Brief Bio

Dr. Barroso is Professor and Research Development Coordinator for the DUSON Office of Research Affairs, and a Senior Research Fellow in the Duke Health Inequalities Program. She received her BSN from Florida State University in 1983, her MS in nursing from the University of South Florida in 1988, and her PhD in nursing from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993.

Dr. Barroso's research interests are in qualitative methods, HIV-related fatigue, and stigma reduction interventions for HIV-infected women. She has published more than 50 articles, most of them research-based, and is a reviewer for numerous journals. She has served the HIV-positive community personally and professionally for over 20 years. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, and the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Professional Certifications

Research Interests

Clinical Interests

Dr. Barroso is an ANCC-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner who has worked with HIV-positive patients for most of her career.

Awards and Honors

• 2008 Researcher Recognition Award, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

• 2007 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing

• 2007 Service Champion Award, Duke PDC

• 2006 Distinguished Professor, National Academies of Practice in Nursing

• 2005 President's Award, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

• 2003 Star Heel Award, UNC-CH School of Nursing

• 1998 Nominated as Graduate Faculty Member of the Year, UNC-CH School of Nursing

• 1993 Outstanding Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Graduate Studies Committee

• 1992 College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, University of Tampa

• 1987 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Fellow, American Academy of Nursing

• 1983 Member, Florida State University Search Committee for Dean of the School of Nursing

Areas of Expertise

• Adult Health
• Chronic Illness
• Research Methods

Areas of Interest

• HIV-AIDS

Representative Publications

• 2012 -- Pubmed # 21944564 Shim, B., Barroso, J., Davis, L. L. A comparative qualitative analysis of stories of spousal caregivers of people with dementia: negative, ambivalent, and positive experiences. Int J Nurs Stud. February, 2012; 49(2); 220-9

• 2012 -- Barroso, J. Psychosocial issues for women with HIV infection. In A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV (2012 Edition), edited by Anderson, J. 2012, in press; Rockville, MD: US Dept. of Health and Human Services, HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau.

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20730869 Bailey Jr, D. E., Barroso, J., Muir, A. J., Sloane, R., Richmond, J., McHutchison, J., Patel, K., Landerman, L., Mishel, M. H. Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue. Res Nurs Health. October, 2010; 33(5); 465-73

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20352317 Barroso, J., Hammill, B. G., Leserman, J., Salahuddin, N., Harmon, J. L., Pence, B. W. Physiological and psychosocial factors that predict HIV-related fatigue. AIDS Behav. March, 2010; 14(6); 1415-27 PMCID: PMC2975810

• 2010 -- Barroso, J. Introduction to qualitative research. In Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (7th ed.), edited by LoBiondo-Wood, G. and Haber, J. 2010; pp. 85-99. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

• 2010 -- Barroso, J. Qualitative approaches to research. In Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (7th ed.), edited by LoBiondo-Wood, G. and Haber, J. 2010; pp. 100-125. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

• 2010 -- Barroso, J. V. Fatigue. In ANAC’s core curriculum for HIV/AIDS nursing (3rd ed.), edited by Swanson, B. 2010; pp. 154-157. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19663573 Steinhauser, K. E., Barroso, J. Using qualitative methods to explore key questions in palliative care. J Palliat Med. August, 2009; 12(8); 725-30

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19255883 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J., Voils, C. I. Gender, race/ethnicity, and social class in research reports on stigma in HIV-positive women. Health Care Women Int. April, 2009; 30(4); 273-88

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19281346 Pence, B. W., Barroso, J., Harmon, J. L., Leserman, J., Salahuddin, N., Hammill, B. G. Chronicity and remission of fatigue in patients with established HIV infection. AIDS Patient Care STDS. April, 2009; 23(4); 239-44 PMCID: PMC2856568

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19377022 Bailey Jr, D. E., Landerman, L., Barroso, J., Bixby, P., Mishel, M. H., Muir, A. J., Strickland, L., Clipp, E. Uncertainty, symptoms, and quality of life in persons with chronic hepatitis C. Psychosomatics. March-April, 2009; 50(2); 138-46

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19118766 Salahuddin, N., Barroso, J., Leserman, J., Harmon, J. L., Pence, B. W. Daytime sleepiness, nighttime sleep quality, stressful life events, and HIV-related fatigue. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. Jan.-Feb, 2009; 20(1); 6-13 PMCID: PMC2630408

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18608079 Leserman, J., Barroso, J., Pence, B. W., Salahuddin, N., Harmon, J. L. Trauma, stressful life events and depression predict HIV-related fatigue. AIDS Care. November, 2008; 20(10); 1258-65 PMCID: PMC2603249

