Journal of Rural Health

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Racial and gender differences in relapse potential and treatment acceptance among rural residents in a substance use disorder treatment program	38
Trends in and factors associated with family physician‐performed screening colonoscopies in the United States: 2016‐2021	37
Medicare Advantage and rural hospital profitability	34
Ambulatory care utilization in the first 24 months’ postpartum by rurality and pregnancy‐related conditions: A prospective cohort study from Maine	34
Urban–rural differences in cancer mortality: Operationalizing rurality	31
Well‐being interventions for rural health professionals: A scoping review	26
Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and professional quality of life among the hospital workforce during a global health pandemic	21
Hearing aid acquisition patterns among US Veterans who use VA health care	21
Association between the geographic accessibility of PrEP and PrEP use among MSM in nonurban areas	20
Degree of rurality moderates the association of sedentary time with cognitive function in rural patients with cardiac diseases and depressive symptoms	20
Rural disparities in the quality of clinical care are notable and larger for males	19
Missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination using Iowa's Immunization Registry Information System	19
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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
I offer “Ambulatory Surgical Center‐as‐Collaborator” to expand availability of colonoscopy with family physicians	17
Adult perceptions of mental health access barriers facing youth in rural Washington State: A group concept mapping study	16
Understanding the relationship between social capital, health, and well‐being in a southern rural population	15
Stress and suicidal ideation among first‐generation farmers: A cross‐sectional study with 1,288 farmers in Georgia	15
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers	15
Financial resilience of rural hospitals: Prepandemic vulnerabilities and Provider Relief Funds’ role during COVID‐19	15
Transactional sex among rural, justice‐involved Appalachian women who use drugs	14
Social determinants of contraception use among rural adolescents: Implications for addressing disparities	14
Retaining CRNAs who provide obstetrics services in rural communities: Results from a national survey	14
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions	14

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	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
The urban–rural gap in older Americans’ healthy life expectancy	13
Rural and urban differences in treatment on demand for substance use treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder	13
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	13
Broadband internet subscription rates and opioid prescribing via telemedicine during the COVID‐19 pandemic	13
“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
Colorectal cancer screening barriers, facilitators, and promotion recommendations by Alaska Native people who are non‐adherent to colorectal cancer screening	12
What happens to rural hospitals during a ransomware attack? Evidence from Medicare data	12
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Association of rurality and health professional shortages with the clinicopathologic characteristics of melanoma in North Carolina	12
Community Health Worker‐delivered tobacco cessation in a small rural county	12
High‐risk surgery among Medicare beneficiaries living in health professional shortage areas	12
A comparison of critical access hospitals and other rural acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania	12
Obstetric care in rural critical access hospitals: A domestic application of the World Health Organization Emergency Obstetric Care framework in rural communities	12
Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients: Changes by rurality and time	12
Qualitative analysis of cancer care experiences among rural cancer survivors and caregivers	11
A comparison of traumatic injury characteristics in rural and urban adults living in Wisconsin	11
Clinic‐level differences in human papillomavirus vaccination rates among rural and urban Oregon primary care clinics	11
Impact of Ostomy Self‐Management Telehealth training for rural cancer survivors on health care utilization and economic outcomes in the United States	11
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Rural reinvestment: A path forward to addressing geographic health inequities	11
Medicaid expansion and access to naloxone in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas	11
Examining geographic disparities in access to no‐cost naloxone in North Carolina: A cross‐sectional survey of naloxone distribution programs	11
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Rural–urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty	10
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The interplay of financial toxicity, health care team communication, and psychosocial well‐being among rural cancer patients and survivors	10
Rural and urban differences in disparities in substance use and substance use disorders affecting sexual minority populations	10
The Women Farmer Stress Inventory: Examining women farmer stress in the United States Corn Belt	10
Cognitive impairment and limited health literacy are associated with poor health outcomes among patients with heart failure residing in rural areas	10
Travel burden and bypassing closest site for surgical cancer treatment for urban and rural oncology patients	10
The impact of the removal of the low‐wage index hospital policy on urban and rural hospitals	10
Measuring disparities to emergency medicine with 200 million voter records: The case of rural hospital closures	10
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From believers to skeptics: Latent class analysis of COVID‐19 protective practices and perceptions among agricultural community members	9
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	9
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Closure of Labor & Delivery units in rural counties is associated with reduced adequacy of prenatal care, even when prenatal care remains available	9
An analysis of syringe service programs across the rural‐urban continuum in the United States	8
Rural health and rural industries: Opportunities for partnership and action	8
Clinical outcomes and profitability following rural hospital mergers and acquisitions	8
Community responses and adaptations following the closure of a rural pharmacy and primary care facility	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
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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 2020	8
