scholarly journals Mental Health Status Among Rural Women of Reproductive Age: Findings From the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 1271-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne M. Hillemeier ◽  
Carol S. Weisman ◽  
Gary A. Chase ◽  
Anne-Marie Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Central Pennsylvania

scholarly journals Determinants of rural-urban differences in health care provider visits among women of reproductive age in the United States

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0240700
Author(s):  
Hyunjung Lee ◽  
Ashley H. Hirai ◽  
Ching-Ching Claire Lin ◽  
John E. Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
County Level ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Provider Type ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age

Background Rural health disparities and access gaps may contribute to higher maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Understanding and addressing access barriers for specialty women’s health services is important in mitigating risks for adverse childbirth events. The objective of this study was to investigate rural-urban differences in health care access for women of reproductive age by examining differences in past-year provider visit rates by provider type, and quantifying the contributing factors to these findings. Methods and findings Using a nationally-representative sample of reproductive age women (n = 37,026) from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2010–2015) linked to the Area Health Resource File, rural-urban differences in past-year office visit rates with health care providers were examined. Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis quantified the portion of disparities explained by individual- and county-level sociodemographic and provider supply characteristics. Overall, there were no rural-urban differences in past-year visits with women’s health providers collectively (65.0% vs 62.4%), however differences were observed by provider type. Rural women had lower past-year obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) visit rates than urban women (23.3% vs. 26.6%), and higher visit rates with family medicine physicians (24.3% vs. 20.9%) and nurse practitioners/physician assistants (NPs/PAs) (24.6% vs. 16.1%). Lower OB-GYN availability in rural versus urban counties (6.1 vs. 13.7 providers/100,000 population) explained most of the rural disadvantage in OB-GYN visit rates (83.8%), and much of the higher family physician (80.9%) and NP/PA (50.1%) visit rates. Other individual- and county-level characteristics had smaller effects on rural-urban differences. Conclusion Although there were no overall rural-urban differences in past-year visit rates, the lower OB-GYN availability in rural areas appears to affect the types of health care providers seen by women. Whether rural women are receiving adequate specialized women’s health care services, while seeing a different cadre of providers, warrants further investigation and has particular relevance for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies and deliveries.

scholarly journals Reverberations of Family Illness: A Longitudinal Assessment of Informal Caregiving and Mental Health Status in the Nurses’ Health Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 1305-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn C. Cannuscio ◽  
Camara Jones ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi ◽  
Graham A. Colditz ◽  
Lisa Berkman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Informal Caregiving ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment

The Innsbruck Women's Health Study 1999: Health status and behaviour

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanno Ulmer ◽  
Martina Deibl ◽  
Heidelinde Jäkel ◽  
Karl-Peter Pfeiffer
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Study

scholarly journals Design of the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study (CePAWHS) Strong Healthy Women Intervention: Improving Preconceptional Health

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Symons Downs ◽  
Mark Feinberg ◽  
Marianne M. Hillemeier ◽  
Carol S. Weisman ◽  
Gary A. Chase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Healthy Women ◽  
Central Pennsylvania ◽  
Preconceptional Health

scholarly journals Predicting Pregnancy from Pregnancy Intentions: Prospective Findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study (CePAWHS)

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia H. Chuang ◽  
Carol S. Weisman ◽  
Marianne M. Hillemeier ◽  
Fabian T. Camacho ◽  
Anne-Marie Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Pregnancy Intentions ◽  
Central Pennsylvania

scholarly journals Women’s Perceived Control of Their Birth Outcomes in the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol S. Weisman ◽  
Marianne M. Hillemeier ◽  
Gary A. Chase ◽  
Dawn P. Misra ◽  
Cynthia H. Chuang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Central Pennsylvania

scholarly journals The mental health status and barriers to seeking care in rural women veterans.

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nichole A. Murray-Swank ◽  
Barbara M. Dausch ◽  
Colleen Ehrnstrom
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Women Veterans ◽  
Mental Health Status
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