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Rural Healthy People 2020: New Decade, Same Challenges
ConclusionsRural health priorities have changed little in the last decade. Access to health care continues to be the most frequently identified rural health priority. Within this priority, emergency services, primary care, and insurance generate the most concern. A total of 926 respondents identified access as the no. 1 rural health priority, followed by, no. 2 nutrition and weight status (n = 661), no. 3 diabetes (n = 660), no. 4 mental health and mental disorders (n = 651), no. 5 substance abuse (n = 551), no. 6 heart disease and stroke (n = 550), no. 7 physical activity and health (n = 542), no. 8 older adults (n = 482)...
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - May 7, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jane N. Bolin, Gail R. Bellamy, Alva O. Ferdinand, Ann M. Vuong, Bita A. Kash, Avery Schulze, Janet W. Helduser Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

“A Lot of Things Passed Me by”: Rural Stroke Survivors’ and Caregivers’ Experience of Receiving Education From Health Care Providers
ConclusionsUnderstanding the experience of receiving education for survivors and caregivers will help practitioners provide the right education, to the right people, at the right time, and in the right way to better support underserved groups. Improving patient and caregiver education is paramount to supporting health behavior change to optimize life poststroke and prevent future strokes. Our results suggest the need for improved access to educational providers, proactive identification of informational needs by providers, greater inclusion of caregivers in education, enhanced communication with information provision, and ...
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - April 1, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Megan M. Danzl, Anne Harrison, Elizabeth G. Hunter, Janice Kuperstein, Violet Sylvia, Katherine Maddy, Sarah Campbell Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Warfarin Treatment and Outcomes of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Rural and Urban Settings
ConclusionsPatients in rural settings were slightly more likely to fill a prescription for warfarin, but they experienced similar stroke and major bleeding rates to their urban counterparts.
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - January 1, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Meytal Avgil Tsadok, Cynthia A. Jackevicius, Vidal Essebag, Mark J. Eisenberg, Elham Rahme, Louise Pilote Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

A Comparison of Health, Health Behavior, and Access Between Farm and Nonfarm Populations in Rural New York State
ConclusionsThe farm population is becoming more like the rural nonfarm population with regard to health outcomes and lifestyle, yet it remains notably poorer with regard to prevention. Targeted outreach is needed to increase prevention within the agricultural community.
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - September 1, 2014 Category: Rural Health Authors: Giulia Earle‐Richardson, Melissa Scribani, Erika Scott, John May, Paul Jenkins Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

“Living With a Ball and Chain”: The Experience of Stroke for Individuals and Their Caregivers in Rural Appalachian Kentucky
ConclusionsThe findings provide insight for rural health care providers and community leaders to begin to understand the experience of stroke in terms of stroke onset, transition through the health care continuum, return to home, and community reintegration. An understanding of these experiences may lead to discussions of how to improve service provision, facilitate reintegration, support positive health outcomes, and improve quality of life for stroke survivors and their caregivers. The findings also indicate areas in need of future research including investigation of the effects of support groups, local health navigators...
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - May 23, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Megan M. Danzl, Elizabeth G. Hunter, Sarah Campbell, Violet Sylvia, Janice Kuperstein, Katherine Maddy, Anne Harrison Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Personal and Family Health in Rural Areas of Kentucky With and Without Mountaintop Coal Mining
ConclusionsEfforts to reduce longstanding health problems in Appalachia must focus on mountaintop mining portions of the region, and should seek to eliminate socioeconomic and environmental disparities.
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - March 12, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Michael Hendryx Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Rural‐Urban Differences in Inpatient Quality of Care in US Veterans With Ischemic Stroke
ConclusionsAfter adjustment for key demographic, clinical, and facility‐level characteristics, there does not appear to be a systematic difference in inpatient stroke quality between rural and urban VAMCs. Future research should seek to understand the few differences in care found that could serve as targets for future quality improvement interventions.
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Michael S. Phipps, Huanguang Jia, Neale R. Chumbler, Xinli Li, Jaime G. Castro, Jennifer Myers, Linda S. Williams, Dawn M. Bravata Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research