Background: Physicians' own Physical Activity (PA) and other health-related habits influence PA promotion. The present study identifies the PA level, according to the current PA recommendations and other health-related habits of physicians from the Catalan Medical Council. Methods: 2,400 physicians (30 to 55 years) were randomly selected to generate a target sample of 800; each received a self-administered questionnaire identifying medical specialization, work setting, health self-perception, body mass index (BMI), PA and smoking habits. Results: 762 physicians responded (52% female). Almost one in two (49.3%) exercised sufficiently, nearly all selfperceived good health, while 80.5% were non-smokers. Almost 6 in 10 males reported overweight or obesity (56.9%) versus 18.2% of females. Active physicians dominated specific groups; (i) aged 45-55 years, (ii) specializing either in primary care or surgery, (iii) working in the private sector, (iv) BMI <25 kg/m 2 , (v) perceiving themselves in good health, or (vi) having free leisure time. Conclusions: Only half of Catalan physicians met current PA recommendations; male physicians were particularly at risk of overweight/obesity. Overweight and under exercise were associated with private workplaces and positive health perceptions, meaning that it is it is now possible to target inactive and/or overweight Catalan physicians in future interventions.
Academic achievement and work insertion of Barcelona University medical graduates. A longitudinal studyIntroduction. The Bologna process has brought about changes in the structure of the Spanish University giving prominence to the concepts of competence and quality. This posed the challenge of showing the contribution of the University of Barcelona (UB) in the training of doctors to Catalan society, and the distribution of these graduates in relation to the entire group of professional associations in the province of Barcelona. Subjects and methods.Longitudinal study of four classes of freshman students of the Faculty of Medicine, UB, who were admitted between 1994 and 2001. For each cohort academic performance, specialized training and licensing statistics were obtained after looking up different databases and using the R software.Results. Between 85% and 96% of students who entered medical school obtained a degree in Medicine in a period shorter than seven years. Of all graduates comprised 83% recorded in medical professional association of the province (COMB). In comparison with the total professional members, these classes highlighted by a greater proportion of women (3 out of 4) and virtually no immigration rates. Conclusions. Graduates inMedicine from the UB demonstrated high performance of their studies and inserted into the profession in its geographical area.
To investigate whether early improvements in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) observed with certolizumab pegol (CZP) treatment were maintained over 4 years in the RAPID-PsA trial of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods: RAPID-PsA (NCT01087788) was double-blinded and placebocontrolled to Week (Wk)24, dose-blinded to Wk48 and open-label to Wk216. Patients
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