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William T. Gallo

City University of New York
Verified email at sph.cuny.edu
Cited by 5146

Health effects of involuntary job loss among older workers: findings from the health and retirement survey

WT Gallo, EH Bradley, M Siegel… - The Journals of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. To estimate the health consequences of involuntary job loss among older
workers in the United States. Methods. Using longitudinal data from the 1992 and 1994 …

The persistence of depressive symptoms in older workers who experience involuntary job loss: results from the health and retirement survey

WT Gallo, EH Bradley, JA Dubin… - The Journals of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between involuntary
job loss among workers nearing retirement and long-term changes in depressive symptoms …

The effect of job loss on overweight and drinking

P Deb, WT Gallo, P Ayyagari, JM Fletcher… - Journal of health …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper examines the impact of job loss due to business closings on body mass index
(BMI) and alcohol consumption. We suggest that the ambiguous findings in the extant …

The impact of late career job loss on myocardial infarction and stroke: a 10 year follow up using the health and retirement survey

WT Gallo, HM Teng, TA Falba, SV Kasl… - Occupational and …, 2006 - oem.bmj.com
Background: Involuntary job loss is a major life event associated with social, economic,
behavioural, and health outcomes, for which older workers are at elevated risk. Objective: To …

The effect of involuntary job loss on smoking intensity and relapse

T Falba, HM Teng, JL Sindelar, WT Gallo - Addiction, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To assess the impact of involuntary job loss due to plant closure or layoff on relapse to
smoking and smoking intensity among older workers. Design, participants, sample Data …

The burden of symptoms among community-dwelling older persons with advanced chronic disease

LM Walke, WT Gallo, ME Tinetti… - Archives of internal …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Background Little is known about the frequency and range of symptoms experienced by
community-dwelling older persons with advanced chronic disease who are not enrolled in …

Evaluation of restorative care vs usual care for older adults receiving an acute episode of home care

ME Tinetti, D Baker, WT Gallo, A Nanda, P Charpentier… - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
ContextIllness and hospitalization often trigger functional decline among older persons.
Home care services implemented for functional decline provide an opportunity to intervene …

Involuntary job loss as a risk factor for subsequent myocardial infarction and stroke: findings from the Health and Retirement Survey

WT Gallo, EH Bradley, TA Falba… - American journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background The role of stress in the development of cardiovascular disease is well
established. Previous research has demonstrated that involuntary job loss in the years …

Prospective study of health status preferences and changes in preferences over time in older adults

TR Fried, AL Byers, WT Gallo… - Archives of Internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background Instructional forms of advance care planning depend on the ability of patients to
predict their future treatment pREFERENCES. However, pREFERENCES may change with …

Effects of layoffs and plant closings on subsequent depression among older workers

JE Brand, BR Levy, WT Gallo - Research on aging, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Job displacement is widely considered a negative life event associated with subsequent
economic decline and depression, as established by numerous prior studies. However, little …