Journal of Rural Health

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Issue Information	55
Hearing aid acquisition patterns among US Veterans who use VA health care	53
Racial and gender differences in relapse potential and treatment acceptance among rural residents in a substance use disorder treatment program	41
Well‐being interventions for rural health professionals: A scoping review	35
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine	25
Medicare Advantage and rural hospital profitability	24
Trends in and factors associated with family physician‐performed screening colonoscopies in the United States: 2016‐2021	23
Urban–rural differences in cancer mortality: Operationalizing rurality	22
Degree of rurality moderates the association of sedentary time with cognitive function in rural patients with cardiac diseases and depressive symptoms	22
Missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination using Iowa's Immunization Registry Information System	20
Understanding the relationship between social capital, health, and well‐being in a southern rural population	19
How rural is All of Us? Comparing characteristics of rural participants in the National Institute of Health's All of Us Research Program to other national data sources	19
Rural disparities in the quality of clinical care are notable and larger for males	19
I offer “Ambulatory Surgical Center‐as‐Collaborator” to expand availability of colonoscopy with family physicians	18
A Pilot Evaluation of a Telemedicine Pharmacist–Physician Management Model to Increase Access to Medication for Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders for Rural Veterans	18
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers	18
Geriatrics needs among rural older Veterans receiving virtual mental health services	18
Adult perceptions of mental health access barriers facing youth in rural Washington State: A group concept mapping study	17
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Stress and suicidal ideation among first‐generation farmers: A cross‐sectional study with 1,288 farmers in Georgia	15
Rural and urban differences in treatment on demand for substance use treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder	15
What happens to rural hospitals during a ransomware attack? Evidence from Medicare data	15
Sleep well and live well: Impact of sleep hygiene intervention on sleep duration in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial (THE SWELL STUDY)	15
Transactional sex among rural, justice‐involved Appalachian women who use drugs	15
Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients: Changes by rurality and time	15

Financial resilience of rural hospitals: Prepandemic vulnerabilities and Provider Relief Funds’ role during COVID‐19	15
Cross‐sectional population‐based estimates of a rural‐urban disparity in prevalence of long COVID among Michigan adults with polymerase chain reaction‐confirmed COVID‐19, 2020‐2022	15
Retaining CRNAs who provide obstetrics services in rural communities: Results from a national survey	15
Social determinants of contraception use among rural adolescents: Implications for addressing disparities	14
The US dementia belt: Commentary on “Alzheimer's disease and related dementia among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years in rural America, by census region and select demographic characteristics: 20	14
Community Health Worker‐delivered tobacco cessation in a small rural county	14
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Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed With Colorectal, Lung, Breast, and Prostate Cancer	13
Rural community members’ experiences and perceptions regarding lethal means safety in the context of suicide and accidental death rates	13
Medicaid expansion and access to naloxone in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas	13
Obstetric care in rural critical access hospitals: A domestic application of the World Health Organization Emergency Obstetric Care framework in rural communities	13
The urban–rural gap in older Americans’ healthy life expectancy	13
Association of rurality and health professional shortages with the clinicopathologic characteristics of melanoma in North Carolina	13
Colorectal cancer screening barriers, facilitators, and promotion recommendations by Alaska Native people who are non‐adherent to colorectal cancer screening	13
High‐risk surgery among Medicare beneficiaries living in health professional shortage areas	12
The impact of social and solitary activities on loneliness in older rural male adults: A path analysis study	12
“I don't think that a medication is going to help someone long‐term stay off opioids”: Treatment and recovery beliefs of rural Vermont family members of people with opioid use disorder	12
Impact of Ostomy Self‐Management Telehealth training for rural cancer survivors on health care utilization and economic outcomes in the United States	12
A comparison of critical access hospitals and other rural acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania	12
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Expanding access to low‐barrier opioid use disorder treatment in non‐traditional settings: Washington's opioid treatment network	12
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Examining geographic disparities in access to no‐cost naloxone in North Carolina: A cross‐sectional survey of naloxone distribution programs	11
Rural reinvestment: A path forward to addressing geographic health inequities	11
The Women Farmer Stress Inventory: Examining women farmer stress in the United States Corn Belt	11
Clinic‐level differences in human papillomavirus vaccination rates among rural and urban Oregon primary care clinics	11
Travel burden and bypassing closest site for surgical cancer treatment for urban and rural oncology patients	11
Rural and urban differences in disparities in substance use and substance use disorders affecting sexual minority populations	10
The interplay of financial toxicity, health care team communication, and psychosocial well‐being among rural cancer patients and survivors	10
