Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Veterans
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 gender, 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
Type: Document
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Examines rural and urban differences in suicide rates, risks, and methods in veterans. Provides characteristic data for veterans by gender, 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
Type: Document
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Characteristics of Telemental Health Service Use by American Indian Veterans
Details a study on the use of telemedicine to treat post-traumatic stress disorder among American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Discusses the use of video conferencing to provide access to care for rural Native veterans seeking mental health services.
Author(s): Dr. Jay H. Shore, Dr. Elizabeth Brooks, Dr. Heather Anderson, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 63(2), 179-181
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
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Details a study on the use of telemedicine to treat post-traumatic stress disorder among American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Discusses the use of video conferencing to provide access to care for rural Native veterans seeking mental health services.
Author(s): Dr. Jay H. Shore, Dr. Elizabeth Brooks, Dr. Heather Anderson, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 63(2), 179-181
Date: 02/2012
Type: Document
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Rural Veterans' Use of CBOCs for Primary Care: FY07
Discusses the role of Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in providing access to primary care services for rural veterans. Highlights the use of telehealth to deliver services at CBOCs.
Author(s): Michelle A. Mengeling, Mary Charlton
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Discusses the role of Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in providing access to primary care services for rural veterans. Highlights the use of telehealth to deliver services at CBOCs.
Author(s): Michelle A. Mengeling, Mary Charlton
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Effects of Rural Residence on VA Care of Persons Living with HIV
Reports on rural-urban differences in the treatment of veterans living with HIV.
Author(s): M.E. Ohl, B. Lund, P. Belperio, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Reports on rural-urban differences in the treatment of veterans living with HIV.
Author(s): M.E. Ohl, B. Lund, P. Belperio, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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My HealtheVet Users: Preliminary Evidence on Rural Reach and Usage
Contains an evaluation of the My HealtheVet personal health record and how the resource can improve care for rural Veterans Administration patients.
Author(s): Susan Woods, Kim Nazi, Frances Weaver, Carolyn Turvey
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Contains an evaluation of the My HealtheVet personal health record and how the resource can improve care for rural Veterans Administration patients.
Author(s): Susan Woods, Kim Nazi, Frances Weaver, Carolyn Turvey
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Geographic Isolation Shows Higher Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary-Disease Related Mortality: A Cohort Study
Examines the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation-related mortality for veterans living in isolated rural, rural, and urban areas.
Author(s): Thad E. Abrams, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, Vince S. Fan, Peter J. Kaboli
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Examines the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation-related mortality for veterans living in isolated rural, rural, and urban areas.
Author(s): Thad E. Abrams, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, Vince S. Fan, Peter J. Kaboli
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United States
Studies level of adherence to antiretroviral HIV medications in rural versus urban veteran populations. Discusses factors that may impact the mortality rate for rural veterans.
Author(s): Michael Ohl, Eli Perencevich, D. Keith McInnes, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Studies level of adherence to antiretroviral HIV medications in rural versus urban veteran populations. Discusses factors that may impact the mortality rate for rural veterans.
Author(s): Michael Ohl, Eli Perencevich, D. Keith McInnes, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Transfer of Information from Personal Health Records: A Survey of Veterans Using My HealtheVet
Reports on the use of My HealtheVet, which is a personal health record for veterans to improve the coordination of their healthcare. Highlights rural veterans who might maintain local non-VA primary care providers, but seek specialty care at a VA medical center located in an urban setting.
Author(s): Carolyn L. Turvey, Donna M. Zulman, Kim M. Nazi, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Reports on the use of My HealtheVet, which is a personal health record for veterans to improve the coordination of their healthcare. Highlights rural veterans who might maintain local non-VA primary care providers, but seek specialty care at a VA medical center located in an urban setting.
Author(s): Carolyn L. Turvey, Donna M. Zulman, Kim M. Nazi, et al.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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VISN 16: Developing a VA/Clergy Partnership to Increase Access to Mental Health Services Among Rural Veterans
Describes a partnership project designed to improve access to mental healthcare for rural veterans in Jefferson County, Pope County, Union County, and White County, Arkansas.
Author(s): Steve Sullivan, Greer Sullivan
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Describes a partnership project designed to improve access to mental healthcare for rural veterans in Jefferson County, Pope County, Union County, and White County, Arkansas.
Author(s): Steve Sullivan, Greer Sullivan
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Serving Those Who Have Served: Educational Needs of Health Care Providers Working with Military Members, Veterans, and their Families
Discusses findings from a survey of rural and urban mental health and primary care providers, which explored providers' experience with and knowledge of the VA and Armed Forces personnel.
Author(s): Dean G. Kilpatrick, Connie L. Best, Daniel W. Smith, Harold Kudler, Vickey Cornelison-Grant
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Discusses findings from a survey of rural and urban mental health and primary care providers, which explored providers' experience with and knowledge of the VA and Armed Forces personnel.
Author(s): Dean G. Kilpatrick, Connie L. Best, Daniel W. Smith, Harold Kudler, Vickey Cornelison-Grant
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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