2012
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Echocardiogram Utilization Among Rural and Urban Veterans
Reports on a study of echocardiogram usage of veterans in urban, rural, and highly rural areas of the U.S. Analyzes data by sex, race, and comorbidity and looks at the distance of rural veterans to the nearest VA Medical Center (VAMC).
Author(s): Kingston Okrah, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, Peter Kaboli, Peter Cram
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(2), 211-220
Date: 03/2012
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Reports on a study of echocardiogram usage of veterans in urban, rural, and highly rural areas of the U.S. Analyzes data by sex, race, and comorbidity and looks at the distance of rural veterans to the nearest VA Medical Center (VAMC).
Author(s): Kingston Okrah, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, Peter Kaboli, Peter Cram
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(2), 211-220
Date: 03/2012
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Weight Status of American Indian and White Elementary School Students Living in the Same Rural Environment, Oklahoma, 2005-2009
Compares statistics on American Indian and White students at three schools in Anadarko, Oklahoma, with categories ranging from underweight to very obese. Includes breakdowns by year, weight status, race, sex, and age.
Author(s): Amanda E. Janitz, William E. Moore, Aietah L. Stephens, Kathryn E. Abbott, June E. Eichner
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 03/2012
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Compares statistics on American Indian and White students at three schools in Anadarko, Oklahoma, with categories ranging from underweight to very obese. Includes breakdowns by year, weight status, race, sex, and age.
Author(s): Amanda E. Janitz, William E. Moore, Aietah L. Stephens, Kathryn E. Abbott, June E. Eichner
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 03/2012
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Suicide Among Patients in the Veterans Affairs Health System: Rural-Urban Differences in Rates, Risks, and Methods
Examines rural and urban differences in suicide rates, risks, and methods in veterans. Provides characteristic data for veterans by sex, age, psychiatric condition, risk days, distance to Veterans Affairs mental healthcare, and more.
Author(s): John F. McCarthy, Frederic C. Blow, Rosalinda V. Ignacio, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 102(Suppl 1), S111–S117
Date: 03/2012
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Examines rural and urban differences in suicide rates, risks, and methods in veterans. Provides characteristic data for veterans by sex, age, psychiatric condition, risk days, distance to Veterans Affairs mental healthcare, and more.
Author(s): John F. McCarthy, Frederic C. Blow, Rosalinda V. Ignacio, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 102(Suppl 1), S111–S117
Date: 03/2012
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Adolescent Alcohol Use: Do Risk and Protective Factors Explain Rural-Urban Differences?
Examines alcohol use among rural and urban adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. Controls for a broad range of key risk and protective factors and compares rural/urban differences.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Lambert, David Hartley
Date: 03/2012
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines alcohol use among rural and urban adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. Controls for a broad range of key risk and protective factors and compares rural/urban differences.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Lambert, David Hartley
Date: 03/2012
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Effect of Outpatient Visits and Discharge Destination on Potentially Preventable Readmissions for Congestive Heart Failure and Bacterial Pneumonia
Explores the relationship between potentially preventable hospital readmissions, discharge destination, time to follow-up care, use of outpatient follow-up care and rural versus urban residence of the patient.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug, Kyle Muus
Date: 03/2012
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Explores the relationship between potentially preventable hospital readmissions, discharge destination, time to follow-up care, use of outpatient follow-up care and rural versus urban residence of the patient.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug, Kyle Muus
Date: 03/2012
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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American Indian Parents' Assessment of and Concern About Their Kindergarten Child's Weight Status, South Dakota, 2005-2006
Examines associations between sociodemographic characteristics and the probability of American Indian parents misclassifying their children's weight status. Includes statistical breakdowns by level of parental concern, ranging from not concerned to very concerned.
Author(s): Chrisa Arcan, Peter J. Hannan, John H. Himes, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 02/2012
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Examines associations between sociodemographic characteristics and the probability of American Indian parents misclassifying their children's weight status. Includes statistical breakdowns by level of parental concern, ranging from not concerned to very concerned.
Author(s): Chrisa Arcan, Peter J. Hannan, John H. Himes, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 02/2012
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Circumcisions Performed in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2009
Compares circumcision rates in 2005 and 2009 for newborn hospital stays. Table 4 provides data by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jared Lane Maeda, Ramya Chari, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 02/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Compares circumcision rates in 2005 and 2009 for newborn hospital stays. Table 4 provides data by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jared Lane Maeda, Ramya Chari, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 02/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Adults 65 Years and Older: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Results of a study examining the quality of life of adults 65 years and older in rural and urban areas. Considered health, social functioning and emotional well-being. Looked at a range of factors that could impact quality of life, including health behaviors and health needs.
Author(s): Marianne Baernholdt, Guofen Yan, Ivora Hinton, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(4), 339-347
Date: 02/2012
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Results of a study examining the quality of life of adults 65 years and older in rural and urban areas. Considered health, social functioning and emotional well-being. Looked at a range of factors that could impact quality of life, including health behaviors and health needs.
Author(s): Marianne Baernholdt, Guofen Yan, Ivora Hinton, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(4), 339-347
Date: 02/2012
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