Belinda Borrelli
Biographic Data
| ID | 1562540 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Belinda Borrelli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Belinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Borrelli |
| SIGNATURE | BORRELLI B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0859-796X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology
The multiple social contextual influences on dietary sugar consumption identified in this study, particularly centrality of the home, cultural influences, individual-level sabotaging factors, may be useful for development of culturally tailored health promotion messaging and intervention through multiple channels
Text-messaging to promote smoking cessation among individuals with opioid use disorder: Quantitative and qualitative evaluation
This study demonstrates that individuals with OUD who smoke cigarettes perceive that a text message program designed to promote smoking cessation would motivate and support smoking cessation efforts. Our findings demonstrate that such a program is feasible as participants own cell phones, frequently send and receive text messages, and have unlimited text message plans. Findings from this study provide valuable insight into content and features to…
A smoking cessation induction intervention via virtual reality headset during a dental cleaning: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
NCT04524533 Registered August 24, 2020
Behavioral activation for smoking cessation and mood management following a cardiac event: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial
NCT01964898 . First received by clinicaltrials.gov October 15, 2013
It’s my business, it’s my body, it’s my money”: Experiences of smokers who are not planning to quit in the next 30 days and their views about treatment options
Despite not planning to quit in the next 30 days, the majority of participants wanted to quit smoking at some point. Even if existing services were offered to smokers not planning to quit in the next 30 days, it is unlikely that these services would meet the needs of this population. Future research should explore novel approaches to appeal specifically to smokers not planning to quit in the next 30 days, such as encouraging engagement with activ…
Retention strategies for health disparities preventive trials: Findings from the Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers
Findings from this case series study may help to guide the design of future RCTs to maximize retention of study participants and yield needed data on effective interventions to reduce oral health disparities
Caregivers' interest in using smokeless tobacco products: Novel methods that may reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke
The study examined caregivers' interest in using potentially reduced exposure tobacco products for smoking cessation, reduction, and to help them not smoke in places such as around their child, as all three methods would potentially lead to reduced secondhand smoke exposure for their children. A sample of 136 caregivers completed carbon monoxide testing to assess smoking status and a brief survey. Few caregivers had ever used potentially reduced …
Borrelli Responds
AffiliationsBelinda Borrelli is with the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
Structural and Functional Support in the Prediction of Smoking Cessation in Caregivers of Children with Asthma
Caregivers of children with asthma smoke at rates similar to the general population. Research on the relative importance of structural or functional social support in smoking cessation has been mixed. Participants were smokers (N = 154) who were caregivers of children with asthma. Both functional (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List) and structural social support (living with another smoker, partner status, and the proportion of smoking friends…
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults With Mobility Impairments: A US Population-Based Survey
Objectives. Smokers with mobility impairments have greater health risks than the general population. We report the prevalence of cigarette smoking and quit attempts among people with mobility impairments. Methods. We conducted an analysis of 13 308 adults (aged 21–85 years) with mobility impairments (special ambulatory equipment and difficulty walking 0.25 miles without equipment) responding to the National Health Interview Survey (2011). Results…
Income predictors of smoking cessation among Hispanics
Higher socioeconomic status smokers are more successful at smoking cessation. Few studies have investigated the prospective association between multiple measures of socioeconomic status and Hispanic smoking cessation. We assessed four measures to examine which predicted smoking cessation. Hispanics without debt had 18.5 times higher odds of 30-day cessation (odds ratio = 18.47, 95% confidence interval = 3.26-104.66, p < .01) and 11-fold increased…
Culturally Adapted Motivational Interviewing for Latino Heavy Drinkers: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
A randomized clinical trial of culturally adapted and unadapted motivational interviewing to reduce drinking and related problems among heavy drinking Latinos assessed 57 participants at baseline and at 2 (86% retention) and 6 months (84% retention) after treatment. Significant decreases across both treatments were found in heavy drinking days per month and drinking consequences (p < .001), with greater reductions for drinking consequences for cu…
The assessment, monitoring, and enhancement of treatment fidelity in public health clinical trials
Implementation of a treatment fidelity plan may require extra staff time and costs. However, the economic and scientific costs of lack of attention to treatment fidelity are far greater than the costs of treatment fidelity implementation. Maintaining high levels of treatment fidelity with flexible adaptation according to setting, provider, and patient is the goal for public health trials
A cultural adaptation of motivational interviewing to address heavy drinking among Hispanics
Although the need for cultural adaptations is often noted in addiction research, there are few templates to guide the process. The rationale for a social contextual framework to culturally adapt motivational interviewing for an immigrant heavy drinking Latino population in the U.S. Northeast is presented. The aim of the pilot study was to obtain data on acceptability of this approach. Participant responses to the adaptation were examined qualitat…
A new tool to assess treatment fidelity and evaluation of treatment fidelity across 10 years of health behavior research.
