2025
Digital Health Tool for Preventing Blindness From Diabetic Retinopathy: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.
Frimpong A, Granados A, Chang T, Fu J, Applebaum SS, Moore SG, Kaur M, Adepoju B, Hari Krishnan V, Levi A, McCall T, Nwanyanwu KH. Digital Health Tool for Preventing Blindness From Diabetic Retinopathy: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2025, 14: e65894. PMID: 41223405, DOI: 10.2196/65894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Role of Data in Public Health and Health Innovation: Perspectives on Social Determinants of Health, Community-Based Data Approaches, and AI.
Yelpaala K, Gibbons MC, Vigil IM, Leaño J, McCall T, Opara I, Zink A, Nunez-Smith M, Mukherjee B, Ranney M. The Role of Data in Public Health and Health Innovation: Perspectives on Social Determinants of Health, Community-Based Data Approaches, and AI. J Med Internet Res 2025, 27: e78794. PMID: 41060023, DOI: 10.2196/78794.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsUsability and adoption in a randomized trial of GutGPT a GenAI tool for gastrointestinal bleeding
Chung S, Giuffrè M, Rajashekar N, Pu Y, Shin Y, Kresevic S, Chan C, Nakamura-Sakai S, You K, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Wong A, Evans L, McCall T, Kizilcec R, Sekhon J, Laine L, Shung D. Usability and adoption in a randomized trial of GutGPT a GenAI tool for gastrointestinal bleeding. Npj Digital Medicine 2025, 8: 527. PMID: 40825997, PMCID: PMC12361555, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01896-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision support systemsUnified Theory of AcceptanceReal-world integrationTheory of AcceptanceDecision support systemUnified theoryUse of technologyGenerative AIEffort expectancyDecision accuracySupport systemBehavioral intentionUsabilityDashboardRandomized trialsAdoptionUTAUTUGIB managementUsersClinical traineesSecondary measuresPatient outcomesPrimary outcomeUnifiedGastrointestinal bleeding managementRecommendations for Designing a Digital Health Tool for Blindness Prevention Among High-Risk Diabetic Retinopathy Patients: Qualitative Focus Group Study of Adults With Diabetes
Frimpong A, Granados A, Chang T, Fu J, Moore S, Applebaum S, Adepoju B, Kaur M, Krishnan V, Levi A, McCall T, Nwanyanwu K. Recommendations for Designing a Digital Health Tool for Blindness Prevention Among High-Risk Diabetic Retinopathy Patients: Qualitative Focus Group Study of Adults With Diabetes. JMIR Formative Research 2025, 9: e65893. PMID: 40513002, PMCID: PMC12180678, DOI: 10.2196/65893.Peer-Reviewed Original Research"It was empowering": Care Pathways a novel culturally informed inspiration card game for community-engaged co-design with Black American women and clinicians
O’Leary TK, Batti V, Dhindsa S, Harikrishnan V, Wilcox L, Woods-Giscombé CL, Bellamy CD, McCall T. 2025. "It was empowering": Care Pathways a novel culturally informed inspiration card game for community-engaged co-design with Black American women and clinicians. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’25), April 26–May 01, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3720056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“I think we're on a cusp of some change:” coping and support for mental wellness among Black American women
McCall T, Foster M, Tomlin H, Adepoju B, Bolton-Johnson M, Bellamy C. “I think we're on a cusp of some change:” coping and support for mental wellness among Black American women. Frontiers In Psychology 2025, 15: 1469950. PMID: 39877228, PMCID: PMC11772172, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1469950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health treatmentMental healthBlack womenHealth treatmentMental health careDigital health toolsMental health providersFocus group transcriptsMental health needsWomen's mental healthBlack women’s mental healthMental health researchMental health challengesHealth providersGroup transcriptsBlack American womenHealth needsLess stigmaHealth careHealth researchHealth toolsMental wellnessFocus groupsCoping skillsHealth challenges
2024
Psychedelic Art and Implications for Mental Health: Randomized Pilot Study
Peng M, Monin J, Ovchinnikova P, Levi A, McCall T. Psychedelic Art and Implications for Mental Health: Randomized Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e66430. PMID: 39626224, PMCID: PMC11653042, DOI: 10.2196/66430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet-Based Social Connections of Black American College Students in Pre–COVID-19 and Peri–COVID-19 Pandemic Periods: Network Analysis
