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Risk and Resilience Pathways, Community Adversity, Decision-making, and Alcohol Use Among Appalachian Adolescents: Protocol for the Longitudinal Young Mountaineer Health Study Cohort

Risk and Resilience Pathways, Community Adversity, Decision-making, and Alcohol Use Among Appalachian Adolescents: Protocol for the Longitudinal Young Mountaineer Health Study Cohort

However, these factors have not yet been investigated in Appalachia. For youth residing in disadvantaged communities, effective schools can be a refuge that supports social, emotional, and cognitive development [34]. In many central Appalachian communities, schools play a vital role in providing students with a life structure, a consistent supply of meals, and access to physical resources in a secure environment, which are not commonly available to students at home [35].

Alfgeir L Kristjansson, Annette M Santilli, Rosalina Mills, Hannah M Layman, Megan L Smith, Michael J Mann, James MacKillop, Jack E James, Christa L Lilly, Steven M Kogan

JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(8):e40451

Designing a Framework for Remote Cancer Care Through Community Co-design: Participatory Development Study

Designing a Framework for Remote Cancer Care Through Community Co-design: Participatory Development Study

According to data from the National Program of Cancer Registries, cancer incidence [13] and mortality [14] in Appalachia are among the highest in the nation, and differences between counties and some unincorporated areas can show even starker disparities. Appalachia is also home to some of the most rural and difficult-to-access communities in the United States.

Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, Melanie McComsey, Ming-Yuan Chih, Alexandra Hubenko, Corey Baker, John Kim, David K Ahern, Michael Christopher Gibbons, Joseph A Cafazzo, Pia Nyakairu, Robin C Vanderpool, Timothy W Mullett, Bradford W Hesse

J Med Internet Res 2022;24(4):e29492

A Novel Behavioral Intervention for Rural Appalachian Cancer Survivors (weSurvive): Participatory Development and Proof-of-Concept Testing

A Novel Behavioral Intervention for Rural Appalachian Cancer Survivors (weSurvive): Participatory Development and Proof-of-Concept Testing

Addressing the health behaviors of cancer survivors is particularly important in health disparate communities, such as those in rural Central Appalachia. These communities are disproportionately impacted by cancer, as indicated by higher cancer mortality rates than those of nonrural communities [7].

Kathleen J Porter, Katherine E Moon, Virginia T LeBaron, Jamie M Zoellner

JMIR Cancer 2021;7(2):e26010

Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescription Practices in Elderly Appalachians with Dementia via the Appalachian Informatics Platform: Longitudinal Study

Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescription Practices in Elderly Appalachians with Dementia via the Appalachian Informatics Platform: Longitudinal Study

Associated contributory factors to dementia, such as excessive prescription of medications (eg, benzodiazepines [BZD]), poor rates of health screening, and high illiteracy, have also been found to be highly prevalent in West Virginia and the rest of the Appalachia [7-9]. Thus, caring for patients with dementia is challenging, especially in Appalachia, because of the complexities that arise due to the increased burden of aforementioned comorbidities and contributory factors [10].

Niharika Bhardwaj, Alfred A Cecchetti, Usha Murughiyan, Shirley Neitch

JMIR Med Inform 2020;8(8):e18389

An Interactive, Mobile-Based Tool for Personal Social Network Data Collection and Visualization Among a Geographically Isolated and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population: Early-Stage Feasibility Study With Qualitative User Feedback

An Interactive, Mobile-Based Tool for Personal Social Network Data Collection and Visualization Among a Geographically Isolated and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population: Early-Stage Feasibility Study With Qualitative User Feedback

Outcomes of interest for implementation in this study include: (1) can Open Eddi be used to collect data for a network study in rural Appalachia?; (2) are there any specific resources needed to implement Open Eddi in this setting?; and (3) what factors affect Open Eddi’s implementation ease or difficulty? “To what extent can a new idea, program, process, or measure be carried out with intended participants using existing means, resources, and circumstances, and without outside intervention?”

Katherine S Eddens, Jesse M Fagan, Tom Collins

JMIR Res Protoc 2017;6(6):e124