Journal of Rural Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Rural Health is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Racial and gender differences in relapse potential and treatment acceptance among rural residents in a substance use disorder treatment program69
Urban–rural differences in cancer mortality: Operationalizing rurality67
Use of electronic health records to manage tobacco screening and treatment in rural primary care47
Telephone veteran peer coaching for mental health treatment engagement among rural veterans: The importance of secondary outcomes and qualitative data in a randomized controlled trial34
Well‐being interventions for rural health professionals: A scoping review29
Trends in and factors associated with family physician‐performed screening colonoscopies in the United States: 2016‐202126
Medicare Advantage and rural hospital profitability25
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine25
Nurse practitioner scope of practice and the prevention of foot complications in rural diabetes patients23
Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and professional quality of life among the hospital workforce during a global health pandemic22
Association between the geographic accessibility of PrEP and PrEP use among MSM in nonurban areas20
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers20
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions20
Rural disparities in the quality of clinical care are notable and larger for males19
I offer “Ambulatory Surgical Center‐as‐Collaborator” to expand availability of colonoscopy with family physicians18
Stress and suicidal ideation among first‐generation farmers: A cross‐sectional study with 1,288 farmers in Georgia17
Adult perceptions of mental health access barriers facing youth in rural Washington State: A group concept mapping study17
Sleep well and live well: Impact of sleep hygiene intervention on sleep duration in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial (THE SWELL STUDY)17
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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 sources15
Rural‐urban differences in hospitalizations for opioid use‐associated infective endocarditis in Kentucky, 2016‐201915
Missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination using Iowa's Immunization Registry Information System14
Cross‐sectional survey study of primary care clinics on evidence‐based colorectal cancer screening intervention use14
Community Health Worker‐delivered tobacco cessation in a small rural county13
Social determinants of contraception use among rural adolescents: Implications for addressing disparities13
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: 2013
Understanding the relationship between social capital, health, and well‐being in a southern rural population13
Broadband internet subscription rates and opioid prescribing via telemedicine during the COVID‐19 pandemic12
Retaining CRNAs who provide obstetrics services in rural communities: Results from a national survey12
The urban–rural gap in older Americans’ healthy life expectancy12
Left behind again: Rural home health services in a Medicaid pediatric accountable care organization12
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, 2020‐202212
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Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients: Changes by rurality and time11
A comparison of critical access hospitals and other rural acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania11
Transactional sex among rural, justice‐involved Appalachian women who use drugs11
What happens to rural hospitals during a ransomware attack? Evidence from Medicare data11
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 disorder10
High‐risk surgery among Medicare beneficiaries living in health professional shortage areas10
Potential directions for farm stress research: A systematic review of educational interventions to reduce psychosocial stress among farm and rural populations10
Association of rurality and health professional shortages with the clinicopathologic characteristics of melanoma in North Carolina10
Clinic‐level differences in human papillomavirus vaccination rates among rural and urban Oregon primary care clinics9
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Medicaid expansion and access to naloxone in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas9
Trends in access to care among rural patients served at HRSA‐funded health centers9
Rural differences in psychiatric medication prescribing in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder9
Travel burden and bypassing closest site for surgical cancer treatment for urban and rural oncology patients9
Qualitative analysis of cancer care experiences among rural cancer survivors and caregivers9
The Women Farmer Stress Inventory: Examining women farmer stress in the United States Corn Belt8
Rural‐urban differences in HPV testing for cervical cancer screening8
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A comparison of traumatic injury characteristics in rural and urban adults living in Wisconsin8
Rural–urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty8
The interplay of financial toxicity, health care team communication, and psychosocial well‐being among rural cancer patients and survivors8
Rural and urban differences in disparities in substance use and substance use disorders affecting sexual minority populations8
Rural reinvestment: A path forward to addressing geographic health inequities8
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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) study8
From believers to skeptics: Latent class analysis of COVID‐19 protective practices and perceptions among agricultural community members7
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Rural‐urban disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey of 13 southern US states, December 2019‐January 20207
