Joseph J Gallo
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 186622 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Joseph J Gallo |
| NOMBRES | Joseph J |
| APELLIDO | Gallo |
| FIRMA | GALLO J J |
| AFILIACIONES | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7878-0321 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 85 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
The Elders’ Resilience Curriculum
‘Whole person’ caregiver assessment
Caregivers of persons with heart failure and stroke describe increased responsibilities after hospitalization. To better characterize the needs of caregivers who self-selected into the intervention, we conducted a convergent parallel mixed methods secondary analysis from our pilot study of The Heart Failure and Stroke Resilience Intervention for Caregivers (HEROIC) program. Using transcriptions of Visit 1, coders analyzed pre-defined domains of c…
The mental health impact on women of engaging men in health interventions in low- and middle-income countries
The field of women’s health, specifically maternal and child health, have recently pushed for male partners to be included in interventions. Currently, there are gaps in understanding how engaging men in these interventions might impact women’s mental wellbeing. The objective of this systematic review was to examine the evidence of the mental health impact on women of engaging male partners in health interventions in low and -middle-income countr…
Machine learning analysis of posturography in panic disorder
This is the first study applying ML to posturography for identifying physiological markers of panic disorder. Using ML for stabilometric data improves classification accuracy, highlighting static posturography as superior to clinical screening tools like the Patient Health Questionnaire for Panic Disorder (PHQ-PD) and Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS). Larger, externally validated cohorts and portable measurement solutions are needed to transl…
Barriers and Opportunities for HPV Self-Sampling in Underserved Rural Communities
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in rural areas with limited access to screening. This study explored factors influencing rural Kenyan women's willingness to self-collect samples for HPV-DNA testing. Data were drawn from a mixed methods study in two Kenyan rural counties, including surveys with 174 women and interviews with 21 participants. The mean age of the survey sampl…
How I would like to forget
Traumatic and stressful life events can have lasting effects on mental health, particularly among older adults in low-resource settings. In Latin America, there is limited qualitative evidence capturing the lived experiences of these events. This study explores how older adults in Peru reflect on traumatic and stressful events throughout their lives, and how these experiences continue to shape their mental health in later life. This qualitative s…
Race and Incident Dementia Among Older Black and Older White Men
The objective of this study was to determine if racial differences exist between older Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and White (NHW) men in incident dementia over 11 years (2011–2022) in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). The analytic sample included 2395 community-dwelling NHB and NHW men free of dementia at baseline who self-identified as Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and White (NHW). Dementia was assessed at each visit using a validated…
Advancing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research
Objective This article introduces a special issue on advancing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) research drawing from research conducted by the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (JHAD-RCMAR). Method We describe the JHAD-RCMAR, highlighting work of early career investigators in the JHAD-RCMAR, summarize key accomplishments, and propose recommendations for next steps in amelioratin…
Applying Mixed Methods to Enhance Health Equity in Research on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
Objectives The NIA health disparities research framework details a life course approach that considers multilevel environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and biological factors. Mixed methods are well-suited to study complex problems like structural racism, combining the benefits of generalizability with contextualization. Methods We draw on experience as faculty in the Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences to introduc…
Measuring the Interrelationships Between Cognitive Performance, Race/Ethnicity, Discrimination, Health Behaviors, and Physiological Dysregulation
Objective The objective of this study was to examine the interrelationships between cognitive performance, race/ethnicity, discrimination, health behaviors, and physiological dysregulation. Methods We used data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) ( N = 1667). We used path analyses to examine the association between discrimination, physiological dysregulation, health behaviors, and cognitive performance using the Cognitive Abilit…