County health rankings, provider shortages, and the health of incarcerated women with opioid use disorder	10
A comparison of traumatic injury characteristics in rural and urban adults living in Wisconsin	10
Rural–urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty	9
Measuring disparities to emergency medicine with 200 million voter records: The case of rural hospital closures	9
From believers to skeptics: Latent class analysis of COVID‐19 protective practices and perceptions among agricultural community members	9
Closure of Labor & Delivery units in rural counties is associated with reduced adequacy of prenatal care, even when prenatal care remains available	9
The impact of the removal of the low‐wage index hospital policy on urban and rural hospitals	9
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State‐Level Medicaid Expansion and Hospital, Federally Qualified Health Center, and Rural Health Clinic Availability	8
Cognitive impairment and limited health literacy are associated with poor health outcomes among patients with heart failure residing in rural areas	8
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Growth in Medicare Advantage by organizational size across rural and urban counties	8
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Text‐messaging e‐cigarette cessation intervention for young adults in rural areas: A feasibility randomized trial	8
Adult tobacco product use patterns across the urban–rural continuum: The longitudinal Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, 2016–2023	8
An analysis of syringe service programs across the rural‐urban continuum in the United States	8
The provision of tele‐behavioral health services by critical access hospitals and short‐term acute care hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency	8
Evaluating rural healthcare workforce programs: Applying modified whole‐of‐person retention improvement framework in VHA programs	8
Rural‐urban differences in distress, quality of life, and social support among Canadian young adult cancer survivors: A Young Adults with Cancer in Their Prime (YACPRIME) study	8
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Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions	8

Rural emergency hospitals: Emerging patterns of adaptation and community perception	7
Rural‐urban disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey of 13 southern US states, December 2019‐January 2020	7
The struggles that are faced with a rural cancer diagnosis: My personal story	7
Communities with an anchor institution have higher coronavirus vaccination rates	7
Rural‐urban disparities in the prevalence of chronic pain in adults: Associations with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics	7
Telehealth among substance using justice‐involved persons on community supervision: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions for future use	7
Exploring the use of telemedicine to expand addiction and recovery resources in Great Plains Tribal Communities	7
Community responses and adaptations following the closure of a rural pharmacy and primary care facility	7
Rural health and rural industries: Opportunities for partnership and action	7
Understanding rural‐urban differences in veterans’ internet access, use and patient preferences for telemedicine	7
Health care, social support, and pregnancy‐related anxiety in urban and rural and remote Australian women	6
Bridging the gaps: Rural recovery community centers and their role in addressing substance use disorders	6
Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use	6
Barriers to consulting for symptoms of possible colorectal cancer among rural patients in England: A cross‐sectional survey	6
The influence of rurality on self‐reported physical therapy utilization among patients with severe chronic back pain in the United States	6
What drives advanced practice nurses to stay in rural America? Insights from the 2022 National Survey of Registered Nurses	6
Variations in antibiotic prescribing among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid, 2013‐2019	6
Evaluation of the Ask Suicide‐Screening Questions (ASQ) tool, Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), pain, and opioid screening to detect suicide risk among rural adult primary care patient	6
Health care access barriers among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations of eight geographically diverse states, 2018	6
Effectiveness of a self‐care intervention addressing social determinants of health in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in rural populations	6
Investigation of rural–urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care‐sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada	6
Understanding how personalized pediatric asthma information and support addresses rural families’ unmet needs	6
Integrated care models for co‐occurring alcohol use disorders and alcohol‐associated liver disease in rural communities: Telehealth considerations and opportunities	6
Not enough: Medicaid expansion, medical debt, and cost avoidance in rural American Indian and Alaska Native households	6
“Hit or Miss”: Rural Veterans’ Experiences Receiving Community Mental Health Care	6
Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization	6
Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South	6
“I'm tired of seeing my friends die”: Barriers and facilitators to participating in clinical trials among rural people who use drugs in the United States	6
Health care access from the rural perspective: A narrative review	5
Substance use disorder treatment and technology access among people who use drugs in rural areas of the United States: A cross‐sectional survey	5
Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?	5
Perceived risks and benefits of telePrEP interventions: An interview study with rural sexual minority men in Texas	5
Leveraging Cooperative Extension Services as a population health approach to reduce health disparities	5
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Veterans with blood cancers: Clinical trial navigation and the challenge of rurality	5
