Marcia A Testa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4416402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcia A Testa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcia A |
| FAMILY NAME | Testa |
| SIGNATURE | TESTA M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0139-2176 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Implementation and formative evaluation of a youth mental health first aid (YMHFA) training program for teachers in Brockton, Massachusetts
Covid-19 Vaccine Early Skepticism, Misinformation and Informational Needs among Essential Workers in the USA
This study presents the results of a survey of 1591 hesitant U.S. essential workers, conducted over Pollfish in December 2020 when they were the only group eligible for the vaccine, aiming to describe their concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccine safety, effectiveness and distribution policies. We computed frequencies using the SAS software for each answer, using chi-squared statistics and Cochran-Armitage trend tests to determine how informational n…
Youth Exposure to Hate in the Online Space
Today's youth have extensive access to the internet and frequently engage in social networking activities using various social media platforms and devices. This is a phenomenon that hate groups are exploiting when disseminating their propaganda. This study seeks to better understand youth exposure to hateful material in the online space by exploring predictors of such exposure including demographic characteristics (age, gender, and race), academi…
Social Media Learning Collaborative for Public Health Preparedness
Preparedness Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs)
Psychometric evaluation of the HIV symptom distress scale
The objective of this article is to psychometrically validate the HIV symptom distress scale (SDS), an instrument that can be used to measure overall HIV symptom distress or clinically relevant groups of HIV symptoms. A secondary data analysis was conducted using the Collaborations in HIV Outcomes Research US Cohort (CHORUS). Inclusion criteria required study participants (N=5521) to have a valid baseline measure of the AIDS Clinical Trial Group …
Predictors of knowledge of H1N1 infection and transmission in the U.S. population
Policymakers and public health practitioners should take specific SEP factors into consideration when implementing educational and preventive interventions promoting the health and preparedness of the population, and when designing communication campaigns during a public health emergency
HIV+ caregivers and HIV+ non-caregivers
OBJECTIVE: To examine a cohort of HIV+ study participants, who are caregivers (CGs) and non-caregivers (NCGs), to determine whether differences exist across their sociodemographic backgrounds, immune functioning, and quality-of-life (i.e., symptom distress, physical, and mental quality-of-life). METHODS: A secondary analysis of the cross-sectional subset of the population-based Collaborations HIV Outcomes Research US Cohort (CHORUS). Sample consi…
Factors Influencing Medication Adherence Beliefs and Self-Efficacy in Persons Naive to Antiretroviral Therapy
Measuring the impact of onychomycosis on patient quality of life
Interpretation of Quality-of-Life Outcomes
When quality-of-life outcomes are used to evaluate treatment effectiveness, the importance of the treatment effect relative to other clinical factors is often difficult to assess. A major methodological issue addressed in this review is the interpretation of quality-of-life treatment effects. The problem is challenging for a number of reasons, including the subjective nature of the quality-of-life construct, the indirect way which it is assessed,…
Measuring quality of life in early HIV disease
Assessment of Quality-of-Life Outcomes
Since 1948, when the World Health Organization defined health as being not only the absence of disease and infirmity but also the presence of physical, mental, and social well-being,1 quality-of-life issues have become steadily more important in health care practice and research. There has been a nearly exponential increase in the use of quality-of-life evaluation as a technique of clinical research since 1973, when only 5 articles listed “qualit…
The Effects of Antihypertensive Therapy on the Quality of Life
We conducted a multicenter randomized double-blind clinical trial among 626 men with mild to moderate hypertension to determine the effects of captopril, methyldopa, and propranolol on their quality of life. Hydrochlorothiazide was added if needed to control blood pressure. After a 24-week treatment period, all three groups had similar blood-pressure control, although fewer patients taking propranolol required hydrochlorothiazide. Patients taking…
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The Effects of Antihypertensive Therapy on the Quality of Life
We conducted a multicenter randomized double-blind clinical trial among 626 men with mild to moderate hypertension to determine the effects of captopril, methyldopa, and propranolol on their quality of life. Hydrochlorothiazide was added if needed to control blood pressure. After a 24-week treatment period, all three groups had similar blood-pressure control, although fewer patients taking propranolol required hydrochlorothiazide. Patients taking…
Assessment of Quality-of-Life Outcomes
Since 1948, when the World Health Organization defined health as being not only the absence of disease and infirmity but also the presence of physical, mental, and social well-being,1 quality-of-life issues have become steadily more important in health care practice and research. There has been a nearly exponential increase in the use of quality-of-life evaluation as a technique of clinical research since 1973, when only 5 articles listed “qualit…
Measuring quality of life in early HIV disease
Measuring the impact of onychomycosis on patient quality of life
Interpretation of Quality-of-Life Outcomes
When quality-of-life outcomes are used to evaluate treatment effectiveness, the importance of the treatment effect relative to other clinical factors is often difficult to assess. A major methodological issue addressed in this review is the interpretation of quality-of-life treatment effects. The problem is challenging for a number of reasons, including the subjective nature of the quality-of-life construct, the indirect way which it is assessed,…
Factors Influencing Medication Adherence Beliefs and Self-Efficacy in Persons Naive to Antiretroviral Therapy
HIV+ caregivers and HIV+ non-caregivers
OBJECTIVE: To examine a cohort of HIV+ study participants, who are caregivers (CGs) and non-caregivers (NCGs), to determine whether differences exist across their sociodemographic backgrounds, immune functioning, and quality-of-life (i.e., symptom distress, physical, and mental quality-of-life). METHODS: A secondary analysis of the cross-sectional subset of the population-based Collaborations HIV Outcomes Research US Cohort (CHORUS). Sample consi…
Psychometric evaluation of the HIV symptom distress scale
The objective of this article is to psychometrically validate the HIV symptom distress scale (SDS), an instrument that can be used to measure overall HIV symptom distress or clinically relevant groups of HIV symptoms. A secondary data analysis was conducted using the Collaborations in HIV Outcomes Research US Cohort (CHORUS). Inclusion criteria required study participants (N=5521) to have a valid baseline measure of the AIDS Clinical Trial Group …
Predictors of knowledge of H1N1 infection and transmission in the U.S. population
Policymakers and public health practitioners should take specific SEP factors into consideration when implementing educational and preventive interventions promoting the health and preparedness of the population, and when designing communication campaigns during a public health emergency
Social Media Learning Collaborative for Public Health Preparedness
Preparedness Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs)
Youth Exposure to Hate in the Online Space
Today's youth have extensive access to the internet and frequently engage in social networking activities using various social media platforms and devices. This is a phenomenon that hate groups are exploiting when disseminating their propaganda. This study seeks to better understand youth exposure to hateful material in the online space by exploring predictors of such exposure including demographic characteristics (age, gender, and race), academi…
Covid-19 Vaccine Early Skepticism, Misinformation and Informational Needs among Essential Workers in the USA
This study presents the results of a survey of 1591 hesitant U.S. essential workers, conducted over Pollfish in December 2020 when they were the only group eligible for the vaccine, aiming to describe their concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccine safety, effectiveness and distribution policies. We computed frequencies using the SAS software for each answer, using chi-squared statistics and Cochran-Armitage trend tests to determine how informational n…
Implementation and formative evaluation of a youth mental health first aid (YMHFA) training program for teachers in Brockton, Massachusetts
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Distress (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)