Engaging husbands in a digital mental health intervention to provide tailored counseling for women experiencing postpartum depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common experience among mothers worldwide. Family members, especially husbands, can play an integral role in supporting and helping mothers recover from PPD. However, husbands are typically not included in interventions to address postpartum depression among women. This study explored husbands’ perspectives on engaging in a counseling intervention augmented with a digital health component for the treatment of PPD.…
From Policy to Practice
The “Year of Open Science” initiative, spearheaded by the White House in 2023, catalyzed the adoption of national open science policies across U.S. Federal Government agencies, but open science is an international movement. This paper elucidates the evolving landscape of open science policies, particularly focusing on the Data Management and Sharing Plans by agencies like NIH, NSF, and CDC. While quantitative research (and qualitative research to…
Agency and Mental Health Among Peruvian Older Adults During the Covid-19 Lockdown
Peruvian older adults exerted agency in different ways to respond to and sustain their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown. Policymakers should value and recognize the agency of older adults when planning future health responses
A consequence of mass incarceration
It All Depends
While the supporting role of families and friends has been widely recognized in cancer care, little data exist on how they influence patients' decisions regarding clinical trial participation, accounting for patients' decisional preferences. The goal of our study was to examine the process of clinical trial decision-making from the perspective of adults with cancer and their decision partners. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 pat…
Sources of Information for Learning and Decision-Making in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer
Information seeking is essential for effective patient-centered decision-making. However, prostate cancer patients report a gap between information needed and information received. The importance of different information sources for treatment decision remains unclear. Thus, using the Comprehensive Model of Health Information (CMIS) framework, we assessed the antecedent factors, information carrier factors, and information-seeking activities in lo…
Residence in urban and rural areas over the life course and depression among Ghanaian and South African older adults
Association between allostatic load and health behaviours
BACKGROUND: Allostatic load (AL) has been characterised in many ways throughout the literature; however, its relationship to health behaviours has only been studied in limited populations. We aimed to uncover qualitative patterns of biological indicators in AL and determine if those patterns were associated with certain health behaviours. METHODS: We conducted latent class analysis using biological indicators from a multiethnic population. We fit…
A mixed methods exploratory assessment of the usefulness of Baltimore City Health Department’s trauma-informed care training intervention
Youth exposure to trauma is a significant public health problem in the United States, particularly in urban areas. Although trauma-informed care (TIC) training of service providers to address this challenge is increasing nationwide, we lack empirical evidence regarding the feasibility and acceptability of cross-organizational TIC training, including perspectives of training participants. The purpose of our study was to evaluate participating serv…
Barriers and facilitators for access to mental health services by traumatized youth
Decision making about Pap test use among Korean immigrant women
BACKGROUND: Understanding how individuals make decisions about Pap tests concerning their personal values helps health-care providers offer tailored approaches to guide patients' decision making. Yet research has largely ignored decision making about Pap tests among immigrant women who experience increased risk of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: To explore decision making about Pap tests among Korean immigrant women. METHODS: We conducted a qualitati…
Caregiver mental health and HIV-infected child wellness
Prior studies indicate a substantial link between maternal depression and early child health but give limited consideration to the direction of this relationship or the context in which it occurs. We sought to create a contextually informed conceptual framework of this relationship through semi-structured interviews with women that had lived experience of caring for an HIV-infected child while coping with depression and anxiety symptoms. Caregive…
Process Evaluation of a Retreat for Scholars in the First Cohort
The Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences aims to enlarge the national pool of trained investigators in mixed methods and improve the quality of grant applications to the NIH. Selected scholars are assigned a consulting team, participate in webinars, and attend an annual "retreat" focused on learning mixed methods through application to their research. Our paper summarizes the process evaluation of the retreat. Scholars …
The role of theory-driven graphic warning labels in motivation to quit
Labels designed to increase risk perceptions from smoking might be significant sources of motivation for low SES smokers. Findings suggest innovative theory-driven approaches for the design of labels, such as using former smokers as role models, contrasting healthy and unhealthy characters, and socially-oriented labels, might motivate low SES smokers to quit
