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Results from the Medical School Physical Activity Report Card (MSPARC) for a Thai Medical School: a mixed methods study.

Apichai WattanapisitSurasak VijitpongjindaUdomsak SaengowWaluka AmaekSanhapan ThanameePrachyapan Petchuay
Published in: BMC medical education (2018)
To increase PA and decrease SB among medical students, there is a need to improve the quality and accessibility of the built environment as well as the natural environment, so as to establish health promoting policies. PA counselling training is required to develop the medical students' essential skills and awareness for future practices. Monitoring and subsequent surveillance of PA in medical school are needed.
Keyphrases
  • medical students
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • body mass index
  • virtual reality
  • quality improvement
  • risk assessment
  • human health
  • hiv testing
  • health promotion
  • sleep quality