Yusuf Ahmed

Biographic Data

ID5991415
NAMEYusuf Ahmed
GIVEN NAMESYusuf
FAMILY NAMEAhmed
SIGNATUREAHMED Y
AFFILIATIONSCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
ORCID0000-0003-3932-0215
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX1

  • Effect of Meditation on Endothelial Function in Black Americans With Metabolic Syndrome

    Viola Vaccarino, Kofi Kondwani et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2013

    OBJECTIVES: Psychological stress may play a role in metabolic syndrome. A consequence of metabolic syndrome is endothelial dysfunction, which is also influenced by psychological stress. We sought to compare the effect of consciously resting meditation (CRM), a sound based meditation, with a control intervention of health education (HE) on endothelial function in the setting of metabolic syndrome. METHODS: Sixty-eight black Americans with metaboli…

  • The Association Between Depression and Leptin Is Mediated by Adiposity

    Alanna A Morris, Yusuf Ahmed et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2012

    OBJECTIVE: Animal models suggest that impaired leptin production, or leptin resistance despite increased leptin levels, may contribute to depression. The link between leptin and depression could be mediated by obesity, which is more common in depression and increases leptin production. METHODS: We administered the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to 537 participants (mean [standard deviation (SD)] age = 51 [9] years; female, 61%) enrolled in…

  • Association Between Depression and Inflammation-Differences by Race and Sex

    Alanna A Morris, Liping Zhao et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2011

    OBJECTIVE: To test whether the association between depression and inflammation differs by race and sex. Depressive symptoms have been associated with higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). However, few studies have examined this association in samples including a significant number of African Americans, or examined whether the association differs by race and sex. METHODS: Depressive symptoms and CRP were assessed in 512 African American and w…

  • Improving Participant Understanding of Informed Consent in an HIV-Prevention Clinical Trial

    Open AccessAmy Corneli, Amy L Corneli et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011

  • The Influence of Informed Consent Content on Study Participants' Contraceptive Knowledge and Concerns

    Open AccessRob Stephenson, Kristina Grabbe et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2010Cited by: 1References: 22

    Little is known about how the information presented in the informed consent process influences study outcomes among participants. This study examines the influence of informed consent content on reported baseline contraceptive knowledge and concerns among two groups of HIV‐serodiscordant and seroconcordant HIV‐positive couples enrolled in research projects at an HIV research center in Lusaka, Zambia. We found significant differences in the report…

  • The influence of motivational messages on future planning behaviors among HIV concordant positive and discordant couples in Lusaka, Zambia

    Robert Stephenson, E Mendenhall et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2008

    In Zambia the HIV/AIDS epidemic has resulted in many single female-headed households. Strong patriarchal laws and customs prevent widows and children from maintaining economic assets. This study examines the impact of a video-based motivational intervention promoting future planning in 1,504 HIV-infected couples in Lusaka, Zambia. Following a group video session, couples randomized to the motivational arm could choose to write a will, identify a …

  • Property grabbing and will writing in Lusaka, Zambia

    E Mendenhall, L Muzizi et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007

    High rates of HIV and poverty place women in a precarious economic situation in Lusaka, Zambia. Mortality from HIV infection is high, leaving many households single headed and creating almost a half a million orphans. One of the most prevalent forms of gender violence that creates poverty in women is when the male's family claims the property of the deceased from the widow and the children. The Zambia-Emory HIV Research Project collected 184 will…

  • Using Formative Research to Develop a Context-Specific Approach to Informed Consent for Clinical Trials

    Open AccessAmy Corneli, Margaret E Bentley et al.ARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2006References: 5

    PARTICIPANT UNDERSTANDING is of particular concern when obtaining informed consent. Recommendations for improving understanding include disclosing information using culturallyappropriate and innovative approaches. To increase the effectiveness of the consent process for a clinical trial in Malawi on interventions to prevent mother-tochild transmission of HIV during breastfeeding, formative research was conducted to explore the community's underst…