Alcohol Consumption and Domain-Specific Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Results suggest that higher alcohol consumption in midlife may impair some components of executive function in late life
A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Loneliness and Depression in Older Adults
An improved understanding of how older adults view loneliness in relation to depression, derived from multiple methods, may inform clinical practice
Depressive Symptoms of Whites and African Americans Aged 60 Years and Older
Consistent with prior work, our hypothesis was that older African Americans are less likely to report dysphoria than are older Whites. Study subjects were 968 participants aged 60 years and older in Baltimore, Maryland, and 1,486 participants aged 60 years and older in the Durham-Piedmont region of North Carolina who identified themselves as African American or White and who had complete data on symptoms of depression active in the one month prio…
Education and Sex Differences in the Mini-Mental State Examination
Years of completed education is a powerful correlate of performance on mental status assessment. This analysis evaluates differences in cognitive performance attributable to level of education and sex. We analyzed Mini-Mental State Examination responses from a large community sample (Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, N = 8,556), using a structural equation analytic framework grounded in item response theory. Significant sex and education group …
Process Evaluation of a Retreat for Scholars in the First Cohort
The Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences aims to enlarge the national pool of trained investigators in mixed methods and improve the quality of grant applications to the NIH. Selected scholars are assigned a consulting team, participate in webinars, and attend an annual "retreat" focused on learning mixed methods through application to their research. Our paper summarizes the process evaluation of the retreat. Scholars …
Residence in urban and rural areas over the life course and depression among Ghanaian and South African older adults
Barriers and facilitators for access to mental health services by traumatized youth
Bridging Psychiatric and Anthropological Approaches
Psychiatrists and anthropologists have taken distinct analytic approaches when confronted with differences between emic and etic models for distress: psychiatrists have translated folk models into diagnostic categories whereas anthropologists have emphasized culture-specific meanings of illness. The rift between psychiatric and anthropological research keeps "individual disease" and "culture" disconnected and thus hinders the study of interrelati…
Agency and Mental Health Among Peruvian Older Adults During the Covid-19 Lockdown
Peruvian older adults exerted agency in different ways to respond to and sustain their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown. Policymakers should value and recognize the agency of older adults when planning future health responses
It All Depends
While the supporting role of families and friends has been widely recognized in cancer care, little data exist on how they influence patients' decisions regarding clinical trial participation, accounting for patients' decisional preferences. The goal of our study was to examine the process of clinical trial decision-making from the perspective of adults with cancer and their decision partners. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 pat…
From Policy to Practice
The “Year of Open Science” initiative, spearheaded by the White House in 2023, catalyzed the adoption of national open science policies across U.S. Federal Government agencies, but open science is an international movement. This paper elucidates the evolving landscape of open science policies, particularly focusing on the Data Management and Sharing Plans by agencies like NIH, NSF, and CDC. While quantitative research (and qualitative research to…
Association between allostatic load and health behaviours
BACKGROUND: Allostatic load (AL) has been characterised in many ways throughout the literature; however, its relationship to health behaviours has only been studied in limited populations. We aimed to uncover qualitative patterns of biological indicators in AL and determine if those patterns were associated with certain health behaviours. METHODS: We conducted latent class analysis using biological indicators from a multiethnic population. We fit…
Alcohol Consumption and Domain-Specific Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Results suggest that higher alcohol consumption in midlife may impair some components of executive function in late life
Depressive Symptoms of Whites and African Americans Aged 60 Years and Older
Consistent with prior work, our hypothesis was that older African Americans are less likely to report dysphoria than are older Whites. Study subjects were 968 participants aged 60 years and older in Baltimore, Maryland, and 1,486 participants aged 60 years and older in the Durham-Piedmont region of North Carolina who identified themselves as African American or White and who had complete data on symptoms of depression active in the one month prio…