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18324678 Sandelowski, M., Voils, C. I., Barroso, J., Lee, E. "Distorted into clarity": a methodological case study illustrating the paradox of systematic review. Res Nurs Health. October, 2008; 31(5); 454-65 PMCID: PMC2574658

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18608084 Pence, B. W., Barroso, J., Leserman, J., Harmon, J. L., Salahuddin, N. Measuring fatigue in people living with HIV/AIDS: psychometric characteristics of the HIV-related fatigue scale. AIDS Care. August, 2008; 20(7); 829-37 PMCID: PMC2586613

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18677415 Voils, C. I., Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J., Hasselblad, V. Making sense of qualitative and quantitative findings in mixed research synthesis studies. Field methods. February, 2008; 20(1); 3-25 PMCID: PMC2493048

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18184975 Barroso, J., Pence, B. W., Salahuddin, N., Harmon, J. L., Leserman, J. Physiological correlates of HIV-related fatigue. Clin Nurs Res. February, 2008; 17(1); 5-19 PMCID: PMC2426776

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18328959 Harmon, J. L., Barroso, J., Pence, B. W., Leserman, J., Salahuddin, N. Demographic and illness-related variables associated with HIV-related fatigue. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. March-April, 2008; 19(2); 90-7 PMCID: PMC2287376

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 19007726 Barroso, J. Reflections on the XVII International AIDS Conference. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. Nov.-Dec., 2008; 19(6); 480

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17543011 Voils, C. I., Barroso, J., Hasselblad, V., Sandelowski, M. In or out? Methodological considerations for including and excluding findings from a meta-analysis of predictors of antiretroviral adherence in HIV-positive women. J Adv Nurs. July, 2007; 59(2); 163-77 PMCID: PMC2329804

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17243111 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J., Voils, C. I. Using qualitative metasummary to synthesize qualitative and quantitative descriptive findings. Res Nurs Health. February, 2007; 30(1); 99-111 PMCID: PMC2329806

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17029691 Sandelowski, M., Voils, C. I., Barroso, J. Comparability work and the management of difference in research synthesis studies. Soc Sci Med. January, 2007; 64(1); 236-47 PMCID: PMC2386987

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 17079798 Sandelowski, M., Trimble, F., Woodard, E. K., Barroso, J. From synthesis to script: transforming qualitative research findings for use in practice. Qual Health Res. December, 2006; 16(10); 1350-70

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16907690 Barroso, J., Sandelowski, M., Voils, C. I. Research results have expiration dates: ensuring timely systematic reviews. J Eval Clin Pract. August, 2006; 12(4); 454-62 PMCID: PMC2364717

• 2006 -- Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Handbook for synthesizing qualitative research. July 24, 2006; New York: Springer Publishing Company.

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 20098638 Sandelowski, M., Voils, C. I., Barroso, J. Defining and Designing Mixed Research Synthesis Studies. Res Sch. Spring, 2006; 13(1); 29-40 PMCID: PMC2809982

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16829360 Barroso, J., Burrage, J., Carlson, J., Carlson, B. W. Salivary cortisol values in HIV-positive people. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. May-June, 2006; 17(3); 29-36

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16554692 Barroso, J., Edlin, A., Sandelowski, M., Lambe, C. Bridging the gap between research and practice: The development of a digital library of research syntheses. Comput Inform Nurs. March-April, 2006; 24(2); 85-94

• 2006 -- Barroso, J. Fatigue In Clinical manual for management of the HIV-infected adult (2006 edition), edited by Coffee, S., Balano, K., Stringari-Murray, S., Hicks, M. L., & Graeber, C. 2006; pp. 5-21 to 5-23. Newark, NJ: AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center.

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 16438122 Meynell, J., Barroso, J. Bioimpedance analysis and HIV-related fatigue. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. March-April, 2005; 16(2); 13-22

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 15890829 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. The travesty of choosing after positive prenatal diagnosis. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. May-June, 2005; 34(3); 307-18

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15475681 Baldewicz, T. T., Leserman, J., Silva, S. G., Petitto, J. M., Golden, R. N., Perkins, D. O., Barroso, J., Evans, D. L. Changes in neuropsychological functioning with progression of HIV-1 infection: results of an 8-year longitudinal investigation. AIDS Behav. September, 2004; 8(3); 345-55

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15358925 Barroso, J., Sandelowski, M. Substance abuse in HIV-positive women. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. Sep.-Oct., 2004; 15(5); 48-59

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15227758 Sandelowski, M., Lambe, C., Barroso, J. Stigma in HIV-positive women. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2004; 36(2); 122-8

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 14689463 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Motherhood in the context of maternal HIV infection. Res Nurs Health. December, 2003; 26(6); 470-82

