Study protocol of sustaining home palliative care for patients with Heart Failure (HF) and their family caregivers in rural Appalachia: a mixed methods randomized clinical trial.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of mortality, morbidity, and rehospitalization in Appalachia. Rural areas have the highest HF mortality rates. Rural Appalachians lack access to health services and end-of-life palliative care (EOLPC) and have extreme inequities in health.

Homesickness among rural Appalachian university students.

Homesickness among university students may impact their wellbeing and academic success. The study purpose was to examine homesickness and self-reported outcomes/university life events among students on a rural Appalachian campus. A descriptive study ( = 91) using electronic questionnaires was conducted.