Rural‐urban differences in informal caregiving and health‐related quality of life7
The struggles that are faced with a rural cancer diagnosis: My personal story7
Measuring disparities to emergency medicine with 200 million voter records: The case of rural hospital closures7
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Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions7
Community responses and adaptations following the closure of a rural pharmacy and primary care facility7
Rural‐urban differences in uptake of diabetes self‐management education among Medicare beneficiaries: Results from the 2016 to 2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey7
Communities with an anchor institution have higher coronavirus vaccination rates7
Cognitive impairment and limited health literacy are associated with poor health outcomes among patients with heart failure residing in rural areas7
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An assessment of the rural‐urban differences in the crash response time and county‐level crash fatalities in the United States7
Rural/urban differences in the prevalence of stroke risk factors: A cross‐sectional analysis from the REGARDS study7
Rural health and rural industries: Opportunities for partnership and action7
Closure of Labor & Delivery units in rural counties is associated with reduced adequacy of prenatal care, even when prenatal care remains available7
Understanding rural‐urban differences in veterans’ internet access, use and patient preferences for telemedicine6
The effect of broadband access on electronic patient engagement activities: Assessment of urban‐rural differences6
Investigation of rural–urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care‐sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada6
Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization6
The influence of rurality on self‐reported physical therapy utilization among patients with severe chronic back pain in the United States6
Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South6
Substance use disorders in the farming population: Scoping review6
“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 States6
Integrated care models for co‐occurring alcohol use disorders and alcohol‐associated liver disease in rural communities: Telehealth considerations and opportunities5
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Veterans with blood cancers: Clinical trial navigation and the challenge of rurality5
Geographic isolation predicts tobacco product use among youth: A latent class analysis5
Variations in antibiotic prescribing among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid, 2013‐20195
Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use5
Health care, social support, and pregnancy‐related anxiety in urban and rural and remote Australian women5
Hospital closures in rural communities of color: A double dose of inequality5
Telehealth among substance using justice‐involved persons on community supervision: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions for future use5
Psychometric properties of the Telepsych User Experience Scale (TUES)5
Not enough: Medicaid expansion, medical debt, and cost avoidance in rural American Indian and Alaska Native households5
The aging general surgeon of rural America5
Rural disparities impact response to a web‐based physical activity self‐management intervention in COPD: A secondary analysis5
Rural and racial disparities in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in South Carolina, 1996 – 20165
Health care access barriers among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations of eight geographically diverse states, 20185
Evaluating implementation by rural clinics of evidence‐based interventions to promote HPV vaccination4
Rural‐urban differences in family and paid caregiving utilization in the United States: Findings from the Cornell National Social Survey4
The COVID‐19 pandemic impact on independent and provider‐based rural health clinics’ operations and cancer prevention and screening provision in the United States4
Substance use disorder treatment and technology access among people who use drugs in rural areas of the United States: A cross‐sectional survey4
Disparities in digital access among American rural and urban households and implications for telemedicine‐based services4
Implementation and evaluation of a multilevel intervention to increase uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among rural adolescents4
Perceptions of access to care after a rural hospital closure in an economically distressed county of Appalachian Tennessee4
Increasing access to care for trauma‐exposed rural veterans: A mixed methods outcome evaluation of a web‐based skills training program with telehealth‐delivered coaching4
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Broadband access and telemedicine adoption for opioid use disorder treatment in the United States4
Rural Health Research in the 21st Century: One Health Considerations4
Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?4
Clarifying rural‐urban disparities in alcohol‐related emergency department visits and hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada: A spatial analysis4
Leveraging Cooperative Extension Services as a population health approach to reduce health disparities4
COVID‐19 risk mitigation behaviors among rural and urban community‐dwelling older adults in summer, 20204
Sexualized drug use factors among rural sexual minority men4
Examining the association between rurality and positive childhood experiences among a national sample4
Outpatient telecardiology perceptions among rural, suburban, and urban veterans utilizing in‐person cardiology versus telecardiology services: A mixed methods analysis4
Is Walk Score a useful tool for measuring walkability in rural communities?4
Perceived risks and benefits of telePrEP interventions: An interview study with rural sexual minority men in Texas4
Psychometric properties of the 7‐item version of the Concise Health Risk Tracking Self‐Report Scale for rural adults enrolled in an Internet‐delivered self‐help program for depression4
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 20214
Rural and urban differences in the implementation of Virtual Integrated Patient‐Aligned Care Teams4
Tobacco use disparities in rural communities4
Medicare telehealth utilization by Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers prior to and during the COVID‐19 pandemic4
Evaluating policies to improve access to mental health services in rural areas4
A closer examination of the “rural mortality penalty”: Variability by race, region, and measurement4
Availability of hospital‐based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008‐20173
Rural/urban differences in access to paid sick leave among full‐time workers3
Medicare accountable care organization characteristics associated with participation in 2‐sided risk3
Rural‐urban divide in risk perception of LSD: Implications for psychedelic‐assisted therapy3
The uneven impact of Medicaid expansion on rural and urban Black, Latino/a, and White mortality3
Implementation strategies to improve posttraumatic stress disorder care in rural veterans3
Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth3
Assessing the relationship between census tract rurality and severe maternal morbidity in California (1997‐2018)3
Patient perspectives of the impact of a rural health center closure: A cross‐sectional survey3
Improving colorectal cancer screening in rural primary care: Preliminary effectiveness and implementation of a collaborative mailed fecal immunochemical test pilot3
Is being there enough? Postgraduate nurse practitioner residencies in rural primary care3
Trends in patient perceptions of care toward rural and urban hospitals in the United States: 2014‐20193
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years in rural America, by Census region and select demographic characteristics: 20203
Similarities and differences across the underlying dimensions of social functioning in rural and nonrural cancer survivors: A mixed‐methods study3
A cross‐sectional study of alcohol, opioid use, and anxiety in agriculturally based occupations3
Understanding opioid use within a Southwestern American Indian Reservation Community: A qualitative study3
Farm Dinner Theater: Testing an innovative health and safety intervention among older farmers and their families3
Rural/urban differences in receipt of governmental rental assistance: Relationship to health and disability3
Farmer Suicide in Wisconsin: A Qualitative Analysis3
A qualitative study of end‐stage liver disease and liver transplant referral practices among primary care providers in nonurban America3
We are all in this together: Rurality, Social cohesion, and COVID‐19 prevention behaviors3
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Weight status underestimation and weight management goals among adults in the rural South of the United States2
Social needs and health outcomes in two rural Veteran populations2
Geographic differences in community oncology provider and practice location characteristics in the central United States2
Health insurance coverage and experiences of intimate partner violence and postpartum abuse screening among rural US residents who gave birth 2016‐20202
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Family physicians provide maternity care in and around the maternity care shortage areas, particularly rural2
Rural–urban differences in opioid prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration2
Differences in chronic pain care receipt among veterans from differing racialized groups and the impact of rural versus urban residence2
Coordinating women's preventive health care for rural veterans2
Effects of rurality and distance to care on perinatal outcomes over a 1‐year period during the COVID‐19 pandemic2
The role of race in rural‐urban suicide disparities2
Rural US residents recognize anxiety better than urbanites and suburbanites but hold similar stigma2
Fostering telecompetence: A descriptive evaluation of clinical psychology predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship implementation of telehealth education2
Rural mistrust of public health interventions in the United States: A call for taking the long view to improve adoption2
Community social vulnerability and the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Evaluating predictors of 340B participation among critical access hospital2
Positive yet problematic: Lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority medical students during rural and urban underserved clinical rotations2
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Addressing substance use disorder‐related stigma in rural communities using Community Conversations2
Access and attitudinal barriers to engagement in integrated primary care mental health treatment for rural populations2
The impact of rural general hospital closures on communities—A systematic review of the literature2
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Rural and urban disparities in quality of home health care: A longitudinal cohort study (2014‐2018)2
Incremental cost analysis of pediatric hospice care in rural and urban Appalachia2
Sociodemographic disparities in preterm birth and low birthweight in the State of Georgia: Results from the 2017‐2018 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System2
Factors associated with perceived ease of access to syringes in Appalachian North Carolina2
Historical loss: Implications for physical activity levels in American Indian adults2
Preparing behavioral health clinicians for success and retention in rural safety net practices2
Rural‐urban and within‐rural differences in COVID‐19 vaccination rates2
On the importance of gradation in rural health designations2
Facilitators and barriers to implementing the Diabetes Prevention Program in rural church settings: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research2
Rural comprehensive cancer care: Qualitative analysis of current challenges and opportunities2
Rural‐urban disparities in tobacco use and the role of pharmacists in closing the gap2
Federal telehealth policy changes during the COVID‐19 public health emergency: Associations with telemental health use among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries2
Understanding the impacts of rural hospital closures: A scoping review2
Rural–urban disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality vary by poverty level and region1
Urban‐rural disparities in interfacility transfers for children during COVID‐191
Syringe services programs in the Bluegrass: Evidence of population health benefits using Kentucky Medicaid data1
The charm of country life? Impact of rural childhood residence on physical and mental health in later life1
A descriptive examination of rurality in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Cohort: Implications, illustrations, and future directions1
Rural‐urban differences in monkeypox behaviors and attitudes among men who have sex with men in the United States1
Impact of rurality on health care utilization among Australian residents from 2009 to 20211
Cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky1
Rural depopulation and the rural‐urban gap in cognitive functioning among older adults1
Barriers and facilitators associated with establishment of emergency department‐initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in rural Maine1
Pain management: A deeper look at rural and urban nurses’ perceptions and experiences1
Statewide implementation for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in urban and rural emergency departments1
Higher hospitalization and mortality rates among SARS‐CoV‐2‐infected persons in rural America1
Mental health at the COVID‐19 frontline: An assessment of distress, fear, and coping among staff and attendees at screening clinics of rural/regional settings of Victoria, Australia1
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Removing Caps for rural graduate medical education: A policy recommendation to eliminate GME Caps of less than 16 for rurally located hospitals1
Examination of increasing suicide rates among rural Hispanic VA patients1
The Breast‐Imaging Operations, Practices and Systems Inventory: A framework to examine mammography facility effects on screening in rural communities1
Feasibility of delivering survivorship care via lay health educators: A pilot randomized controlled trial among rural cancer survivors1
The implications of long COVID for rural communities1
Association of rurality and decreased continuity of care prior to a diagnosis of prediabetes1
Associations between COVID‐19 therapies and outcomes in rural and urban America: A multisite, temporal analysis from the Alpha to Omicron SARS‐CoV‐2 variants1
Medical education for African American communities in the rural South: A focus group approach to identify fundamental considerations1
Disparities in Prenatal Immunization Rates in Rural and Urban US Areas by Indicators of Access to Care1
A new model‐based approach for estimating rural hospital markets1
Randomized Community Trial Comparing Telephone versus Clinic‐Based Behavioral Health Counseling for People Living with HIV in a Rural Setting1
Higher prevalence of hysterectomy among rural women than urban women: Implications for measures of disparities in uterine and cervical cancers1
Rural–urban differences in mental health and psychotherapy use among veterans with military sexual trauma: A retrospective cohort study1
Living with chronic myelogenous leukemia in rural communities: Exploring factors related to tyrosine kinase inhibitors adherence with a mixed methods approach1
COVID‐19 vaccination willingness and uptake among rural Black/African American, Latino, and White adults1
Perspectives of cancer prevention and control resources from stakeholders in rural southern Illinois1
Psychological factors among Appalachian women with abnormal Pap results1
Rural–urban differences in smoking quit ratios and cessation‐related factors: Results from a nationally representative sample1
Examination of rural–urban disparities in utilization of preventive dental procedures in the US pediatric population: A cross‐sectional study1
The role of comorbidities, medications, and social determinants of health in understanding urban‐rural outcome differences among patients with heart failure1
Pairing Project ECHO and patient navigation as an innovative approach to improving the health and wellness of cancer survivors in rural settings1
A thematic analysis of the personal factors influencing mental health help‐seeking in farmers1
Rural health research in the 21st century: A commentary on challenges and the role of digital technology1
Modernizing payment to critical access hospitals: A proposal for the next iteration of the Flex Program1
Rural disparities in end‐of‐life care for patients with heart failure: Are they due to geography or socioeconomic disparity?1
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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 study1
Exploring COVID‐19 census burdens by US hospital characteristics: Implications of quality reporting at rural and critical access hospitals1
Rural–urban differences in emergency medical services bypass routing of stroke in North Carolina1
Urban‐rural disparities in childhood obesogenic environments in the United States: Application of differing rural definitions1
Association of rurality with utilization of palliative care and hospice among Medicare beneficiaries who died from pancreatic cancer: A cohort study1
“I've been to more of my friends’ funerals than I've been to my friends’ weddings”: Witnessing and responding to overdose in rural Northern New England1
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