Mental Health Service Utilization by African Americans and Whites
OBJECTIVE: To compare mental health service utilization and its associated factors between African Americans and whites in the 1980s and 1990s. DESIGN: Household-based longitudinal study with baseline interviews in 1981 and follow-up interviews from 1993 to 1996. SETTING: The Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Follow-Up. SUBJECTS: Subjects included 1,662 adults (590 African Americans and 1,072 whites). MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLE: Use of ment…
Education and Sex Differences in the Mini-Mental State Examination
Years of completed education is a powerful correlate of performance on mental status assessment. This analysis evaluates differences in cognitive performance attributable to level of education and sex. We analyzed Mini-Mental State Examination responses from a large community sample (Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, N = 8,556), using a structural equation analytic framework grounded in item response theory. Significant sex and education group …
The Association of Alcohol Use and Depression Among Puerto Ricans in the United States and in Puerto Rico
The association of high alcohol use and acculturation and/or migration among Puerto Ricans in the United States has not been studied. Two population-based cross-sectional surveys carried out by trained lay interviewers were analyzed. A total of 1,267 PR/US and 1,656 PR/PR aged 20–64 years were interviewed. The prevalence of any alcohol consumption for PR/US was 45.9% and for PR/PR was 51.2% (p < .001). High levels of depressive symptoms were asso…
The Acceptability of Treatment for Depression Among African-American, Hispanic, and White Primary Care Patients
BACKGROUND: Ethnic minority patients are less likely than white patients to receive guideline-concordant care for depression. It is uncertain whether racial and ethnic differences exist in patient beliefs, attitudes, and preferences for treatment. METHODS: A telephone survey was conducted of 829 adult patients (659 non-Hispanic whites, 97 African Americans, 73 Hispanics) recruited from primary care offices across the United States who reported 1 …
A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Loneliness and Depression in Older Adults
An improved understanding of how older adults view loneliness in relation to depression, derived from multiple methods, may inform clinical practice
Bridging Psychiatric and Anthropological Approaches
Psychiatrists and anthropologists have taken distinct analytic approaches when confronted with differences between emic and etic models for distress: psychiatrists have translated folk models into diagnostic categories whereas anthropologists have emphasized culture-specific meanings of illness. The rift between psychiatric and anthropological research keeps "individual disease" and "culture" disconnected and thus hinders the study of interrelati…
Alcohol Consumption and Domain-Specific Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Results suggest that higher alcohol consumption in midlife may impair some components of executive function in late life
The role of theory-driven graphic warning labels in motivation to quit
Labels designed to increase risk perceptions from smoking might be significant sources of motivation for low SES smokers. Findings suggest innovative theory-driven approaches for the design of labels, such as using former smokers as role models, contrasting healthy and unhealthy characters, and socially-oriented labels, might motivate low SES smokers to quit
Process Evaluation of a Retreat for Scholars in the First Cohort
The Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences aims to enlarge the national pool of trained investigators in mixed methods and improve the quality of grant applications to the NIH. Selected scholars are assigned a consulting team, participate in webinars, and attend an annual "retreat" focused on learning mixed methods through application to their research. Our paper summarizes the process evaluation of the retreat. Scholars …
Decision making about Pap test use among Korean immigrant women
BACKGROUND: Understanding how individuals make decisions about Pap tests concerning their personal values helps health-care providers offer tailored approaches to guide patients' decision making. Yet research has largely ignored decision making about Pap tests among immigrant women who experience increased risk of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: To explore decision making about Pap tests among Korean immigrant women. METHODS: We conducted a qualitati…
Caregiver mental health and HIV-infected child wellness
Prior studies indicate a substantial link between maternal depression and early child health but give limited consideration to the direction of this relationship or the context in which it occurs. We sought to create a contextually informed conceptual framework of this relationship through semi-structured interviews with women that had lived experience of caring for an HIV-infected child while coping with depression and anxiety symptoms. Caregive…
Barriers and facilitators for access to mental health services by traumatized youth
Association between allostatic load and health behaviours
