Search results for "Physical activity"
Room for improvement in clinicians' weight-loss advice for patients with obesity, study finds
An analysis of audio recordings of consultations from the Brief Interventions for Weight Loss trial found that primary care clinicians who were trained to provide weight-loss advice in around 30 seconds commonly advised a general “Eat less, do more” approach.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/20/4.htm
20 Dec 2022
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACP Internist Last November, the debate over ...
With physical activity, beginning is half the battle. I recently read “Moving toward effectivephysical activity counseling” in the February2017 ACP Internist, which did a great job ofemphasizing how important it is
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/acpi-201704-dynamed_t1.pdf
23 Mar 2017
Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness accurately predict mortality, study finds
An editorial called for more clinicians to use cardiorespiratory fitness as a key health indicator, based on this study of repeat treadmill testing among adults ages 30 to 95 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/21/2.htm
21 Mar 2023
MKSAP Quiz: Increased frequency of long-term headaches
This week's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in treatment for a 48-year-old man with a 25-year history of headaches that have become increasingly frequent.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/04/18/3.htm
18 Apr 2023
Social isolation during pandemic may have raised CV event risk, AHA says
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) reported research on social isolation published through July 2021 to examine the relationship between social isolation and cardiovascular and brain health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/09/2.htm
9 Aug 2022
Early exercise after breast cancer surgery may help improve upper limb disability
A randomized trial in the United Kingdom found that women at risk for postoperative upper limb disability after breast cancer surgery had better functional outcomes when assigned to a structured exercise program, with no associated increase in complications or adverse events.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/16/4.htm
16 Nov 2021
MKSAP Quiz: 4-year history of headaches
A 39-year-old woman is evaluated for a 4-year history of headaches that typically occur twice weekly and last 8 to 12 hours when not treated early. The pain is bilateral, frontotemporal, vice-like, and aggravated by physical activity. Following a physical and neurological exam, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/18/4.htm
18 Aug 2020
Group-based lifestyle intervention reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
Participants in the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study who underwent multiple educational group sessions that included 50-minute sessions of supervised physical activity had significantly lower odds of type 2 diabetes during a mean follow-up of two years compared to those who received usual care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/10/5.htm
10 Nov 2020
ACP calls for improvements in health care for incarcerated patients
Adequately funded policies and procedures are needed to reduce health care disparities in access to, and quality of, health care for the U.S. jail and prison population, ACP said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/22/1.htm
22 Nov 2022
Extended-release morphine didn't improve breathlessness in COPD
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) randomized to two different doses of morphine or placebo for three weeks reported similar effects on breathlessness, an Australian trial found. Their step count also didn't change.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/29/1.htm
29 Nov 2022