Practitioners and their legal advisers have struggled to interpret the nebulous concept of impairment of fitness to practise since its introduction in November 2004. Impairment of fitness to practise is not defined in the legislation or in the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004. This has led to competing arguments being raised before Fitness to Practise Panels regarding bo...

Fitness is the ability of the organism to maintain the various internal equilibriums as closely as possible to the resting state during strenuous exercise and to restore promptly after exercise. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the fitness and correlate it with anti-oxidant levels of 50 male medical students in the age group of 18 to 25 years. Fitness was assessed by Harvard Step Te...

The fear of falling is a common psychological consequence of falling, especially for elderly individuals. Fear of falling can lead to activity restriction and medical problems. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between fall efficacy and physical fitness factors in elderly women. We assessed physical fitness factors and investigated the Korean version of the Fall E...

PURPOSE To describe the demographics, medical diagnoses, and initial aerobic fitness levels of children participating in Fitkids: an exercise therapy program for children with chronic conditions or disabilities in the Netherlands. METHODS We reviewed data of children who were in the program on September 2010. RESULTS In total, 2482 children from 105 Fitkids centers were included. Results sh...

Doctors' performance and fitness to practise are attracting increased attention. High profile cases have brought into question the assessment of fitness to practise and the monitoring of professional performance. In the UK, the chief medical adviser for England has proposed strengthening systems to improve the performance of doctors which include addressing problems of ill-health. The behaviour...

The yield from a pre-participation sports examination consisting of a review of the medical history, routine physical examination, musculoskeletal examination, laboratory screening and an assessment of fitness by evaluation of body composition, flexibility, and muscular strength testing was studied. There were 701 students evaluated. Two students (0.3%) were excluded from participation because ...

Background: Although determined partly by genetics, physical fitness can be affected a series of factors, such as sedentary behaviors, activity, and obesity. In general, medical students have considerable information about healthy lifestyle dietary habits compared to other professional courses. Unfortunately, knowledge does not always translate into practice in terms maintaining good health. Ai...

BACKGROUND Medical conditions and associated impairments are known to be more prevalent with aging and can potentially impact the function and crash risk of older drivers. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of specific medical conditions and associated impairments on older driver crash risk. METHODS A search identified reports and peer-reviewed publications evaluating the risk for medical co...

BACKGROUND A retrospective examination was conducted of injuries, physical fitness, and their association among Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) new agent trainees. METHODS Injuries and activities associated with injuries were obtained from a review of medical records in the medical clinic that served the new agents. A physical fitness test (PFT) was administered at Weeks 1, 7 and 14 of ...