A. Bellg, B. Borrelli, et al. (2004) previously developed a framework that consisted of strategies to enhance treatment fidelity of health behavior interventions. The present study used this framework to (a) develop a measure of treatment fidelity and (b) use the measure to evaluate treatment fidelity in articles published in 5 journals over 10 years. Three hundred forty-two articles met inclusion criteria; 22% reported strategies to maintain pro…
The Landscape in Global Tobacco Control Research: A Guide to Gaining a Foothold
Smoking prevalence is shifting from more- to less-developed countries. In higher-income countries, smoking surveillance data, tailored treatments, public health campaigns, and research-based policy implementation have led to a decrease in tobacco use. In low- and middle-income countries, translating research into practice and policy is integral for tobacco control. We describe the landscape of existing resources, both financial and structural, to…
Enhancing Treatment Fidelity in Health Behavior Change Studies: Best Practices and Recommendations From the NIH Behavior Change Consortium.
Treatment fidelity refers to the methodological strategies used to monitor and enhance the reliability and validity of behavioral interventions. This article describes a multisite effort by the Treatment Fidelity Workgroup of the National Institutes of Health Behavior Change Consortium (BCC) to identify treatment fidelity concepts and strategies in health behavior intervention research. The work group reviewed treatment fidelity practices in the …
The Landscape in Global Tobacco Control Research: A Guide to Gaining a Foothold
Smoking prevalence is shifting from more- to less-developed countries. In higher-income countries, smoking surveillance data, tailored treatments, public health campaigns, and research-based policy implementation have led to a decrease in tobacco use. In low- and middle-income countries, translating research into practice and policy is integral for tobacco control. We describe the landscape of existing resources, both financial and structural, to…
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults With Mobility Impairments: A US Population-Based Survey
Objectives. Smokers with mobility impairments have greater health risks than the general population. We report the prevalence of cigarette smoking and quit attempts among people with mobility impairments. Methods. We conducted an analysis of 13 308 adults (aged 21–85 years) with mobility impairments (special ambulatory equipment and difficulty walking 0.25 miles without equipment) responding to the National Health Interview Survey (2011). Results…
A cultural adaptation of motivational interviewing to address heavy drinking among Hispanics
Although the need for cultural adaptations is often noted in addiction research, there are few templates to guide the process. The rationale for a social contextual framework to culturally adapt motivational interviewing for an immigrant heavy drinking Latino population in the U.S. Northeast is presented. The aim of the pilot study was to obtain data on acceptability of this approach. Participant responses to the adaptation were examined qualitat…
Caregivers' interest in using smokeless tobacco products: Novel methods that may reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke
The study examined caregivers' interest in using potentially reduced exposure tobacco products for smoking cessation, reduction, and to help them not smoke in places such as around their child, as all three methods would potentially lead to reduced secondhand smoke exposure for their children. A sample of 136 caregivers completed carbon monoxide testing to assess smoking status and a brief survey. Few caregivers had ever used potentially reduced …
Income predictors of smoking cessation among Hispanics
Higher socioeconomic status smokers are more successful at smoking cessation. Few studies have investigated the prospective association between multiple measures of socioeconomic status and Hispanic smoking cessation. We assessed four measures to examine which predicted smoking cessation. Hispanics without debt had 18.5 times higher odds of 30-day cessation (odds ratio = 18.47, 95% confidence interval = 3.26-104.66, p < .01) and 11-fold increased…
Enhancing Treatment Fidelity in Health Behavior Change Studies: Best Practices and Recommendations From the NIH Behavior Change Consortium.
Treatment fidelity refers to the methodological strategies used to monitor and enhance the reliability and validity of behavioral interventions. This article describes a multisite effort by the Treatment Fidelity Workgroup of the National Institutes of Health Behavior Change Consortium (BCC) to identify treatment fidelity concepts and strategies in health behavior intervention research. The work group reviewed treatment fidelity practices in the …
A new tool to assess treatment fidelity and evaluation of treatment fidelity across 10 years of health behavior research.