Lee E, Kim H, Esener Y, McCall T. Internet-Based Social Connections of Black American College Students in Pre–COVID-19 and Peri–COVID-19 Pandemic Periods: Network Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024, 26: e55531. PMID: 39467280, PMCID: PMC11555443, DOI: 10.2196/55531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnhancing healthcare accessibility through telehealth for justice impacted individuals
Williams K, Singh M, Elumn J, Threats M, Sha Y, McCall T, Wang K, Massey B, Peng M, Wiley K. Enhancing healthcare accessibility through telehealth for justice impacted individuals. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1401950. PMID: 39175903, PMCID: PMC11340679, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1401950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesJusticeHealth outcomesEnhance healthcare accessSocial considerationsHealthcare accessImprove health outcomesReentryAdverse health outcomesServicesHardshipCOVID-19IndividualsNecessityPolicyHealthcare deliveryTelehealth useAccessTelehealth servicesTelehealthFacilitiesCommunityHealthcarePerspectiveHuman-algorithmic interaction using a large language model-augmented artificial intelligence clinical decision support system
Rajashekar NC, Shin YE, Pu Y, Chung S, You K, Giuffre M, Chan CE, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong AH, Evans LV, Kizilcec RF, Laine L, McCall T, Shung D. Human-algorithmic interaction using a large language model-augmented artificial intelligence clinical decision support system. In F. F. Mueller, P. Kyburz, J. R. Williamson, C. Sas, M. L. Wilson, P. T. Dugas, & I. Shklovski (Eds.), Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1–20). Presented at the CHI ’24: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York, NY, USA: ACM.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFormative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol
Wong A, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Brinker M, Faustino I, Boyce M, Dziura J, Heckmann R, Yonkers K, Bernstein S, Adapa K, Taylor R, Ovchinnikova P, McCall T, Melnick E. Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082834. PMID: 38373857, PMCID: PMC10882402, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputerised clinical decision supportED treatRestraint useExperiences of restraint useMental health-related visitsEmergency departmentPrevent agitationSystems-related factorsImprove patient experienceClinical decision support systemsRegional health systemClinical decision supportDe-escalation techniquesRandomised controlled trialsFormative evaluationPeer-reviewed journalsBest-practice guidanceAt-risk populationsCDS toolsThematic saturationED cliniciansPatient experienceED sitesHealth systemED physiciansDesign of personal health libraries for people returning from incarceration in the United States
McCall T, Levi A, Peng ML, Zhou K, Swaminath M, Harikrishnan V, Workman TE, Fooladi H, Saunders M, Foumakoye M, Campbell Britton M, Teng S, Zeng-Treitler Q, Yin Y, Wang EA, Puglisi L, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang KH. Design of personal health libraries for people returning from incarceration in the United States. In Bui TX (Ed.), Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024; 3676-3685.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Black American women’s attitudes toward seeking mental health services and use of mobile technology to support the management of anxiety
McCall T, Foster M, Tomlin H, Schwartz T. Black American women’s attitudes toward seeking mental health services and use of mobile technology to support the management of anxiety. JAMIA Open 2023, 6: ooad088. PMID: 37860603, PMCID: PMC10582519, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeeking and Providing Social Support on Twitter for Trauma and Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content and Sentiment Analysis
Esener Y, McCall T, Lakdawala A, Kim H. Seeking and Providing Social Support on Twitter for Trauma and Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content and Sentiment Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e46343. PMID: 37651178, PMCID: PMC10502591, DOI: 10.2196/46343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToward Community-Based Natural Language Processing (CBNLP): Cocreating With Communities.
