MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'daily living'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742480&cid=t_327828_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fwhy-doctors-should-refer-patients-to.html When doctors are stumped with a difficult patient, they will often refer the patient to a specialist, in order to help them with the diagnosis and management.However, while specialists can be very skilled at making the right diagnosis, they are often not very interested in helping the patient to learn to live with his disease. This is not an area which is of much interest to them, and not their core competence either.However, after the diagnosis has been made, the patient's life still carries on - and he is often unsure where to turn for help.For example, let's look at a young woman who goes to her family physician with the problem of blurring of vision. The physician dutifully refers her to an ophthalmologist, who then sends her on to a neurologist, who makes the diagnosis of multiple scl... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742480 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:01:00 +0100 4742480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4313961&cid=t_327828_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F05%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2011-vol-305-no-1%2F This article aims to evaluate the relationship between gait speed and survival in geriatric patients. Pooled analysis of 9 cohort studies (collected between 1986 and 2000) measured the survival rates and life expectancy in geriatric patients. Predicted survival based on age, sex, and gait speed was as accurate as predicted based on age, sex, use of mobility aids, and self-reported function or as age, sex, chronic conditions, smoking history, blood pressure, body mass index, and hospitalisation. The article concludes that in this pooled analysis of individual data from 9 selected cohorts, gait speed was associated with survival in older adults. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online alternatively contact the Library for a copy of the article. Fi... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4313961 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:45:28 +0100 4313961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534069&cid=t_327828_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2Fx3WgaeQq2ek%2Fvisitors-cancer In the midst of radiation treatment my home was like grand central station with visitors coming and going all day long. I needed the help and the company, and was grateful to have people stopping by. But for some patients, having visitors isn’t as easy or welcomed. Many folks don’t want anyone around when they look and feel like crap. Others want privacy and alone time. And lots of guests just don’t know how to behave in the best interest of the sickie.  So, I’ve come up with  a list of  tips for both patients and visitors: For Patients - Nobody is a mind reader. Email friends and family about your wishes. - Think about who you are willing to have see you at your worst. - Let people know if it is not okay to visit at the hospital or at home. - Clearly broadcast your ener... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534069 Tue, 04 May 2010 16:25:11 +0100 3534069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236100&cid=t_327828_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FnDvLibT4DDM%2F Recovery is best thought of as a journey that is undertaken one step at a time. The goal is to avoid taking the first drink and to stay sober a day at a time. Anniversaries of sobriety are important, but ultimately what is most important is whether you drink today, not whether you drank yesterday or will drink tomorrow. Daily Living “The idea of “twenty-four-hour living” applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. “But I have never been able to see that this means the individual, the group, or A.A. as a whole should give no thought whatever to how to function tomorrow or even in the more distant future. Faith alone never constructed the house you live in. There had to be a bluepr... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236100 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:08:36 +0100 3236100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367349&cid=t_327828_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F15%2Frehabilitation-after-critical-illness%2F Title: Rehabilitation after critical illness Source: NICE The Skinny: NICE guideine on the care of: adults who, as a result of critical illness, have stayed in critical care and need rehabilitation. It doesn’t look at the care of: adults who are having treatment for symptoms and pain in the final stages of a terminal illness adults whose rehabilitation needs are already routinely assessed and delivered as part of their care, for example, patients who have brief stays in critical care units for immediate postoperative care after major elective surgery, and patients with conditions for which published guidelines already exist – such as head injury, heart attack and stroke. Documents For healthcare professionals: CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: NICE guideline (91p, 496.21 ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367349 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:40:05 +0100 2367349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2113847&cid=t_327828_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F19%2Fphoda-findings-chronic-low-back-pain-and-people-with-high-and-low-kinesiophobia%2F I’ve written quite a few times about the PHODA - photographs of activities of daily living - and I’m in the process of developing a New Zealand contextual version of it for use in the Pain Management Centre in which I work.  Today I’m briefly discussing another paper in press about the use of a modified PHODA in people with low and high kinesiophobia (fear of movement with subsequent avoidance behaviour).  Many of the papers on the PHODA are from Maastricht University, so it’s nice to see a paper written by researchers in Ohio, USA conducting this piece of research - the more this model of ongoing disability associated with pain is tested in different populations, the more the model can be said to be representative. Trost, France and Thomas have previously demonst... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2113847 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:40:56 +0100 2113847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432944&cid=t_327828_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D80 Everyone in a specialty or professional environment has a particular jargon and terminology that sounds like a foreign language to listeners not familiar with that industry. Financial professions, health care professionals, educators, and legal professionals have industry dialects that confuse even the most enlightened consumers. Given our focus on elder care and long-term care, every week we provide insight into terms from those industries that can leave people saying “Can you repeat that?” This week’s alphabet soup is Assisted Living Assisted Living (A.L./AL) A supported living environment that provides room and board in addition to personal care support. Some support services are purchased separate from the room and board contract. Assisted living facilities usually provide pers... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432944 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:40:01 +0100 1432944