Telehealth among substance using justice‐involved persons on community supervision: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions for future use	8
Communities with an anchor institution have higher coronavirus vaccination rates	8
Understanding rural‐urban differences in veterans’ internet access, use and patient preferences for telemedicine	7
Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization	7

Effectiveness of a self‐care intervention addressing social determinants of health in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in rural populations	7
The influence of rurality on self‐reported physical therapy utilization among patients with severe chronic back pain in the United States	7
The struggles that are faced with a rural cancer diagnosis: My personal story	7
Investigation of rural–urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care‐sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada	7
“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	7
Health care access barriers among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations of eight geographically diverse states, 2018	7
Drive time to care and retention in HIV care: Rural–urban differences among Medicaid enrollees in the United States South	7
Rural‐urban disparities in the prevalence of chronic pain in adults: Associations with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics	7
What drives advanced practice nurses to stay in rural America? Insights from the 2022 National Survey of Registered Nurses	7
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	7
The COVID‐19 pandemic impact on independent and provider‐based rural health clinics’ operations and cancer prevention and screening provision in the United States	6
Rural Health Research in the 21st Century: One Health Considerations	6
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
Leveraging Cooperative Extension Services as a population health approach to reduce health disparities	6
Substance use disorder treatment and technology access among people who use drugs in rural areas of the United States: A cross‐sectional survey	6
Hospital closures in rural communities of color: A double dose of inequality	6
Not enough: Medicaid expansion, medical debt, and cost avoidance in rural American Indian and Alaska Native households	6
Variations in antibiotic prescribing among children enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid, 2013‐2019	6
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Rural disparities impact response to a web‐based physical activity self‐management intervention in COPD: A secondary analysis	6
Perceived risks and benefits of telePrEP interventions: An interview study with rural sexual minority men in Texas	6
Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?	6
Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use	6
Integrated care models for co‐occurring alcohol use disorders and alcohol‐associated liver disease in rural communities: Telehealth considerations and opportunities	6
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Broadband access and telemedicine adoption for opioid use disorder treatment in the United States	5
Rural‐urban differences in family and paid caregiving utilization in the United States: Findings from the Cornell National Social Survey	5
Evaluating implementation by rural clinics of evidence‐based interventions to promote HPV vaccination	5
Weaving the rural health safety net: Voices from the field	5
Tobacco use disparities in rural communities	5
Rural‐urban differences in dietary intake across pregnancy trimesters: A multisite prospective cohort study	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
Geographic disparities in unpaid caregiving	5
Clarifying rural‐urban disparities in alcohol‐related emergency department visits and hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada: A spatial analysis	5
Is Walk Score a useful tool for measuring walkability in rural communities?	5
Perceptions of access to care after a rural hospital closure in an economically distressed county of Appalachian Tennessee	5
Veterans with blood cancers: Clinical trial navigation and the challenge of rurality	5
Implementation and evaluation of a multilevel intervention to increase uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among rural adolescents	5
A novel approach to incorporate frontier areas into urban–rural geographic classifications: Integrated Metropolitan‐to‐Frontier Area Codes	5
Trends in mental health care utilization in rural and nonrural areas, 2019‐2023	5
A closer examination of the “rural mortality penalty”: Variability by race, region, and measurement	5
The uneven impact of Medicaid expansion on rural and urban Black, Latino/a, and White mortality	4
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Rural and urban differences in the implementation of Virtual Integrated Patient‐Aligned Care Teams	4
Financial performance of rural and urban nursing homes: A comparative analysis	4
Evaluating policies to improve access to mental health services in rural areas	4
Sexualized drug use factors among rural sexual minority men	4
Is being there enough? Postgraduate nurse practitioner residencies in rural primary care	4
Availability of hospital‐based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008‐2017	4
Rural‐urban divide in risk perception of LSD: Implications for psychedelic‐assisted therapy	4
Rural/urban differences in receipt of governmental rental assistance: Relationship to health and disability	4
Differences in the travel burden for care between rural and urban patients with opioid use disorder by insurance type	4
Improving colorectal cancer screening in rural primary care: Preliminary effectiveness and implementation of a collaborative mailed fecal immunochemical test pilot	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
Patient perspectives of the impact of a rural health center closure: A cross‐sectional survey	4
We are all in this together: Rurality, Social cohesion, and COVID‐19 prevention behaviors	4
Trends in patient perceptions of care toward rural and urban hospitals in the United States: 2014‐2019	4
A qualitative study of end‐stage liver disease and liver transplant referral practices among primary care providers in nonurban America	4
Assessing the relationship between census tract rurality and severe maternal morbidity in California (1997‐2018)	4
A cross‐sectional study of alcohol, opioid use, and anxiety in agriculturally based occupations	4
Medicare accountable care organization characteristics associated with participation in 2‐sided risk	4
Examining the association between rurality and positive childhood experiences among a national sample	4
An assessment of area‐level vulnerability and resilience indices by geography: A rural‐urban comparison	4
Barriers to health care among rural adults by disability status	4
Rural/urban differences in access to paid sick leave among full‐time workers	4
