Weight Bias in Healthcare: How to Improve Patient Outcomes

Weight Bias in Healthcare: How to Improve Patient Outcomes

For clinicians committed to upholding the ethical imperative of nonmaleficence, remaining aware of personal biases that…

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Sarcopenic obesity is linked to worse clinical outcomes than sarcopenia or obesity alone in hospitalized older adults | BMC Geriatrics

Sarcopenic obesity is linked to worse clinical outcomes than sarcopenia or obesity alone in hospitalized older adults | BMC Geriatrics

Our study demonstrated that sarcopenic obesity (SO) is associated with significant impairments in functional measures, as…

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Fighting weight stigma is key to better mental health outcomes after weight loss surgery

Fighting weight stigma is key to better mental health outcomes after weight loss surgery

New research shows that weight stigma-and not weight itself-has the biggest impact on mental health and…

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Outcomes of Home Health Care After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Outcomes of Home Health Care After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Home health services may benefit some patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but not all need…

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ALM adjusted by BMI or weight predicts adverse health outcomes in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes

ALM adjusted by BMI or weight predicts adverse health outcomes in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes

Study design and population This study is based on our own established Ageing and Body Composition…

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Effect of a home-based physical rehabilitation program via virtual reality on the functional outcomes of frail older adults: a quasi-experimental study

Effect of a home-based physical rehabilitation program via virtual reality on the functional outcomes of frail older adults: a quasi-experimental study

The program has shown that one key tactic for encouraging beneficial aging is physical activity. Virtual…

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