Search results for "Physical activity"
Many stroke survivors don't follow recommendations for physical activity, study finds
Survey data found that overall rates of adherence to 2011, 2014, and 2021 physical activity guidelines for stroke survivors were 78.1%, 42.1%, and 69.9% among stroke survivors who were independently mobile, with those ages 65 years and older more likely to adhere to recommendations than younger survivors when the 2021 guidelines were used as a benchmark.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/10/2.htm
10 Dec 2024
Lifestyle, treatment changes for afib
A new atrial fibrillation guideline focuses on early rhythm control and lifestyle changes such as physical activity and weight loss to slow or disrupt the course of the disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/lifestyle-treatment-changes-for-afib.htm
1 Sep 2024
Expert clinical decision pathway details diagnosis, management of myocarditis
The guidance from the American College of Cardiology includes a five-step care pathway for myocarditis, including strategies for diagnosis, risk stratification, and surveillance, and proposes four new stages of disease classification.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/17/5.htm
17 Dec 2024
Social, genetic factors improve prediction of CHD risk
Adding a score for social determinants of health and lifestyle-psychological factors and a polygenic risk score to risk prediction calculators improved prediction of coronary heart disease (CHD), a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/10/4.htm
10 Dec 2024
Surviving cancer starts at its diagnosis
For the growing number of patients who are cancer survivors, the rest of their lives starts at diagnosis, not cure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/surviving-cancer-starts-at-its-diagnosis.htm
1 Oct 2024
Primary care interventions linked to increase in moderate, vigorous physical activity
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 46 randomized controlled trials found that physical activity interventions delivered or prompted by health professionals in primary care increased moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity by 14 minutes per week on average.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/01/2.htm
1 Mar 2022
Treating obesity as a disease
Obesity stems from genetics and environmental factors, but bias by physicians and the public may interfere with treating it as a disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/07/treating-obesity-as-a-disease.htm
1 Jul 2024
Semaglutide-induced weight loss reduced knee osteoarthritis pain, industry trial finds
In patients with obesity and osteoarthritis randomly assigned to semaglutide or placebo, those in the former group had a significantly greater mean decrease in body weight and pain over 68 weeks, although trial withdrawal due to adverse events was also higher in those taking semaglutide.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/05/2.htm
5 Nov 2024
Moving toward effective physical activity counseling
Physicians should determine patients' aerobic fitness, which may be an even better indicator of their risk for heart disease and premature death than smoking and hypertension, according to a scientific statement.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/counseling.htm
1 Feb 2017
Physical activity program for older adults linked to long-term improvements in function
Older adults with reduced lower-limb physical functioning treated with a 12-month, group-based physical activity and behavior maintenance program had greater improvements in function than those who received educational sessions on healthy aging, an English trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/29/1.htm
29 Mar 2022