• 2003 -- Barroso, J., Sandelowski, M. Sample reporting in qualitative studies of women with HIV infection. Field Methods. November, 2003; 15(4); 386-404

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 14502957 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Classifying the findings in qualitative studies. Qual Health Res. September, 2003; 13(7); 905-23

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12891715 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Writing the proposal for a qualitative research methodology project. Qual Health Res. July, 2003; 13(6); 781-820

• 2003 -- Barroso, J. Fatigue. In ANAC’s core curriculum for HIV/AIDS nursing (2nd Ed.), edited by Kirton, C. 2003; pp. 133-134. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12652611 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Toward a metasynthesis of qualitative findings on motherhood in HIV-positive women. Res Nurs Health. April, 2003; 26(2); 153-70

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12666641 Barroso, J., Gollop, C. J., Sandelowski, M., Meynell, J., Pearce, P. F., Collins, L. J. The challenges of searching for and retrieving qualitative studies. West J Nurs Res. March, 2003; 25(2); 153-78

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12583499 Barroso, J., Carlson, J. R., Meynell, J. Physiological and psychological markers associated with HIV-related fatigue. Clin Nurs Res. February, 2003; 12(1); 49-68

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12867779 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Creating metasummaries of qualitative findings. Nurs Res. Jul.-Aug., 2003; 52(4); 226-33

• 2002 -- Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Reading qualitative studies. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. Winter, 2002; 1(1); Article 5

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12214787 Leserman, J., Petitto, J. M., Gu, H., Gaynes, B. N., Barroso, J., Golden, R. N., Perkins, D. O., Folds, J. D., Evans, D. L. Progression to AIDS, a clinical AIDS condition and mortality: psychosocial and physiological predictors. Psychol Med. August, 2002; 32(6); 1059-73

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12149882 Randall, M., Barroso, J. Delayed pursuit of health care among HIV-positive gay men enrolled in a longitudinal research study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. Jul.-Aug., 2002; 13(4); 23-31

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12189258 Barroso, J., Preisser, J. S., Leserman, J., Gaynes, B. N., Golden, R. N., Evans, D. N. Predicting fatigue and depression in HIV-positive gay men. Psychosomatics. Jul.-Aug., 2002; 43(4); 317-25

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12006858 Barroso, J. HIV-related fatigue. Am J Nurs. May, 2002; 102(5); 83-6

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 11828861 Barroso, J., Lynn, M. R. Psychometric properties of the HIV-Related Fatigue Scale. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. Jan.-Feb., 2002; 13(1); 66-75

• 2002 -- Pubmed # 12237982 Sandelowski, M., Barroso, J. Finding the findings in qualitative studies. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2002; 34(3); 213-9

• 2001 -- Pubmed # 11521607 Barroso, J., Sandelowski, M. In the field with the Beck depression inventory. Qual Health Res. July, 2001; 11(4); 491-504

• 2001 -- Barroso, J. "Just worn out:"  A qualitative study of HIV-related fatigue. In Key aspects of preventing and managing chronic illness, edited by Funk, S. G. , Tornquist, E. M., Leeman, J., Miles, M. S., & Harrell, J. S. 2001; pp. 183-194. Springer: New York.

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 10939174 Barroso, J., McMillan, S., Casey, L., Gibson, W., Kaminski, G., Meyer, J. Comparison between African-American and white women in their beliefs about breast cancer and their health locus of control. Cancer Nurs. August, 2000; 23(4); 268-76

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 10947480 Barroso, J., Powell-Cope, G. M. Metasynthesis of qualitative research on living with HIV infection. Qual Health Res. May, 2000; 10(3); 340-53

• 1999 -- Pubmed # 10491802 Barroso, J. A review of fatigue in people with HIV infection. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. Sep.-Oct., 1999; 10(5); 42-9

• 1999 -- Pubmed # 10494908 Barroso, J. Long-term nonprogressors with HIV disease. Nurs Res. Sep.-Oct., 1999; 48(5); 242-9

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 9330563 Barroso, J. Social support and long-term survivors of AIDS. West J Nurs Res. October, 1997; 19(5); 554-73; discussion 573-82

• 1997 -- Barroso, J. Reconstructing my life: Becoming a long-term survivor of AIDS. Qualitative Health Research. February, 1997; 7(1); 57-74

• 1996 -- Pubmed # 8920339 Barroso, J. Focusing on living: attitudinal approaches of long-term survivors of AIDS. Issues Ment Health Nurs. Sep.-Oct., 1996; 17(5); 395-407

• 1995 -- Ironson, G., Solomon, G., Cruess, D., Barroso, J., Stivers, M. Psychosocial factors related to long-term survival with HIV/AIDS. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. December, 1995; 2(4); 249-266

