Predictors of physical activity promotion in clinical practice: a cross-sectional study among medical doctors.

Catarina Santos Silva Romeu Duarte Carneiro Mendes Cristina A GodinhoAna Monteiro-PereiraJaime Pimenta-RibeiroHelena Silva MartinsJoão BritoJosé Luís Themudo-BarataCarlos Fontes-RibeiroPedro J TeixeiraGraça FreitasMarlene Nunes Silva

Published in: BMC medical education (2022)

The sample of medical doctors approached reported a high level of engagement with physical activity promotion. Physical activity promotion frequency seems to be influenced by the clinical practice setting, medical career position and specialty, attitudes towards physical activity, and perception of patients´ interest on the topic, as well as medical doctors' own physical activity levels.

Keyphrases

physical activity
clinical practice
healthcare
body mass index
medical students
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
sleep quality
social media
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
risk factors