National Rural Oncology Collaborative

NROC AHA Rural Health Leadership Conference Bibliography

San Antonio, TX

February 19-22, 2023

References for AHA Presentation:

1 Tucker, N.; November 2022; “631 rural hospitals at risk of closure by state”; Becker’s Hospital CFO Report; https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/631-rural-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-by-state.html

2 Kirkwood MK, Bruinooge SS, Goldstein MA, et al. Enhancing the American Society of Clinical Oncology workforce information system with geographic distribution of oncologists and comparison of data sources for the number of practicing oncologists. J Oncol Pract. 2014;10:32-8.

3 Yee, E. K., Coburn, N. G., Zuk, V., Davis, L. E., Mahar, A. L., Liu, Y., Gupta, V., Darling, G., & Hallet, J. (2021). Geographic impact on access to care and survival for non-curative esophagogastric cancer: A population-based study. Gastric Cancer : Official Journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, 24(4), 790-799. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10120-021-01157-w

4 Zahnd, W., James, A., Jenkins, W., Izadi, S., Fogleman, A., Steward, D., Colditz, G., Brard, L.; Rural–Urban Differences in Cancer Incidence and Trends in the United States. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1 November 2018; 27 (11): 1265–1274. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-0430

5 Shete S, Deng Y, Shannon J, et al. Differences in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence Among Women Residing in Urban and Rural Communities in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(10):e2128000. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28000

6 Weaver KE, Palmer N, Lu L, Case LD, Geiger AM. Rural-urban differences in health behaviors and implications for health status among US cancer survivors. Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Aug;24(8):1481-90. doi: 10.1007/s10552-013-0225-x. Epub 2013 May 16. PMID: 23677333; PMCID: PMC3730816.

 

Cancer in Rural America:

Blackburn, B. E., Soisson, S., Rowe, K., Snyder, J., Fraser, A., Deshmukh, V., Newman, M., Smith, K., Herget, K., Kirchhoff, A. C., Kepka, D., Werner, T. L., Gaffney, D., Mooney, K., & Hashibe, M. (2019). Prognostic factors for rural endometrial cancer patients in a population-based cohort. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 921-921. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7262-7

Cheng TL, Johnson SB, Goodman E. Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Disadvantage: The Three Generation Approach. Pediatrics. 2016 Jun;137(6):e20152467. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-2467. Epub 2016 May 9. PMID: 27244844; PMCID: PMC4894258.

Chileshe, M., Bunkley, E. N., & Hunleth, J. (2022). The rural household production of health approach: Applying lessons from zambia to rural cancer disparities in the U.S.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 974. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020974

Kirkwood MK, Bruinooge SS, Goldstein MA, et al. Enhancing the American Society of Clinical Oncology workforce information system with geographic distribution of oncologists and comparison of data sources for the number of practicing oncologists. J Oncol Pract. 2014;10:32-8.

NIH. Cancer Map Stories: Rural-Urban Disparities in Cancer. Available at: https://gis.cancer.gov/mapstory/rural-urban/index.html

Weaver KE, Palmer N, Lu L, Case LD, Geiger AM. Rural-urban differences in health behaviors and implications for health status among US cancer survivors. Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Aug;24(8):1481-90. doi: 10.1007/s10552-013-0225-x. Epub 2013 May 16. PMID: 23677333; PMCID: PMC3730816.

Zahnd, W., James, A., Jenkins, W., Izadi, S., Fogleman, A., Steward, D., Colditz, G., Brard, L.; Rural–Urban Differences in Cancer Incidence and Trends in the United States. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1 November 2018; 27 (11): 1265–1274. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-0430

 

The Hub and Spoke Model:

Green B, Rhubart DC, Filteau MR. Barriers for Implementing the Hub and Spoke Model to Expand Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study of Montana. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment. 2021;15.

Halbritter, S., Kaiser, J., Olson, R., Mcguire, J., Dufek, P., Cranston, J., et al.. 2019. Virtual Infusion Services: Bringing cancer therapies closer to rural patients. ACCC Immuno-Oncology Institute. September-October. 24-31.

Heifetz LJ, Christensen SD, Devere-White RW, Meyers FJ. A model for rural oncology. J Oncol Pract. 2011 May;7(3):168-71.

 

Laraia, K., Worden, G. A rural healthcare system expands cancer care with a “hub and spoke” model.     ACCC-Cancer.Org. September-October 2020. Accessed from:  https://www.Accc-cancer.Org/docs/documents/oncology-issues/articles/2020/so20/so20-a-rural-healthcare-system-expands-cancer-care-with-a-hub-and-spoke-model.Pdf?Sfvrsn=7a7a6

 

Cancer Support Care Benefits:

Basch E., Deal A.M., Dueck A.C., Scher H.I., Kris M.G., Hudis C. Overall survival results of a trial assessing patient-reported outcomes for symptom monitoring during routine cancer treatment. JAMA. 2017;318(2):197–198.