The COVID‐19 pandemic impact on independent and provider‐based rural health clinics’ operations and cancer prevention and screening provision in the United States	5
Rural Health Research in the 21st Century: One Health Considerations	5
Rural–Urban Differences in the Incorporation of Workforce Planning and Development in the Strategic Planning Process of US Hospitals	5
Revisiting the effects of state anesthesia policy interventions: A comprehensive look at certified registered nurse anesthetist service provision in U.S. hospitals from 2010 to 2021	5
Hospital closures in rural communities of color: A double dose of inequality	5
Rural disparities impact response to a web‐based physical activity self‐management intervention in COPD: A secondary analysis	5
Rural and urban disparities in healthcare utilization and cost at the end‐of‐life in Quebec: A retrospective study	5
Broadband access and telemedicine adoption for opioid use disorder treatment in the United States	5
Financial performance of rural and urban nursing homes: A comparative analysis	4
A closer examination of the “rural mortality penalty”: Variability by race, region, and measurement	4
Barriers to health care among rural adults by disability status	4
Evaluating implementation by rural clinics of evidence‐based interventions to promote HPV vaccination	4
Implementation and evaluation of a multilevel intervention to increase uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among rural adolescents	4
Tobacco use disparities in rural communities	4
An assessment of area‐level vulnerability and resilience indices by geography: A rural‐urban comparison	4
Perceptions of access to care after a rural hospital closure in an economically distressed county of Appalachian Tennessee	4
“It's not about me. It's about what's best for my community”: Factors impacting COVID‐19 vaccine uptake among Native Americans and Latinos from two agricultural communities	4
Medicare telehealth utilization by Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers prior to and during the COVID‐19 pandemic	4
A novel approach to incorporate frontier areas into urban–rural geographic classifications: Integrated Metropolitan‐to‐Frontier Area Codes	4
Geographic disparities in unpaid caregiving	4
Transforming Rural Health: States Should Invest Federal Funds to Enhance Primary Care	4
Rural‐urban differences in dietary intake across pregnancy trimesters: A multisite prospective cohort study	4
Is being there enough? Postgraduate nurse practitioner residencies in rural primary care	4
Patient perspectives of the impact of a rural health center closure: A cross‐sectional survey	4
Sexualized drug use factors among rural sexual minority men	4
Trends in mental health care utilization in rural and nonrural areas, 2019‐2023	4
Weaving the rural health safety net: Voices from the field	4
Is Walk Score a useful tool for measuring walkability in rural communities?	4
Clarifying rural‐urban disparities in alcohol‐related emergency department visits and hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada: A spatial analysis	4
Examining the association between rurality and positive childhood experiences among a national sample	4
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Assessing the relationship between census tract rurality and severe maternal morbidity in California (1997‐2018)	3
Factors associated with perceived ease of access to syringes in Appalachian North Carolina	3
Effects of rurality and distance to care on perinatal outcomes over a 1‐year period during the COVID‐19 pandemic	3
Understanding the influence of social determinants of health on symptom reporting in pediatric cancer	3
Dementia incidence trends in rural Spain: Ten‐year cohort findings from NEDICES cohort	3
Environmental Supports, Expectations, and Barriers to Leisure‐Time Physical Activity During Pregnancy: A Rural–Urban Comparison	3
Rural‐urban divide in risk perception of LSD: Implications for psychedelic‐assisted therapy	3
Differences in the travel burden for care between rural and urban patients with opioid use disorder by insurance type	3
Advancing rural cancer control: A portfolio analysis of research funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2016–2024	3
Rural/urban differences in receipt of governmental rental assistance: Relationship to health and disability	3
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years in rural America, by Census region and select demographic characteristics: 2020	3
Positive yet problematic: Lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority medical students during rural and urban underserved clinical rotations	3
Implementation strategies to improve posttraumatic stress disorder care in rural veterans	3
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Rural US residents recognize anxiety better than urbanites and suburbanites but hold similar stigma	3
Trends in patient perceptions of care toward rural and urban hospitals in the United States: 2014‐2019	3
We are all in this together: Rurality, Social cohesion, and COVID‐19 prevention behaviors	3
A cross‐sectional study of alcohol, opioid use, and anxiety in agriculturally based occupations	3
Improving colorectal cancer screening in rural primary care: Preliminary effectiveness and implementation of a collaborative mailed fecal immunochemical test pilot	3
A qualitative study of end‐stage liver disease and liver transplant referral practices among primary care providers in nonurban America	3
The role of residence tenure on rural Medicare beneficiaries’ health outcomes	3
Differences in chronic pain care receipt among veterans from differing racialized groups and the impact of rural versus urban residence	3
Facilitators and barriers to implementing the Diabetes Prevention Program in rural church settings: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research	3
Enduring lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic: Advancing virtual care for substance use disorders in rural America	3
Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth	3
