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Functional class helps predict mortality risk after surgery

Information on functional status—whether or not a person can carry out routine daily tasks independently—improves the ability to predict risk of death in patients undergoing surgery, according to a ...
Personnel Today

Functional capacity evaluation and assessing fitness for work: a guide

Functional capacity evaluation can be a critical part of assessing fitness for work, but it is not always well understood. Nicola Suckley, occupational health national accounts director at Connect ...
BMJ

Exercise therapy for functional capacity in chronic diseases: an overview of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Correspondence to Professor Urho M Kujala, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Rautpohjankatu 8, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä, Finland FI-40014; Urho.M.Kujala{at}jyu.fi Objective ...
BMJ

Optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults: a systematic review with dose ...

Objective To identify the optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and reduce adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults. Design Systematic review and ...
Healio

New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class

The New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class helps to classify congestive heart failure patients based on their symptoms. Class I: No symptoms of heart failure. Class II: Symptoms of heart ...