Berman R, Davies A, Cooksley T, Gralla R, Carter L, Darlington E, Scotté F, Higham C. Supportive Care: An Indispensable Component of Modern Oncology. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2020 Nov;32(11):781-788.

Docherty, A. (2004). Experience, functions and benefits of a cancer support group. Patient Education and Counseling, 55(1), 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2003.08.002

Faller, H., Schuler, M., Richard, M., Heckl, U., Weis, J., & Kuffner, R. (2013). Effects of psycho-oncologic interventions on emotional distress and quality of life in adult patients with cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol,31:782–93. https://doi.org/ 10.1200/JCO.2011.40.8922.

Gottlieb, B., & Wachala, E. (2007). Cancer support groups: a critical review of empirical studies. Psycho‐Oncology, 16(5), 379–400. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1078

Hoey, L., Ieropoli, S., White, V., & Jefford, M. (2008). Systematic review of peer-support programs for people with cancer. Patient Education and Counseling, 70(3), 315–337. https://doi.org/info:doi/

Monnery D., Benson S., Griffiths A., Cadwallader C., Hampton-Matthews J., Coackley A. Multi-professional-delivered enhanced supportive care improves quality of life for patients with incurable cancer. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2018;24(10):510–514.

Moss, J. L., Pinto, C. N., Mama, S. K., Rincon, M., Kent, E. E., Yu, M., & Cronin, K. A. (2021;2020;). Rural–urban differences in health-related quality of life: Patterns for cancer survivors compared to other older adults. Quality of Life Research, 30(4), 1131-1143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02683-3

 

Care Management Benefits:

Dalton, M., Holzman, E., Erwin, E., Michelen, S., Rositch, A., Kumar, S., Vanderpuye, V., Yeates, K., Liebermann, E., & Ginsburg, O. (2019). Patient navigation services for cancer care in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLOS One, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223537

Gentry, S., Bellomo, C., Glidden, E., Goetz, P., Johnston, D., Shockney, L., Strusowski, T. (2018).  Patient Navigation in Cancer Care 2.0: Guiding patients to quality outcomes. Pfizer Oncology.

Helzlsouer, K., Appling, S., Gallicchio, L., Henninger, D., MacDonald, R., Manocheh, S., & Varanasi, A. (2016). A pilot study of a virtual navigation program to improve treatment adherence among low-income breast cancer patients. Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship, 7, 20–29. JONS-online.com

Hendershot, A. (2019). Cancer survivorship in rural county. Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship, 10, 524–529. JONS-online.com

Johnson, P., & Bongiorno, A. W. (2018). Efficacy of the breast cancer navigator role in reducing distress in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: A pilot study. Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship, 9, 182–190. JONS-online.com

Ko, E., Zuniga, M., Preacher, D., Palomino, H., & Watson, M. (2018). Efficacy of cancer care communication between clinicians and Latino patients in a rural US-Mexico boarder region: to better communication. Journal of Cancer Education, 33, 116–127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-016-1100-8

Litton G, Kane D, Clay G, Kruger P, Belnap T, Parkinson B. Multidisciplinary cancer care with a patient and physician satisfaction focus. J Oncol Pract. 2010 Nov;6(6):e35-7.

Palomino, H., Peacher, D., Ku, E., Woodruff, S., & Watson, M. (2017). Barriers and challenges of cancer patients and their experience with patient navigators in the rural US/Mexico border region. Journal of Cancer Education, 32, 112–118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-015-0906-0

Rocque GB, Williams CP, Hathaway AR, Halilova KI, Stricker CT, Coombs NC, Dudley WN, Thomas KA, Gaguski M, Crist S, Kozlik MM, Larkin P, Cadden A, Jones MI. Evaluating the Impact of Treatment Care Planning on Quality Measure.pptx s. J Oncol Pract. 2019 Mar;15(3).

 

Clinical Trials:

Benzel, H., & Nickel, B. (2012). Building a clinical trial process in oncology. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 35(5), 294-298. https://doi.org/10.1097/NAN.0b013e3182659950

 

Community Involvement and Patient Outcomes:

Harris, J., Haltbakk, J., Dunning, T., Austrheim, G., Kirkevold, M., Johnson, M., & Graue, M. (2019). How patient and community involvement in diabetes research influences health outcomes: a realist review. Health Expectations, 22(5), 907-920.