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years in rural America, by Census region and select demographic characteristics: 2020	4
Changing rural‐urban and racial patterns in VA tele‐mental health use among women Veterans, 2019–2022	3
Weight status underestimation and weight management goals among adults in the rural South of the United States	3
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Implementation strategies to improve posttraumatic stress disorder care in rural veterans	3
Rural US residents recognize anxiety better than urbanites and suburbanites but hold similar stigma	3
Seeking connection: A qualitative study of psychosocial support needs of rural cancer survivors in Minnesota	3
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Understanding opioid use within a Southwestern American Indian Reservation Community: A qualitative study	3
Effects of rurality and distance to care on perinatal outcomes over a 1‐year period during the COVID‐19 pandemic	3
Similarities and differences across the underlying dimensions of social functioning in rural and nonrural cancer survivors: A mixed‐methods study	3
Addressing the growing rural–urban divide in opioid prescribing for veterans	3
Incremental cost analysis of pediatric hospice care in rural and urban Appalachia	3

Factors associated with perceived ease of access to syringes in Appalachian North Carolina	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
Understanding the influence of social determinants of health on symptom reporting in pediatric cancer	3
On the importance of gradation in rural health designations	3
Differences in chronic pain care receipt among veterans from differing racialized groups and the impact of rural versus urban residence	3
The impact of rural general hospital closures on communities—A systematic review of the literature	3
Rural comprehensive cancer care: Qualitative analysis of current challenges and opportunities	3
Preparing behavioral health clinicians for success and retention in rural safety net practices	3
Rural mistrust of public health interventions in the United States: A call for taking the long view to improve adoption	3
Positive yet problematic: Lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority medical students during rural and urban underserved clinical rotations	3
Geographic differences in community oncology provider and practice location characteristics in the central United States	3
Enduring lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic: Advancing virtual care for substance use disorders in rural America	3
Addressing substance use disorder‐related stigma in rural communities using Community Conversations	3
Factors associated with early sexual onset and delaying sex in rural middle school youth	3
Rural–urban differences in opioid prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration	3
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Federal telehealth policy changes during the COVID‐19 public health emergency: Associations with telemental health use among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries	2
Understanding the impacts of rural hospital closures: A scoping review	2
Pain management: A deeper look at rural and urban nurses’ perceptions and experiences	2
“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 England	2
Rural–urban differences in emergency medical services bypass routing of stroke in North Carolina	2
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Medical education for African American communities in the rural South: A focus group approach to identify fundamental considerations	2
Cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky	2
Family physicians provide maternity care in and around the maternity care shortage areas, particularly rural	2
Rural–urban disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality vary by poverty level and region	2
Social needs and health outcomes in two rural Veteran populations	2
The impact of California Proposition 56 on smoking behaviors across geographic residence	2
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Rural–urban differences in smoking quit ratios and cessation‐related factors: Results from a nationally representative sample	2
Rural patients’ experiences with diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cancer	2
Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency	2
Rural‐urban differences in monkeypox behaviors and attitudes among men who have sex with men in the United States	2
Impact of rural‐urban residence and deprivation on care pathways for depression disorders among adults in the UK	2
Perceptions of whole‐body donation for biomedical research: An interview study with rural adults in Georgia	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 health research in the 21st century: A commentary on challenges and the role of digital technology	2
Examination of increasing suicide rates among rural Hispanic VA patients	2
Adverse childhood experiences and preventive health care among rural US children: A cross‐sectional examination of 2022 National Health Interview Survey data	2
Health insurance coverage and experiences of intimate partner violence and postpartum abuse screening among rural US residents who gave birth 2016‐2020	2
Fostering telecompetence: A descriptive evaluation of clinical psychology predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship implementation of telehealth education	2
Sociodemographic disparities in preterm birth and low birthweight in the State of Georgia: Results from the 2017‐2018 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System	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
Statewide implementation for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in urban and rural emergency departments	2
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Association of rurality and decreased continuity of care prior to a diagnosis of prediabetes	2
Examination of rural–urban disparities in utilization of preventive dental procedures in the US pediatric population: A cross‐sectional study	2
Urban‐rural disparities in interfacility transfers for children during COVID‐19	2
A new model‐based approach for estimating rural hospital markets	2
The role of comorbidities, medications, and social determinants of health in understanding urban‐rural outcome differences among patients with heart failure	2
COVID‐19 vaccination willingness and uptake among rural Black/African American, Latino, and White adults	2
Community social vulnerability and the 340B Drug Pricing Program: Evaluating predictors of 340B participation among critical access hospital	2
Historical loss: Implications for physical activity levels in American Indian adults	2
Rural and urban disparities in quality of home health care: A longitudinal cohort study (2014‐2018)	2
Removing Caps for rural graduate medical education: A policy recommendation to eliminate GME Caps of less than 16 for rurally located hospitals	2