Veterans with blood cancers: Clinical trial navigation and the challenge of rurality

Abstract: PURPOSE: The proportion of cancer patients who participate in clinical trials (CTs) remains low, despite an understanding of barriers to enrollment. The barrier of rural …

“It Made Me Not Want to See Him…”: The Role of Patient-Provider Communication in Influencing Rural-Dwelling Women Veterans’ Motivation to Seek Health Care for Managing Chronic Pain

Abstract: Despite being high health care utilizers, many women Veterans perceive their pain condition to be poorly understood by their providers, which can be a strong demotivator …

Rural and Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Veteran Health Disparities: A Population-Based Study

Abstract: The health service ecology varies considerably across urban-rural divides for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) veterans, which may place rural AIAN veterans at …

Rural Veterans' dental utilization, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2014

Abstract: Introduction: Rural residents are overrepresented in the military; however, access to Veteran services is limited in rural areas. There is a need to identify rural …