Smoking, Rural Residence and Diabetes as Risk Factors for Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome.
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DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003322
Abstract: PURPOSE To investigate the relationship of smoking, urbanicity and diabetes to presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS) and associated choroidal neovascularization (CNV). METHODS Medical records of 751 adult patients with POHS were reviewed, including 603 patients… read more here.
Keywords: ocular histoplasmosis; rural residence; histoplasmosis syndrome; presumed ocular ... See more keywords
Posttraumatic growth and benefit-finding in lung cancer survivors: The benefit of rural residence?
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105315617820
Abstract: Rural cancer survivors report more distress than non-rural survivors. Little research has examined whether rural residence might also be linked to positive psychological outcomes. Rural (n = 117) and non-rural (n = 76) lung cancer survivors completed measures of… read more here.
Keywords: rural residence; cancer survivors; growth; posttraumatic growth ... See more keywords
Association of Urban-Rural Residence and Concurrent HIV Infection and Opioid Use Disorder Among Medicare Beneficiaries—United States, 2020
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DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0072
Abstract: Abstract:Published research provides minimal insights into variation by urban or rural residence of HIV infection risk and injection drug use. We used the 2020 Medicare claims data to assess the association of urban-rural residence and… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; urban rural; rural residence; medicare beneficiaries ... See more keywords
Cat Ownership and Rural Residence Are Associated with Lyme Disease Prevalence in the Northeastern United States
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095618
Abstract: Lyme disease (LD) is the most common vector-borne disease in the USA. Beyond its tick-borne nature, however, risk factors for LD are poorly understood. We used an online questionnaire to compare LD patients and non-LD… read more here.
Keywords: disease; lyme disease; cat ownership; rural residence ... See more keywords