Per Ostmo, MPA - Publications
2024
Rural Health Research Recap - Post-Acute Care in Rural Areas: The Role of Swing Beds and Nursing Homes
This Rural Health Research Recap examines different types of post-acute care, specifically the roles that swing beds and nursing homes can play in recovery.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: March 2024
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Quality Star Ratings: Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Home Health Agencies
This Rural Health Research Recap examines star ratings among hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies, how they compare to urban facilities, and the part they play in the quality of care offered.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: March 2024
Type: Fact Sheet
2023
Rural Health Research: Gateway's Top Three Countdown, 2023
The Rural Health Research Gateway is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy with the primary purpose of sharing the work of the federally-funded Rural Health Research Centers. These annual website analytics offer a glimpse into the public's rural health research interests.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: July 2023
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Hospital Closures: 2023 Update
From 2005 through 2022, 186 rural hospitals either closed completely or converted to facilities that no longer provide in-patient care. This recap explores the current state of rural hospital closures in the U.S.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: June 2023
Type: Fact Sheet
2022
Rural Health Research Recap - Travel Burden to Receive Health Care
This recap examines research regarding travel concerns to receive healthcare, looking at the differences between rural and urban residents, and barriers they may encounter.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P., Rosencrans, J.
Date: October 2022
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Aging in Place
This recap looks at the percentage of older adults (65 and older) who live in rural counties compared to urban counties, and how their living situations can be impacted.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P., Rosencrans, J.
Date: October 2022
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Maternal Health Disparities: An Intersection of Race and Rurality
This recap examines the shortage of obstetric services and racial/ethnic disparities surrounding maternal and infant health.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P., Rosencrans, J.
Date: October 2022
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Mental Health
This recap examines research regarding serious mental illness and treatment, and looks at the differences between urban and rural counties, and adults and children.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P., Rosencrans, J.
Date: September 2022
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research: Gateway's Top Three Countdown, 2022
The Rural Health Research Gateway is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy with the primary purpose of sharing the work of the federally-funded Rural Health Research Centers. These website analytics offer a glimpse into the public's rural health research interests.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: July 2022
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Opioid Use Disorder and Treatment: Rural-Urban Comparisons
This recap compares rural versus urban opioid use disorder and treatment and the impact on hospitals.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: February 2022
Type: Fact Sheet
2021
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Nursing Workforce
This recap on the rural nursing workforce explores registered nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing education programs, nurse practitioners as primary care providers, job preparedness and satisfaction, and rural challenges.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: December 2021
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research: Gateway's Top Three Countdown, 2021
The Rural Health Research Gateway is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy with the purpose of sharing the work of the federally-funded Rural Health Research Centers. The annual website analytics offer a glimpse into the public's rural health research interests.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: August 2021
Type: Fact Sheet
Building Resilience Among Physical and Behavioral Healthcare Providers During a Global Health Pandemic
This toolkit has been developed to encourage self-care and to assist in building resilience among physical and behavioral healthcare providers amidst the global health pandemic.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Ostmo, P., Landwehr, R., McLean, A., Heitkamp, T.
Date: May 2021
Type: Report
2020
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Ethnic/Racial Disparities: Adverse Health Outcomes
Rural minority group populations often experience dual disparities in health. This recap summarizes adverse health outcomes across these populations including premature death, age-adjusted mortality, disability status, and obesity rates.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: November 2020
Type: Fact Sheet
Rural Health Research Recap - Rural Ethnic/Racial Disparities: Social and Systemic Inequities
This resource examines social and systemic inequities that influence disparities in health among minority group populations. Rural non-White populations experience both residence-based and racial/ethnicity-based health disparities.
Project:
Rural Health Research Gateway
Author(s): Ostmo, P.
Date: November 2020
Type: Fact Sheet