BACKGROUND: Allostatic load (AL) has been characterised in many ways throughout the literature; however, its relationship to health behaviours has only been studied in limited populations. We aimed to uncover qualitative patterns of biological indicators in AL and determine if those patterns were associated with certain health behaviours. METHODS: We conducted latent class analysis using biological indicators from a multiethnic population. We fit…
A mixed methods exploratory assessment of the usefulness of Baltimore City Health Department’s trauma-informed care training intervention
Youth exposure to trauma is a significant public health problem in the United States, particularly in urban areas. Although trauma-informed care (TIC) training of service providers to address this challenge is increasing nationwide, we lack empirical evidence regarding the feasibility and acceptability of cross-organizational TIC training, including perspectives of training participants. The purpose of our study was to evaluate participating serv…
Sources of Information for Learning and Decision-Making in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer
Information seeking is essential for effective patient-centered decision-making. However, prostate cancer patients report a gap between information needed and information received. The importance of different information sources for treatment decision remains unclear. Thus, using the Comprehensive Model of Health Information (CMIS) framework, we assessed the antecedent factors, information carrier factors, and information-seeking activities in lo…
Residence in urban and rural areas over the life course and depression among Ghanaian and South African older adults
A consequence of mass incarceration
It All Depends
While the supporting role of families and friends has been widely recognized in cancer care, little data exist on how they influence patients' decisions regarding clinical trial participation, accounting for patients' decisional preferences. The goal of our study was to examine the process of clinical trial decision-making from the perspective of adults with cancer and their decision partners. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 pat…
Agency and Mental Health Among Peruvian Older Adults During the Covid-19 Lockdown
Peruvian older adults exerted agency in different ways to respond to and sustain their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown. Policymakers should value and recognize the agency of older adults when planning future health responses
Engaging husbands in a digital mental health intervention to provide tailored counseling for women experiencing postpartum depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common experience among mothers worldwide. Family members, especially husbands, can play an integral role in supporting and helping mothers recover from PPD. However, husbands are typically not included in interventions to address postpartum depression among women. This study explored husbands’ perspectives on engaging in a counseling intervention augmented with a digital health component for the treatment of PPD.…
From Policy to Practice
The “Year of Open Science” initiative, spearheaded by the White House in 2023, catalyzed the adoption of national open science policies across U.S. Federal Government agencies, but open science is an international movement. This paper elucidates the evolving landscape of open science policies, particularly focusing on the Data Management and Sharing Plans by agencies like NIH, NSF, and CDC. While quantitative research (and qualitative research to…
The mental health impact on women of engaging men in health interventions in low- and middle-income countries
The field of women’s health, specifically maternal and child health, have recently pushed for male partners to be included in interventions. Currently, there are gaps in understanding how engaging men in these interventions might impact women’s mental wellbeing. The objective of this systematic review was to examine the evidence of the mental health impact on women of engaging male partners in health interventions in low and -middle-income countr…
Machine learning analysis of posturography in panic disorder
This is the first study applying ML to posturography for identifying physiological markers of panic disorder. Using ML for stabilometric data improves classification accuracy, highlighting static posturography as superior to clinical screening tools like the Patient Health Questionnaire for Panic Disorder (PHQ-PD) and Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS). Larger, externally validated cohorts and portable measurement solutions are needed to transl…
Barriers and Opportunities for HPV Self-Sampling in Underserved Rural Communities
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in rural areas with limited access to screening. This study explored factors influencing rural Kenyan women's willingness to self-collect samples for HPV-DNA testing. Data were drawn from a mixed methods study in two Kenyan rural counties, including surveys with 174 women and interviews with 21 participants. The mean age of the survey sampl…
Medicine (25 obras) · Psychology (23 obras) · Gerontology (16 obras) · Psychiatry (15 obras) · Qualitative research (9 obras) · Mental health (8 obras) · Nursing (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 obras) · Public health (6 obras)