A. Bellg, B. Borrelli, et al. (2004) previously developed a framework that consisted of strategies to enhance treatment fidelity of health behavior interventions. The present study used this framework to (a) develop a measure of treatment fidelity and (b) use the measure to evaluate treatment fidelity in articles published in 5 journals over 10 years. Three hundred forty-two articles met inclusion criteria; 22% reported strategies to maintain pro…
The Landscape in Global Tobacco Control Research: A Guide to Gaining a Foothold
Smoking prevalence is shifting from more- to less-developed countries. In higher-income countries, smoking surveillance data, tailored treatments, public health campaigns, and research-based policy implementation have led to a decrease in tobacco use. In low- and middle-income countries, translating research into practice and policy is integral for tobacco control. We describe the landscape of existing resources, both financial and structural, to…
The assessment, monitoring, and enhancement of treatment fidelity in public health clinical trials
Implementation of a treatment fidelity plan may require extra staff time and costs. However, the economic and scientific costs of lack of attention to treatment fidelity are far greater than the costs of treatment fidelity implementation. Maintaining high levels of treatment fidelity with flexible adaptation according to setting, provider, and patient is the goal for public health trials
A cultural adaptation of motivational interviewing to address heavy drinking among Hispanics
Although the need for cultural adaptations is often noted in addiction research, there are few templates to guide the process. The rationale for a social contextual framework to culturally adapt motivational interviewing for an immigrant heavy drinking Latino population in the U.S. Northeast is presented. The aim of the pilot study was to obtain data on acceptability of this approach. Participant responses to the adaptation were examined qualitat…
Culturally Adapted Motivational Interviewing for Latino Heavy Drinkers: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
A randomized clinical trial of culturally adapted and unadapted motivational interviewing to reduce drinking and related problems among heavy drinking Latinos assessed 57 participants at baseline and at 2 (86% retention) and 6 months (84% retention) after treatment. Significant decreases across both treatments were found in heavy drinking days per month and drinking consequences (p < .001), with greater reductions for drinking consequences for cu…
Structural and Functional Support in the Prediction of Smoking Cessation in Caregivers of Children with Asthma
Caregivers of children with asthma smoke at rates similar to the general population. Research on the relative importance of structural or functional social support in smoking cessation has been mixed. Participants were smokers (N = 154) who were caregivers of children with asthma. Both functional (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List) and structural social support (living with another smoker, partner status, and the proportion of smoking friends…
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults With Mobility Impairments: A US Population-Based Survey
Objectives. Smokers with mobility impairments have greater health risks than the general population. We report the prevalence of cigarette smoking and quit attempts among people with mobility impairments. Methods. We conducted an analysis of 13 308 adults (aged 21–85 years) with mobility impairments (special ambulatory equipment and difficulty walking 0.25 miles without equipment) responding to the National Health Interview Survey (2011). Results…
Income predictors of smoking cessation among Hispanics
Higher socioeconomic status smokers are more successful at smoking cessation. Few studies have investigated the prospective association between multiple measures of socioeconomic status and Hispanic smoking cessation. We assessed four measures to examine which predicted smoking cessation. Hispanics without debt had 18.5 times higher odds of 30-day cessation (odds ratio = 18.47, 95% confidence interval = 3.26-104.66, p < .01) and 11-fold increased…
Borrelli Responds
AffiliationsBelinda Borrelli is with the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
It’s my business, it’s my body, it’s my money”: Experiences of smokers who are not planning to quit in the next 30 days and their views about treatment options
Despite not planning to quit in the next 30 days, the majority of participants wanted to quit smoking at some point. Even if existing services were offered to smokers not planning to quit in the next 30 days, it is unlikely that these services would meet the needs of this population. Future research should explore novel approaches to appeal specifically to smokers not planning to quit in the next 30 days, such as encouraging engagement with activ…
Retention strategies for health disparities preventive trials: Findings from the Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers
Findings from this case series study may help to guide the design of future RCTs to maximize retention of study participants and yield needed data on effective interventions to reduce oral health disparities
Caregivers' interest in using smokeless tobacco products: Novel methods that may reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke
The study examined caregivers' interest in using potentially reduced exposure tobacco products for smoking cessation, reduction, and to help them not smoke in places such as around their child, as all three methods would potentially lead to reduced secondhand smoke exposure for their children. A sample of 136 caregivers completed carbon monoxide testing to assess smoking status and a brief survey. Few caregivers had ever used potentially reduced …
Behavioral activation for smoking cessation and mood management following a cardiac event: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial
NCT01964898 . First received by clinicaltrials.gov October 15, 2013
Text-messaging to promote smoking cessation among individuals with opioid use disorder: Quantitative and qualitative evaluation
This study demonstrates that individuals with OUD who smoke cigarettes perceive that a text message program designed to promote smoking cessation would motivate and support smoking cessation efforts. Our findings demonstrate that such a program is feasible as participants own cell phones, frequently send and receive text messages, and have unlimited text message plans. Findings from this study provide valuable insight into content and features to…
A smoking cessation induction intervention via virtual reality headset during a dental cleaning: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
NCT04524533 Registered August 24, 2020
Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology
The multiple social contextual influences on dietary sugar consumption identified in this study, particularly centrality of the home, cultural influences, individual-level sabotaging factors, may be useful for development of culturally tailored health promotion messaging and intervention through multiple channels
Medicine (17 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (8 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Psychological intervention (7 works) · Smoking cessation (7 works) · Public health (6 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works)