Publications by authors named "Ali Shahsamand"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to find out if there’s a link between baseline physical activity levels and how well patients respond to treatment for generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.
- The analysis included adult patients at the Mayo Clinic and used physical activity scores to see if they correlated with changes in anxiety and depression scores during treatment.
- Results showed that initial physical activity levels did not significantly impact treatment outcomes, but caffeine intake was connected to improvements in depression scores, suggesting more research is needed on its potential role in treatment.
Women's Health Information Survey: Common Health Concerns and Trusted Sources of Health Information Among Different Populations of Female Patients.
Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
June 2021
Women are more likely to search for information on behalf of both themselves and others, thus making them a valuable target for health information research. The purpose of this project was to identify and compare the most important medical concerns and sources of health information trusted by women in relationship to demographic differences in two different clinical settings within the same geographic area (Mayo Clinic Department of Family Medicine and Beaches Community Health care-a Sulzbacher Center Clinic). A novel survey tool was developed to obtain information regarding the age, race, and socioeconomic demographics of patients as well as the patients' personal significant medical concerns and trusted sources of health information.
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