Ana Maria Moga
Assistant Professor (Professional)
Ph.D. Rehabilitation Science, McGill University
M.Sc. Rehabilitation Science, McGill University
B.Sc (PT) Babes-Bolyai University and McGill University
POTH 401 – Research Methods
POTH 612 – Applied Clinical Research Methods
PHTH 440 - Clinical Exercise Physiology
PHTH 554 – Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation
PHTH 564 – Integrated Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation
Dr. Moga, a physiotherapist, whose research interests include 1) respiratory, obesity, cardiac, and exercise (patho)physiology, 2) the health-related quality of life of individuals living with metabolic and/or cardiopulmonary diseases, and 3) the development of patient-reported outcome measures.
Research areas
Health outcomes
Development of patient-reported outcome measures
Cardiovascular exercise interventions
Chronic respiratory disease management
Mental health
Preventive medicine
Mechanical ventilation
Moga, AM, Mayo N. E. Twells L.K (2022). The prototype of a preference-based index of weight-related quality of life: demonstrating the possibilities. Qual Life Res Vol. 31;10,3061-3075. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03156-5
Woods, R, Moga, AM, Ribeiro P, Stojanovic J, Lavoie K, Bacon S. (2023) Evolution of depressive symptoms from before to 24 months after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2023 Vol. 24 Issue 5, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13557
Sinha, M.K, Maiya, G.A., Moga, AM, K N, S., Shankar N (2022). Exercise dose-response relationship with heart rate variability in individuals with overweight and obesity: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMJ open, 12(4), e047821. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047821
Moga, AM, Forhan M, Mayo N.E (2022).Conceptualization of key rehabilitation outcomes as reflective or formative measurement models. Qual Life Res Vol. 31; S100-S110
Mayo, NE, Ow, N., Asano, M., Askari, S., Barclay, R., Figueiredo, S., Hawkins, M., Hum, S., Inceer, M., Kaur, N., Kuspinar, A., Moga, AM. (2022). Reducing research wastage by starting off on the right foot: optimally framing the research question. Quality of life research: an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 31(10), 2889–2899. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03117-y
Moga, AM, Twells LK, Forhan M., Mayo, N.E. (2021). Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Health and Life Areas that matter to people living with obesity across the globe. Quality of Life Research 30(1): 1-177
Yohannes AM, Chan W, Moga AM, Leroi I, Connolly MJ. (2017) Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. JAMDA,18(5):451.e1–451.e11. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.01.014
Yohannes AM, Chan W, Moga AM, Leroi I, Connolly MJ. (2016) Mild cognitive impairment in COPD and CHF: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Respir J 2016;48, Suppl. 60, P874
Moga AM, Lavoie K, Yohannes A, Pelletier R, Bacon SL. (2015) The impact of anxiety and mood disorders on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease development. Canadian Respiratory Journal 2015, 22, Suppl A, 15A.
Paine JN, Lavoie KL, Moga AM, Moullec G, C Laurin, Pelletier R, A Arsenault, Bacon SL. (2015). Increased METs during Exercise Stress Testing is Predictive of Reduced Risk of COPD Development. Canadian Respir. J 2015; 22, 16A
Moga AM, de Marchie M, Saey D, Spahija J. (2014). Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) with Standard Exhalation Valve Does Not Improve Maximum Exercise Capacity in Patients with COPD. COPD,12(1):46-54. DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2014.908830
Moga AM, de Marchie M, Saey D and Spahija J. (2012). Mechanisms of non-pharmacologic adjunct therapies used during exercise in COPD. Respir Med, 106: 614-26. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.01.006
Spahija J, De Marchie M, Moga AM, Bellemare P, Delisle S, Albert M. (2010). Effects of conventional and closed-loop neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in intubated spinal cord-injured patients. Critical Care Journal, 14 (S 1): 207.
