An exploratory study to understand how rurality status and demographic characteristics are associated with enrollment, engagement, and retention in a digital health intervention targeting the Appalachian region
Results suggested rurality was not significantly associated with enrollment, retention, or engagement, though this conclusion warrants caution. Future digital health studies targeting similar populations should consider additional sociodemographic differences.
Authors
- Jamie Zoellner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5445-5594)
- Kathleen Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6416-4261)
- Donna‐Jean P. Brock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1338-386X)
- Lee M. Ritterband (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-5213)
- Annie L. Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2920-5264)
- Wen You (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3240-6526)
- Theresa Markwalter
Institutions
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70042
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Virginia Department of Health
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities