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Rural Active Living: A Call to Action.

Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP

Umstattd Meyer MR, Moore JB, Abildso C, Edwards MB, Gamble A, Baskin ML.
PMID: 26327514
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2016 Sep-Oct;22(5):E11-20. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000333.

Rural residents are less physically active than their urban counterparts and disproportionately affected by chronic diseases and conditions associated with insufficient activity. While the ecological model has been successful in promoting and translating active living research in urban settings,...

[Survey on overweight and obesity of preschool children in rural areas from ten provinces of China].

Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi

Xie S, Wang J, Li N, Jiang W, Yang S, Li X, Ling Z, Zhang J.
PMID: 25009034
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2014 Apr;35(4):425-8.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the status of overweight and obesity among preschool children in rural areas of ten provinces in China.METHODS: Using data from "Physical development of rural children under the age of 7 from ten provinces of China in...

Updation of the scale to measure socio-economic status in urban & rural communities in India.

The Indian journal of medical research

Tiwari SC, Kumar A.
PMID: 22561634
Indian J Med Res. 2012 Mar;135:432-4.

No abstract available.

Complementary and alternative medicine in rural communities: current research and future directions.

The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association

Wardle J, Lui CW, Adams J.
PMID: 22236320
J Rural Health. 2012 Jan;28(1):101-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00348.x. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

UNLABELLED: CONTEXTS: The consumption of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in rural areas is a significant contemporary health care issue. An understanding of CAM use in rural health can provide a new perspective on health beliefs and practice as...

An urban-rural blight? Choledocholithiasis presentation and treatment.

The Journal of surgical research

Shelton J, Kummerow K, Phillips S, Griffin M, Holzman MD, Nealon W, Pinson CW, Poulose BK.
PMID: 21737099
J Surg Res. 2012 Apr;173(2):193-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.05.031. Epub 2011 Jun 15.

BACKGROUND: Exploration of urban-rural (UR) and regional differences is critical to developing effective healthcare delivery systems. Choledocholithiasis (CDL) remains a common problem with a range of therapeutic options and potentially severe complications. This study evaluated UR and regional differences...

[Position statement: Are urban dwellers more depressed and anxious than the rural population? Results of a representative survey].

Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie

Daig I, Hinz A, Spauschus A, Decker O, Decker E.
PMID: 24217820
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2013 Nov;63(11):455. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1349626. Epub 2013 Nov 11.

No abstract available.

Intimate partner violence in rural U.S. areas: what every nurse should know.

The American journal of nursing

Dudgeon A, Evanson TA.
PMID: 24727408
Am J Nurs. 2014 May;114(5):26-35; quiz 36, 48. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000446771.02202.35.

Intimate partner violence is a major health care issue, affecting nearly 6% of U.S. women annually. Multiple mental and physical health problems are associated with intimate partner violence, and billions of health care dollars are spent in trying to...

Effect of Caregiver's Mental Health on Early Childhood Development across Different Rural Communities in China.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Zhang S, Dang R, Yang N, Bai Y, Wang L, Abbey C, Rozelle S.
PMID: 30360569
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Oct 23;15(11). doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112341.

Previous research has found that there are high rates of developmental delays among infants and toddlers in rural areas of China. Caregiver mental health problems might be one significant predictor of developmental delays among infants and toddlers, as has...

Mujeres Fuertes y Corazones Saludables: adaptation of the StrongWomen -healthy hearts program for rural Latinas using an intervention mapping approach.

BMC public health

Perry CK, McCalmont JC, Ward JP, Menelas HK, Jackson C, De Witz JR, Solanki E, Seguin RA.
PMID: 29284432
BMC Public Health. 2017 Dec 28;17(1):982. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4842-2.

OBJECTIVE: To describe our use of intervention mapping as a systematic method to adapt an evidence-based physical activity and nutrition program to reflect the needs of rural Latinas.METHODS: An intervention mapping process involving six steps guided the adaptation of...

Validation of a new continuous geographic isolation scale: A tool for rural health disparities research.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Doogan NJ, Roberts ME, Wewers ME, Tanenbaum ER, Mumford EA, Stillman FA.
PMID: 30227352
Soc Sci Med. 2018 Oct;215:123-132. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.09.005. Epub 2018 Sep 08.

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a new continuous measure for rural health disparities research that characterizes geographic areas according to a perspective of access to resources. We call the measure Isolation and anticipate it...

Urban-rural differences in mental health among Chinese patients with multiple chronic conditions.

International journal of mental health nursing

Cheng C, Yang CY, Inder K, Wai-Chi Chan S.
PMID: 31609539
Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2020 Apr;29(2):224-234. doi: 10.1111/inm.12666. Epub 2019 Oct 14.

Mental health is impacted by social, economic, and environmental influences related to where people live. Mental health problems commonly co-occur with long-term physical conditions and impact individuals' health synergistically. Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) including mental health problems are becoming...

District level inequality in reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health coverage in India.

BMC public health

Panda BK, Kumar G, Awasthi A.
PMID: 31937270
BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan 14;20(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8151-9.

BACKGROUND: As India already missed maternal and child health related millennium development goals, the maternal and child health outcomes are a matter of concern to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study is focused to assess the gap in...

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