Rural Health Research Gateway

ORHP-funded Individual Grantees

Publications

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2007

  • Patient Bypass Behavior and Critical Access Hospitals: Implications for Patient Retention
    Author(s): Jiexin (Jason) Liu, Gail R. Bellamy, Melissa McCormick
    Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 23(1), 17-24
    Date: 2007
    Topics: Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, Health services
    Describes the results of a study to assess the extent of bypass for inpatient care among patients living in Critical Access Hospital (CAH) service areas, and to determine factors associated with bypass, the reasons for bypass, and what CAHs can do to retain patients locally.

2006

  • Local Public Health at the Crossroads: The Structure of Health Departments in Rural Areas (Issue Brief)
    Author(s): Anthony Wellever
    Date: 03 / 2006
    Topic: Public health
    Overview of findings from a study of the structure of rural local public health departments. Includes policy recommendations.
  • Local Public Health at the Crossroads: The Structure of Health Departments in Rural Areas (Report)
    Author(s): Anthony Wellever
    Date: 03 / 2006
    Topic: Public health
    Reports the results of a study of the structure of local health departments in rural areas. Includes case studies describing the structure of local health departments in rural areas in six geographically disparate states: Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Improving Care for Mental Health Following Bioterrorism
    Author(s): Jennie C. I. Tsao, Aram Dobalian, Brenda A. Wiens, Julius A. Gylys, Garret D. Evans
    Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 78-82
    Date: 2006
    Topics: Emergency preparedness, Mental health
    Describes the need to educate rural primary care providers who will be the frontline providers of mental health services following bioterrorism, given the limited availability of tertiary mental health care in rural communities.
  • PTSD and Substance Use: Unrecognized Sequelae of Bioterrorism in Primary Care Providers
    Author(s): Jennie C. I. Tsao, Aram Dobalian, Brenda A. Wiens, Julius A. Gylys, Art Clawson, Robert Brooks
    Citation: Southern Medical Journal, 99(8), 817-822
    Date: 2006
    Topics: Emergency preparedness, Mental health, Public health, Substance abuse
    Reports the results of a study that looked at rural primary care providers' knowledge of likely mental disorders, their risk factors, and preferred treatment options following a public health emergency.