Realising the potential for an Olympic legacy; teaching medical students about sport and exercise medicine and exercise prescribing

Jones, Paul Remy; Brooks, John H M; Wylie, Ann

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-092386

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“…Green Prescription Initiative in New Zealand), understanding of specific benefits of exercise such as the safety of exercise in clinical populations and the awareness of the other health professionals who can assist in providing further PA advice. These findings are consistent with the results of recent studies and findings from a recent systematic review on PA counselling in medical school education (Dacey et al, 2014;Jones, Brooks & Wylie, 2013). The authors of the present study previously reported that New Zealand medical students had a good understanding of the links between exercise and health and positive attitudes towards PA advising in general practice (Mandic et al, 2017) and those outcomes were not changed considerably after the intervention in the present study.…”

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“…Therefore, more extensive training in PA advising may be necessary as a part of the undergraduate medical curriculum to develop medical students' skills, knowledge and confidence for providing effective PA advice in future. As suggested previously, improving medical students' knowledge of and confidence regarding PA promotion is a step forward and may increase the rates and effectiveness of physicians' PA counselling in the future (Jones et al, 2013).…”

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A Physical Activity Learning Module Improves Medical Students’ Skills and Confidence for Advising Patients about Physical Activity

Mandic¹,

Wilson²,

Clark-Grill³

et al. 2018

Monten. J. Sports Sci. Med.

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Physicians' knowledge, confidence, and prior training will influence physical activity (PA) counselling in general practice. This study evaluated the effects of a PA learning module on knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward PA counselling in third-year medical students. Students (n=216; age: 21.1±2.2 years; 47% males; participation rate 91%) participated in a PA learning module that included tutorials, lectures, and experiential learning through providing health checks to adults. At baseline and four months after the intervention, students completed a paper questionnaire about their awareness of current PA guidelines, benefits of, and attitudes toward PA advising, perceived competence/importance of PA advising skills, and personal PA habits. Data were analysed using a t-test for dependent samples and Chi-square analysis. After the intervention, students reported a greater awareness of the PA guidelines (pre vs. post: 3.1±1.1 vs. 3.8±0.9), the national PA initiative (4.2±0.9 vs. 4.7±0.7), the importance of PA counselling in general practice (4.1±0.8 vs. 4.3±0.8), and their confidence (3.2±0.9 vs. 3.9±0.8), and perceived competence (3.1±0.8 vs. 3.8±0.8, all p<0.05) in providing PA advice compared to baseline. In conclusion, exposure to a PA learning module increased medical students' awareness and knowledge of the current PA guidelines and improved their confidence and perceived competence in providing PA advice. However, even after the training, students on average perceived themselves to be only moderately competent in providing PA advice. Therefore, clinical training for medical students should be designed to improve students' competence and skills in PA counselling.

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confidence: 99%

A Physical Activity Learning Module Improves Medical Students’ Skills and Confidence for Advising Patients about Physical Activity

Mandic¹,

Wilson²,

Clark-Grill³

et al. 2018

Monten. J. Sports Sci. Med.

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“…Articles that were excluded were: (a) not written in English; (b) review articles; and (c) written before 2010, as this was prior to the publication of the WHO guidelines. (10) For the survey of students, a 12-item anonymised Google Forms survey was constructed based on previous studies, (22,23,25,26) consisting of two parts (Box 1). The first section collected demographic information about the participants, including the medical school that they were based at and their year of study.…”

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“…(21) Therefore, training medical professionals is an essential component of the broader strategy in PA promotion. This problem, however, appears to stem from an early stage in a doctor's training -several studies highlight the paucity of sports and exercise medicine teaching in the official curriculum, (22,23) as well as limited knowledge about PA and its role in health among medical students. (24) In line with the current challenges of PA promotion in healthcare and the lack of information regarding the level of sports and exercise medicine training at medical schools, it is necessary to establish how much teaching in undergraduate curricula focuses on PA.…”

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confidence: 99%

Scoping review and international multi-centre cohort study investigating teaching, knowledge and beliefs regarding physical activity as a health intervention among medical students: a comparison between Singapore and the UK

Chew¹,

Ho²,

Kee³

et al. 2019

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INTRODUCTION Physical inactivity is a global challenge and physicians must promote physical activity (PA) among their patients. Nevertheless, PA counselling remains inadequate due to limitations in knowledge, education and information availability. This study evaluates the understanding of PA as a health intervention and knowledge of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines among Singapore and United Kingdom (UK) medical students, the next generation of physicians. METHODSStudents from Singapore (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine) and the UK (Universities of Cardiff, Leicester, Oxford and Birmingham) were invited to complete a 12-item online survey. Questions assessed knowledge of WHO guidelines, understanding of PA in health and illness, personal PA levels and exposure to PA counselling in clinical practice. RESULTSAmong 633 Singapore and UK students who completed the questionnaire, 94.8% believed that PA was important in preventing disease, but only 70.9% recognised its importance in treating disease. The majority (85.3%) indicated participation in PA and exercise. General understanding of WHO guidelines for adults was poor, with less than half (46.8%) correctly answering this section. 3 (0.5%) students identified that PA in adults could be accumulated in multiple ways. Understanding of PA in health and familiarity with guidelines did not differ significantly between Singapore and UK students. CONCLUSION There is considerable room for improvement in the knowledge of WHO guidelines and the role of PA in health. Education should begin during the undergraduate phase so that future doctors are better equipped to counsel their patients.Scoping review and international multi-centre cohort study investigating teaching, knowledge and beliefs regarding physical activity as a health intervention among medical students: a comparison between Singapore and the UK

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“…For example, in South Africa, more than 50% of private medical insurance members have more than one chronic disease and some have up to 11 simultaneous chronic conditions 13. Thus, new models of prevention are urgently required and should be included in the undergraduate medical curriculum 14. This new model should be comprehensive, health-based, patient-centred and integrated for clinically effective and cost-effective prevention and management of chronic diseases 15…”

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confidence: 99%

Description and implementation of U-Turn Medical, a comprehensive lifestyle intervention programme for chronic disease in the sport and exercise medicine setting: pre–post observations in 210 consecutive patients

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Realising the potential for an Olympic legacy; teaching medical students about sport and exercise medicine and exercise prescribing

Abstract: Behaviour change teaching successfully improved students' knowledge of and confidence regarding PA promotion. These improvements are a step forward and may increase the rates and success of physician PA counselling in the future.

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A Physical Activity Learning Module Improves Medical Students’ Skills and Confidence for Advising Patients about Physical Activity

A Physical Activity Learning Module Improves Medical Students’ Skills and Confidence for Advising Patients about Physical Activity

Scoping review and international multi-centre cohort study investigating teaching, knowledge and beliefs regarding physical activity as a health intervention among medical students: a comparison between Singapore and the UK

Description and implementation of U-Turn Medical, a comprehensive lifestyle intervention programme for chronic disease in the sport and exercise medicine setting: pre–post observations in 210 consecutive patients

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