Pillai M, Griffin A, Kronk C, McCall T. Toward Community-Based Natural Language Processing (CBNLP): Cocreating With Communities. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e48498. PMID: 37540551, PMCID: PMC10439463, DOI: 10.2196/48498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Mobile Technology to Support the Management of Depression Among Black American Women: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
McCall T, Foster M, Schwartz T. Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Mobile Technology to Support the Management of Depression Among Black American Women: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e45766. PMID: 37467027, PMCID: PMC10398364, DOI: 10.2196/45766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesManagement of depressionSignificant odds ratioHealth servicesOdds ratioBlack American womenAmerican womenCommon mental health conditionsHealth conditionsBlack womenSelf-administered web-based questionnaireInadequate health insuranceChronic health conditionsMobile health interventionsMental health conditionsCross-sectional survey studyMental health careMistrust of providersHelp-seeking propensityText messagingSMS text messagingDepressive symptomsDepression severityWeb-based questionnaireGreater severityPersonal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study
Foumakoye M, Britton M, Ansari E, Saunders M, McCall T, Wang E, Puglisi L, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Ying Y, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang K. Personal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e44748. PMID: 37133907, PMCID: PMC10193212, DOI: 10.2196/44748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth information technologyPersonal Health LibraryInformation technologyMobile appsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERTechnology resourcesMultiple providersCarceral facilitiesCommunity settingsComplex systemsHealth LibraryHealth care clinicsThematic outputsHealth informationAppsTechnologyCare clinicsJustice-involved individualsNetwork clinicsNetworkingMental healthInformationSocioeconomic statusCommunity livingProviders
2022
Recommendations for design of a mobile application to support management of anxiety and depression among Black American women
McCall T, Threats M, Pillai M, Lakdawala A, Bolton C. Recommendations for design of a mobile application to support management of anxiety and depression among Black American women. Frontiers In Digital Health 2022, 4: 1028408. PMID: 36620185, PMCID: PMC9816326, DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.1028408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of anxietyMental health servicesMental health careMental health appsHealth servicesAppropriate mental health careBlack womenHealth careAdverse health outcomesBlack American womenHealth appsAmerican womenDigital health equityContinued disparitiesFocus groupsHealth outcomesDigital health toolsHealth toolsHealth equityMental healthDescriptive qualitative content analysisWomenDepressionCOVID-19 pandemicInterview guideA Socio-Ecological Approach to Addressing Digital Redlining in the United States: A Call to Action for Health Equity
McCall T, Asuzu K, Oladele CR, Leung TI, Wang KH. A Socio-Ecological Approach to Addressing Digital Redlining in the United States: A Call to Action for Health Equity. Frontiers In Digital Health 2022, 4: 897250. PMID: 35924138, PMCID: PMC9339607, DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.897250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinantsNon-medical factorsWorld Health OrganizationHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesHealth equityHealth OrganizationSocio-ecological frameworkPhysical distancing requirementsHealth informationCOVID-19 pandemicLong-term actionLow-income communitiesUnited StatesHealthPandemicDistancing requirementsSocio-ecological approachSpecific groups
2021
Development of a Mobile App to Support Self-management of Anxiety and Depression in African American Women: Usability Study
McCall T, Ali MO, Yu F, Fontelo P, Khairat S. Development of a Mobile App to Support Self-management of Anxiety and Depression in African American Women: Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research 2021, 5: e24393. PMID: 34133313, PMCID: PMC8408754, DOI: 10.2196/24393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUser interfaceUsability testingMobile appsMental health servicesAfrican American womenUser Interface SatisfactionIterative usability testingVisual focusUsability testing sessionsUser tasksHealth servicesInterface satisfactionMobile health studyText featuresUser experienceUsability studyUsability assessmentCognitive walkthroughEye-tracking glassesFirst-time usersInformation iconsAmerican womenMobile technologyCommon mental health conditionsApps
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