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 7593366 Barroso, J. Self-care activities of long-term survivors of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Holist Nurs Pract. October, 1995; 10(1); 44-53

Grant Funding (selected)

• Feasibility of a Stigma Reduction Intervention for HIV-infected Women  
  National Institutes of Health
  1R21-NR012415-01A1
  04/2011-02/2013
  Role: PI
  Project Goal: The primary aim of the proposed study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability and utility of implementing this low-cost, technologically delivered intervention to mitigate the negative effects of HIV-related stigma on seropositive women. The secondary aim is to compare outcomes across time in women who receive the stigma intervention with those of a control group receiving usual care at baseline, 30, and 90 days, and to determine effect sizes for a larger definitive study to test the efficacy of this intervention in reducing internalized stigma, improving coping self-efficacy and self-esteem, and facilitating safe disclosure in HIV-infected women.

• The Experience and Self-management of Fatigue in Individuals Receiving Hemodialysis  
  American Nephrology Nurses Association
  06/2010-05/2011
  Role: co-PI
  

• Fatigue in HIV-Positive People  
  National Institutes of Health
  1R01-NR008681-01A1
  09/2004-05/2009
  Role: PI
  Project Goal: To better understand fatigue in HIV-positive people and identify predictors of its occurrence and change, we propose to conduct a prospective, longitudinal study to address three aims: 1) to determine the level, circumstances, and consequences of fatigue in a group of community-dwelling HIV-positive individuals; 2) to determine at baseline the relationship of personal, HIV-related, physiological, psychosocial, and sleep quality variables to fatigue in HIV-positive individuals; and 3) to determine prospectively the relationship of personal and HIV-related variables, and changes in physiological, psychosocial, and sleep quality variables to chronicity of fatigue (percentage of visits fatigued, level of fatigue over time) in HIV-positive individuals.

• Integrating Qualitative & Quantitative Research Findings  
  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  5-33042
  06/2005-03/2006
  Role: PI on subcontract from UNC-CH
  Project Goal: The aim of the proposed study is directed toward developing methods for conducting mixed research integration studies. We will use studies of stigma and of antiretroviral (ARV) adherence in HIV-positive women to accomplish the specific objectives of the study, which are to: (a) clarify the relationships between qualitative and quantitative research findings in common research areas; (b) develop research designs for mixed research integration studies that accommodate these relationships; (c) develop analytic techniques to link or transform qualitative and quantitative research findings for combination; and to (d) produce credible and usable integrations of findings using these techniques. The long-term aims of the study are to facilitate the appropriate utilization of all kinds of empirical research findings in practice and to expand the methodological options available to accommodate the diversity in health research.

• Analytic Techniques for Qualitative Metasynthesis  
  National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research
  R01-NR04907
  07/2000-06/2005
  Role: PI on subcontract from UNC-CH
  Project Goal: The aim of this study is to develop the analytic and interpretive techniques to conduct qualitative metasynthesis projects, using research on women with HIV/AIDS as the "method case" and research on couples undergoing prenatal testing as the "test case." The long-term goals are to advance substantive knowledge in the field of HIV/AIDS and prenatal diagnostic technology and to advance qualitative methodology. The project will enhance the analytic power of qualitative research findings so that the understandings of human experience contained in them can serve as a basis for improved research and health care practices.

• Analytic Techniques for Qualitative Metasynthesis  
  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  5-31931
  08/2003-02/2004
  Role: PI on subcontract from UNC-CH
  Project Goal: Enhancement of the information science component of the metasynthesis study listed above. (Subcontract through UNC from NINH-NINR/R01-NR04907S to M. Sandelowski, 1/1/2002-12/31/2005)

• HIV: Neuropsychiatric and Psychoimmune Relationships  
  National Institute of Mental Health
  R01 MH44618
  05/2001-07/2002
  Role: Co-investigator
  

• Biomarkers Associated with HIV-Related Fatigue  
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Junior Faculty Development Grant
  12/1999-11/2000
  Role: PI
  

• Biomarkers Associated with HIV-Related Fatigue  
  University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Center for Research in Chronic Illness (CRCI)
  01/1999-12/1999
  Role: PI
  Pilot study funded under the Center for Research in Chronic Illness

• Biomarkers Associated with HIV-Related Fatigue  
  OrthoBiotech, Inc.
  12/1998-11/1999
  Role: PI
  

• Summer Research Award  
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
  05/1998-09/1998
  Role: PI
  Descriptive study of fatigue among people with HIV infection.

• Faculty Research Opportunity Grant  
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
  05/1998-04/1999
  Role: PI
  Descriptive study of fatigue among people with HIV infection.