The uneven impact of Medicaid expansion on rural and urban Black, Latino/a, and White mortality	3
Heart failure readmissions in urban and rural hospital settings: An analysis of 30‐day readmissions using the 2021 Nationwide Readmissions Database	3
Rural/urban differences in access to paid sick leave among full‐time workers	3
Availability of hospital‐based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008‐2017	3
Removing Caps for rural graduate medical education: A policy recommendation to eliminate GME Caps of less than 16 for rurally located hospitals	2
Impact of rural‐urban residence and deprivation on care pathways for depression disorders among adults in the UK	2
Higher hospitalization and mortality rates among SARS‐CoV‐2‐infected persons in rural America	2
Federal telehealth policy changes during the COVID‐19 public health emergency: Associations with telemental health use among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries	2
Changes in access to community health services among rural areas affected and unaffected by hospital closures between 2006 and 2018: A comparative interrupted time series study	2
Rural–urban disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality vary by poverty level and region	2
Community social vulnerability and the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Evaluating predictors of 340B participation among critical access hospital	2
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Perceptions of whole‐body donation for biomedical research: An interview study with rural adults in Georgia	2
Fostering telecompetence: A descriptive evaluation of clinical psychology predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship implementation of telehealth education	2
COVID‐19 vaccination willingness and uptake among rural Black/African American, Latino, and White adults	2
Association of rurality and decreased continuity of care prior to a diagnosis of prediabetes	2
Rural–urban differences in smoking quit ratios and cessation‐related factors: Results from a nationally representative sample	2
Adverse childhood experiences and preventive health care among rural US children: A cross‐sectional examination of 2022 National Health Interview Survey data	2
Similarities and differences across the underlying dimensions of social functioning in rural and nonrural cancer survivors: A mixed‐methods study	2
Addressing the growing rural–urban divide in opioid prescribing for veterans	2
Rural–urban differences in opioid prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration	2
On the importance of gradation in rural health designations	2
Preparing behavioral health clinicians for success and retention in rural safety net practices	2
Health insurance coverage and experiences of intimate partner violence and postpartum abuse screening among rural US residents who gave birth 2016‐2020	2
Differential Impact of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program on Veterans Affairs Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among Rural and Urban Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability	2
Cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky	2
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Rural patients’ experiences with diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cancer	2
Examination of increasing suicide rates among rural Hispanic VA patients	2
Urban‐rural disparities in interfacility transfers for children during COVID‐19	2
The role of comorbidities, medications, and social determinants of health in understanding urban‐rural outcome differences among patients with heart failure	2
Social needs and health outcomes in two rural Veteran populations	2
Rural–urban differences in emergency medical services bypass routing of stroke in North Carolina	2
Family physicians provide maternity care in and around the maternity care shortage areas, particularly rural	2
Rural‐urban differences in monkeypox behaviors and attitudes among men who have sex with men in the United States	2
Rural comprehensive cancer care: Qualitative analysis of current challenges and opportunities	2
Changing rural‐urban and racial patterns in VA tele‐mental health use among women Veterans, 2019–2022	2
Rural mistrust of public health interventions in the United States: A call for taking the long view to improve adoption	2
Seeking connection: A qualitative study of psychosocial support needs of rural cancer survivors in Minnesota	2
Understanding the impacts of rural hospital closures: A scoping review	2
Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency	2
Changes in telehealth usage among Medicaid beneficiaries with mental illnesses in a rural state: An analysis of Kentucky Medicaid dataset over 5 years (2018–2022)	2
A new model‐based approach for estimating rural hospital markets	2
Examination of rural–urban disparities in utilization of preventive dental procedures in the US pediatric population: A cross‐sectional study	2
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Connecting Rural Veterans: Community‐Based Peer Social Interventions to Advance Health and Resource Access	2
Rural health research in the 21st century: A commentary on challenges and the role of digital technology	2
The impact of California Proposition 56 on smoking behaviors across geographic residence	2
Artificial intelligence in rural health care: A framework for responsible adoption, readiness, and access	2
Geospatial structural isolation analysis of emergency services in New York State	2
Statewide implementation for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in urban and rural emergency departments	2
Provider‐level variation in the delivery of primary care telehealth for the rural Medicare Advantage population	2
Incremental cost analysis of pediatric hospice care in rural and urban Appalachia	2
Weight status underestimation and weight management goals among adults in the rural South of the United States	2
The impact of rural general hospital closures on communities—A systematic review of the literature	2
Addressing substance use disorder‐related stigma in rural communities using Community Conversations	2