 

End of Life/Palliative Care:

Ding, J., Saunders, C., Cook, A., & Johnson, C. E. (2019). End-of-life care in rural general practice: How best to support commitment and meet challenges? BMC Palliative Care, 18(1), 51-51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-019-0435-4

 

Fatalism in Cancer:

Keller, K. G., Toriola, A. T., & Schneider, J. K. (2021;2020;). The relationship between cancer fatalism and education. Cancer Causes & Control, 32(2), 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-020-01363-4

 

Health Promotion in Rural:

Childs EM, Boyas JF, Blackburn JR. Off the beaten path: A scoping review of how ‘rural’ is defined by the U.S. government for rural health promotion. Health Promot Perspect. 2022 May 29;12(1):10-21. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2022.02. PMID: 35854849; PMCID: PMC9277290.

 

Hospital Closures & Impact On Patients & Communities:

American Hospital Association; September 2022; “Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access”; online article: https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2022/09/rural-hospital-closures-threaten-access-report.pdf

Brystana G. Kaufman MSPH, Sharita R. Thomas MPP, Randy K. Randolph MRP, Julie R. Perry, Kristie W. Thompson MA, George M. Holmes PhD, George H. Pink PhD; July 14 2015; “The Rising Rate of Rural Hospital Closures”; Journal of Rural Health; online journal: https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12128

Chqpr.org; “The Crisis in Rural Health Care”; website article: https://ruralhospitals.chqpr.org/

Ellison, A; March 4, 2022; “892 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state”; Becker’s Hospital CFO Report; online article: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/892-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-state-by-state.html

Heath; S.“Rural Hospital Closures a Hit to Patient Care Access, Outcomes”; Patient Care Access News;  online article: https://patientengagementhit.com/news/rural-hospital-closures-at-hit-to-patient-care-access-outcomes

Richard E. McDermott, Gary C. Cornia, Robert J. Parsons; March 1991; “The Economic Impact of Hospitals in Rural Communities”; The Journal of Rural Health; online journal: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-0361.1991.tb00714.

Wishner, J., Solleveld, P., (The Urban Institute);  Rudowitz, R., Paradise, J., Antonisse, L., (Kaiser Family Foundation); July 2016; “A Look at Rural Hospital Closures and Implications for Access to Care: Three Case Studies”; Issue Brief, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Underinsured;

Tucker, N.; November 2022; “631 rural hospitals at risk of closure by state”; Becker’s Hospital CFO Report; https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/631-rural-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-by-state.html

Zahnd, W., Hung, P., Shi, S., Zgodic, A.,  Merrell, M., Crouch, E., Probst, J., Eberth, J.; Sept. 21, 2022; “Availability of hospital-based cancer services before and after rural hospital closure, 2008-2017”, The Journal of Rural Health; pg 1-10; online journal: https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12716

 

The Hub and Spoke Model:

Green B, Rhubart DC, Filteau MR. Barriers for Implementing the Hub and Spoke Model to Expand Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study of Montana. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment. 2021;15.

Halbritter, S., Kaiser, J., Olson, R., Mcguire, J., Dufek, P., Cranston, J., et al.. 2019. Virtual Infusion Services: Bringing cancer therapies closer to rural patients. ACCC Immuno-Oncology Institute. September-October. 24-31.

Heifetz LJ, Christensen SD, Devere-White RW, Meyers FJ. A model for rural oncology. J Oncol Pract. 2011 May;7(3):168-71.

 

Laraia, K., Worden, G. A rural healthcare system expands cancer care with a “hub and spoke” model.     ACCC-Cancer.Org. September-October 2020. Accessed from:  https://www.Accc-cancer.Org/docs/documents/oncology-issues/articles/2020/so20/so20-a-rural-healthcare-system-expands-cancer-care-with-a-hub-and-spoke-model.Pdf?Sfvrsn=7a7a6

 

Oncology Infusion in Rural Settings:

Curtis, M. L., & Eschiti, V. S. (2018). Geographic health disparities: Satellite clinics for cancer care in rural communities. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22(5), 500-506. https://doi.org/10.1188/18.CJON.500-506

Levit, L. A., Byatt, L., Lyss, A. P., Paskett, E. D., Levit, K., Kirkwood, K., … & Schilsky, R. L. (2020). Closing the rural cancer care gap: three institutional approaches. JCO oncology practice, 16(7), 422-430.

