| Determining levels of physical activity in attending physicians, resident and fellow physicians and medical students in the USA. | |
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PMID: 22194220 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ObjectiveEvidence suggests that the level of physical activity of physicians can be correlated directly with physician counselling patterns about this behaviour. Our objective was to determine if medical students, resident and fellow physicians and attending physicians meet the physical activity guidelines set forth by the US Department of Health and Human Services.MethodsA representative cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted in June 2009-January 2010 throughout the USA (N=1949). Using the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the authors gathered demographical data and information related to physical activity, the level of training, the number of work hours per week, body mass index (BMI), confidence about counselling about physical activity and frequency with which the physical activity is encouraged to his/her patients.ResultsBased on the 1949 respondents, attending physicians (84.8%) and medical students (84%) were more likely than resident (73.2%) and fellow physicians (67.9%) to meet physical activity guidelines.ConclusionPhysicians and medical students engage in more physical activity and tend to have a lower BMI than the general population. Resident and fellow physicians engage in less physical activity than attending physicians and medical students. |
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Fatima Cody Stanford; Martin W Durkin; Steven N Blair; Caroline Keller Powell; Mary Beth Poston; James Rast Stallworth |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-22 |
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Title: British journal of sports medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1473-0480 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0432520 Medline TA: Br J Sports Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. |
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