Research Topics
Rural Health
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 15 percent of Americans live in a rural area, and those individuals are at increased risk for certain health conditions. Some rural areas have characteristics that put residents at higher risk of death—such as long travel distances to specialty and emergency care, or exposures to specific environmental hazards. In addition, rural-dwelling Americans tend to have higher rates of cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, and obesity. Rural residents also have higher rates of poverty, less access to healthcare, and are less likely to have health insurance. All of these factors can lead to poor health outcomes. For Veterans dwelling in rural areas, those existing health concerns are compounded by experiences unique to military service. HSR research into rural health comprises everything from lack of access to care, to telehealth services, to social work outreach and suicide prevention.
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Rural". Results are updated as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 743 RURAL focused publications)
- Reisinger HS, Barron S, Balkenende E, Steffen M, Steffensmeier K, Richards C, Ball D, Chasco EE, Van Tiem J, Johnson NL, Jones D, Friberg JE, Kenney R, Moeckli J, Arora K, Rabin B. Tracking implementation strategies in real-world settings: VA Office of Rural Health enterprise-wide initiative portfolio. Health services research. 2024 Sep 3.
- Davila H, Mayfield B, Mengeling MA, Holcombe A, Miell KR, Jaske E, Iverson W, Walkner T, Stewart G, Solimeo S. Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences? The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 2024 Jul 29.
- Tang AB, Akinrimisi OP, Ziaeian B. Sex, Race, and Rural-Urban Disparities in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablations. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 2024 Jul 23.
- Wyse JJ, Eckhardt A, Newell S, Gordon AJ, Morasco BJ, Carlson K, Korthuis PT, Ono SS, Lovejoy TI. Integrating Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder into Rural, Primary Care Settings. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Sep 1; 39(12):2142-2149.
- Wyse JJ, Mackey K, Kauzlarich KA, Morasco BJ, Carlson KF, Gordon AJ, Korthuis PT, Eckhardt A, Newell S, Ono SS, Lovejoy TI. Improving access to buprenorphine for rural veterans in a learning health care system. Health services research. 2024 Jul 2.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 50 RURAL focused publication briefs)
- Post-MISSION Act Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Use and Wait Times for VA and Community Care Primary Care
This study used VA and Community Care (CC) outpatient and consult data for FY2021–FY2022 to examine whether utilization of and wait times for primary care differed between Black and Hispanic Veterans compared to White Veterans in rural and urban areas post-MISSION. Findings showed that Black and Hispanic Veterans waited significantly longer for primary care in CC, but Hispanic Veterans in urban ar...
Date: June 21, 2024
- Veterans with a Racial/Ethnic Minority Background, Rural Residence, or Mental Health Disability History Were Less Likely to Complete Preoperative Goals of Care Documentation
This study assessed factors – including race, ethnicity, rurality, history of mental health disability, and VA facility type – that are known or hypothesized to be linked with disparities in preoperative life-sustaining treatment (LST) documentation. The study also described the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on completion of preoperative LST. Findings showed that Veterans with a racial or ethnic mino...
Date: December 19, 2023
- Despite Equal Access and Use of VA Care, Black Veterans are More Likely to Experience Postpartum Rehospitalization and Low-Birthweight Infants
This study sought to determine whether Black/white racial disparities in access, use, and outcomes are present among pregnant and postpartum Veterans and their infants using VA maternity care. Findings showed no statistically significant racial disparities in access or use of care during the perinatal period; nevertheless, Black Veterans were more likely than white Veterans to experience postpartu...
Date: July 1, 2023
- Thirty-Day Mortality Higher for Older Veterans Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Community vs. VA Hospitals
This study compared outcomes among Veterans ages 65+ admitted for COVID-19 in VA and community hospitals. Findings showed that admission to community hospitals was associated with higher unadjusted (27% vs. 18%) and risk adjusted 30-day mortality compared to admission to VA hospitals. Readmission within 30 days was less common following admission to community compared to VA hospitals (13% vs. 14%)...
Date: May 30, 2023
- Rural-Urban Telemedicine Disparity among Veterans Worsens Following Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic
This study examined changes over time in rural-urban differences in telemedicine use for primary care and mental health integration services among nearly 64 million primary care and 4 million mental health integration visits. Findings showed that the pandemic exacerbated the rural-urban telemedicine divide across VA, possibly because underlying causes of digital inequity were not addressed as init...
Date: March 7, 2023
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Studies
( 5 of more than 33 RURAL focused projects
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| Project No. |
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Funding Start |
| SDR 21-001
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Addressing Social Determinants of Health Among Rural Veterans |
Gurewich, Deborah |
2022-09-01 |
| CDA 20-261
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Understanding Community-based Mental Healthcare for Rural Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma |
Boykin, Derrecka |
2022-04-01 |
| C19 20-398
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COVID-19 Impact on Biopsychosocial Factors of Loneliness in Rural Older Veterans and Caregivers |
Padala, Prasad |
2020-08-01 |
| CDA 18-192
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Veteran Engagement Implementation Strategies to Prevent Rural Veteran Suicide |
Woodward, Eva |
2020-07-01 |
| IIR 16-070
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Connecting Women to Care: Home-based Psychotherapy for Women with MST Living in Rural Areas |
Cloitre, Marylene |
2018-04-01 |
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Rural" seminars are displayed.
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Presenter(s) |
| 10/16/2024 |
Integrating Revealed and Stated Preference Analysis to Improve Maternal Healthcare Access in Rural Areas
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Nunez, Adriana
Brown, Paul
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| 6/13/2024 |
Using Multiple Qualitative Methods in a Multi-Year Enterprise-Wide Initiative Evaluation of the VA Medical Foster Home Program
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Haverhals, Leah
Manheim, Chelsea
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| 3/21/2024 |
Telehealth Delivery of Yoga for Wellness Groups: Findings from a Multi-Site TeleYoga Program Evaluation
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Nicosia, Francesca
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| 3/12/2024 |
What is Rural?
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Burningham, Zach
Kaboli, Peter
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| 1/9/2024 |
Reaching Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain Using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention (RAMP). Protocol for a Hybrid 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial
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Evans, Roni
Hadlandsmyth, Katherine
Burgess, Diana
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Videos
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