 

Quality of Life in Rural Cancer Patients:

Strayhorn, S. M., Carnahan, L. R., Zimmermann, K., Hastert, T. A., Watson, K. S., Ferrans, C. E., & Molina, Y. (2020). Comorbidities, treatment-related consequences, and health-related quality of life among rural cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28(4), 1839-1848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05005-7

 

Screening and Prevention:

Anbari, A. B., Wanchai, A., & Graves, R. (2020). Breast cancer survivorship in rural settings: A systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28(8), 3517-3531. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05308-0

Leach, C. R., Schoenberg, N. E., & Hatcher, J. (2011). Factors associated with participation in cancer prevention and control studies among rural appalachian women. Family & Community Health, 34(2), 119-125. https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0b013e31820de9bf

Shete S, Deng Y, Shannon J, et al. Differences in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence Among Women Residing in Urban and Rural Communities in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(10):e2128000. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28000

Yang, Z., Liu, J., & Wang, Q. (2022). Diagnose earlier, live longer? the impact of cervical and breast cancer screening on life span. PloS One, 17(7), e0270347-e0270347. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270347

 

Survivorship:

Blackburn, B. E., Marino, M., Schmidt, T., Heintzman, J., Hatch, B., DeVoe, J., Moreno, L., & Huguet, N. (2022;2021;). Preventive service utilization among low-income cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 16(5), 1047-1054. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-021-01095-7

Galica, J., Giroux, J., Francis, J., & Maheu, C. (2020). Coping with fear of cancer recurrence among ovarian cancer survivors living in small urban and rural settings: A qualitative descriptive study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing : The Official Journal of European Oncology Nursing Society, 44, 101705-101705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2019.101705

 

Telemedicine in Oncology:

Shea, C. M., Teal, R., Haynes-Maslow, L., McIntyre, M., Weiner, B. J., Wheeler, S. B., Jacobs, S. R., Mayer, D. K., Young, M., & Shea, T. C. (2014). Assessing the feasibility of a virtual tumor board program: A case study. Journal of Healthcare Management, 59(3), 177-193. https://doi.org/10.1097/00115514-201405000-00005

 

Travel Distance and Effect on Patient Outcomes:

Ambroggi M, Biasini C, Del Giovane C, Fornari F, Cavanna L. Distance as a Barrier to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Review of the Literature. Oncologist. 2015 Dec;20(12):1378-85. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0110. Epub 2015 Oct 28. PMID: 26512045; PMCID: PMC4679078.

Barrington, D. A., MD, Dilley, Sarah E., MD, MPH, Landers, E. E., MD, Thomas, E. D., MD, Boone, J. D., MD, Straughn, J. M., MD, McGwin, Gerald, MS, PhD, & Leath, Charles A., MD, MSPH. (2016). Distance from a comprehensive cancer center: A proxy for poor cervical cancer outcomes? Gynecologic Oncology, 143(3), 617-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.10.004

Bosma, N. A., Tilley, D., Batra, A., & Cheung, W. Y. (2020). Characterizing urban-rural differences in colon cancer outcomes: A population-based analysis based on travel distance to cancer center. American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 43(7), 531-535. https://doi.org/10.1097/COC.0000000000000703

Petersen, S., Shahiri, P., Jewell, A., Spoozak, L., Chapman, J., Fitzgerald-Wolff, S., Lai, S. M., & Khabele, D. (2021;2020;). Disparities in ovarian cancer survival at the only NCI-designated cancer center in kansas. The American Journal of Surgery, 221(4), 712-717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.12.009

Rauh, L. A., Saks, E. J., Nakad-Rodriguez, D., Showalter, T. N., & Duska, L. R. (2018). Cervical cancer care in rural virginia: The impact of distance from an academic medical center on outcomes & the role of non-specialized radiation centers.Gynecologic Oncology, 150(2), 338-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.06.019

Stoyanov, D. S., Conev, N. V., Donev, I. S., Tonev, I. D., Panayotova, T. V., & Dimitrova-Gospodinova, E. G. (2022). Impact of travel burden on clinical outcomes in lung cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(6), 5381-5387. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-06978-8

Turner, M., Fielding, S., Ong, Y., Dibben, C., Feng, Z., Brewster, D. H., Black, C., Lee, A., & Murchie, P. (2017). A cancer geography paradox? poorer cancer outcomes with longer travelling times to healthcare facilities despite prompter diagnosis and treatment: A data-linkage study. British Journal of Cancer, 117(3), 439-449. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.180

Yee, E. K., Coburn, N. G., Zuk, V., Davis, L. E., Mahar, A. L., Liu, Y., Gupta, V., Darling, G., & Hallet, J. (2021). Geographic impact on access to care and survival for non-curative esophagogastric cancer: A population-based study. Gastric Cancer : Official Journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, 24(4), 790-799. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10120-021-01157-w