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 754 RURAL focused publications)
- Bogulski CA, Rabbani M, Hayes CJ, Cengil AB, Shoults CC, Eswaran H. Poor Representation of Rural Counties of the United States in Some Measures of Consumer Broadband. Telemedicine Reports. 2024 Oct 8; 5(1):290-303.
- Garvin L, Driscoll MA, Steffensmeier KS, Johnson NL, Adamowicz JL, Obrecht AA, Hart KJ, Rothmiller SJ, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Richards C, Vander Weg M, Lund BC, Hadlandsmyth K. Targeting chronic pain care to rural women veterans: A feasibility pilot. Psychological Services. 2024 Oct 7.
- Robichaux C, Zanotto A, Wendt CH, Wendt CH, Michalik M, Gravely A, Baldomero AK. Rural Versus Urban Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Era Among Veterans With COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.). 2024 Sep 27; 11(5):538-543.
- Johnson NL, Van Tiem J, Balkenende E, Jones D, Friberg JE, Chasco EE, Moeckli J, Steffensmeier KS, Steffen MJA, Arora K, Rabin BA, Reisinger HS. Gaps in communication theory paradigms when conducting implementation science research: qualitative observations from interviews with administrators, implementors, and evaluators of rural health programs. Implementation science : IS. 2024 Sep 16; 19(1):66.
- Holland DE, Vanderboom CE, Mandrekar J, Harmsen WS, Gustavson AM, Kaufman BG, Dose AM, Wild EM, Ingram C, Griffin JM. The impact of internet connectivity when conducting a virtual clinical trial with participants living in rural areas. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2024 Dec 1; 42:101366.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 51 RURAL focused publication briefs)
- Veterans Using VA Benefits Experience High Rates of Adverse Pregnancy Events and Pregnancy-Associated Death, with Black Veterans Most at Risk
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of adverse events during pregnancy and up to 42 days after pregnancy, and pregnancy-associated death (death from any cause while pregnant or within 1 year of the end of pregnancy), and to compare prevalence of adverse events by Veteran race/ethnicity. Findings showed that nearly 3% of pregnancies recorded an adverse event. Pregnancies among Black Veterans ...
Date: September 20, 2024
- 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
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Studies
( 5 of more than 34 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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