OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of health problems in New South Wales train drivers and the impact of the new national health-assessment standard on train drivers' fitness for work. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective audit of files of all RailCorp train drivers (743) and train driver recruits (283) who were assessed under the new national standard for health assessment of ra...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to understand health care provider barriers to referring patients to Medical Fitness Center Facilities within an affiliated teaching hospital system using referral of diabetic services as an example. The aims of this study include: (1) to assess health care providers' awareness and use of facilities, (2) to determine barriers to referring patients to faci...

The emergence of Variants Concern (VOCs) SARS-CoV-2 with increased transmissibility, immune evasion properties, and virulence poses a great challenge to public health. Despite unprecedented efforts increase genomic surveillance, fundamental facts about the evolutionary origins VOCs remain largely unknown. One major uncertainty is whether evolved during transmission chains many acute infections ...

Health-related physical fitness is an important risk factor of cardiovascular disease. While previous studies have identified children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) to be less physically fit than typically developing (TD) peers, there is limited longitudinal research in this area. This study was undertaken to evaluate concomitant changes in motor coordination and health-related...

While children who are healthy are already at risk for a hypoactive lifestyle in this modern society, this is even more the case in children with chronic disease or disability.1 Next to general health risks, low fitness levels may contribute to fatigue and lower levels of activities and participation.2 In the Netherlands, several groups are working on interventions to improve fitness and daily ...

OBJECTIVE To examine relations between health behaviours and health related fitness. METHODS Subjects were a convenience sample of 350 healthy adults (172 men, 178 women). Covariance analysis adjusted data for significant influences of age and socioeconomic status. Obesity was assessed by anthropometry and body density. Cardiovascular fitness was assessed and various metabolic measurements we...