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ArticleThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2024

Rural-specific identity and associations with lifestyle behaviors and well-being among rural cancer survivors.

Kristina L Tatum, Bonny B Morris, Trevin E Glasgow, Sam Mool Julie Lee, D Jeremy Barsell, Kendall Fugate-Laus, Bernard F Fuemmeler

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Article in The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Kristina L TatumDepartment of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4697-7573
Bonny B MorrisAmerican Cancer Society, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Trevin E GlasgowDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Sam Mool Julie LeeSchool of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
D Jeremy BarsellDepartment of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Kendall Fugate-LausDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Bernard F FuemmelerDepartment of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Funding

Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Renato Martins · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
Training Program in Cancer Prevention and Control and Cancer Health Equity (CPC-CHE)T32CA093423 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Bernard F Fuemmeler, Oxana G Palesh · 2018 to 2026
$3.0M
Examining Tobacco Use Relapse among Cancer SurvivorsF31CA288120 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI FUGATE-LAUS, KENDALL · 2024 to 2025
$87k
A multi-level mixed methods examination of treatment non-adherence among rural oncology patientsF99CA245799 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MORRIS, BONNY · 2019 to 2020
$79k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA288120NCI NIH HHS F99 CA245799NCI NIH HHS F99CA245799NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NCI NIH HHS T32 CA093423VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Support Grant-Population Health Assessment in Cancer Center Catchment Areas P30CA016059-37S2
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Abstract

backgroundDisparities in rural cancer survivors' health outcomes are well-documented, yet the role of sociocultural aspects of rurality, such as rural identity, attitudes toward rurality, and social standing on health beliefs and behaviors remain unclear. This study aimed to address these gaps.

methodsRural cancer survivors (N = 188) completed a mailed/online survey. Regression analyses identified relationships among rural identity, negative attitudes toward rurality, and social standing with health outcomes, quality of life, cancer fatalism, and cancer information overload.

resultsHigher rural identity was associated with believing everything causes cancer (OR = 1.58, p = 0.048), believing "there's not much you can do to lower your chances of getting cancer" (OR = 2.22, p = 0.002), and higher odds of being overloaded with cancer information (OR = 2.05, p  = 0.008). Negative attitudes toward rurality was linked with higher levels of perceived stress (B = 0.83, p = 0.001), and chronic pain (OR = 1.47, p = 0.039). Higher subjective social status was associated with perceived social support (B = 0.09, p = 0.016), better overall health (B = 0.13, p < 0.001), lower levels of perceived stress (B = -0.38, p = 0.007), and chronic pain (OR = 0.80, p = 0.027).

conclusionSociocultural factors of rurality were associated with indicators of quality of life, cancer fatalism, and information overload. Further exploration of the underlying mechanisms that drive these associations can help improve intervention targets for rural cancer survivors.

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Cancer SurvivorsQuality of LifeRural PopulationAdultAgedFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsSurveys and Questionnairescancer fatalismcancer survivorslifestyle behaviorsrural healthrural identity

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