ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2020
Integrating physical activity promotion into UK medical school curricula: testing the feasibility of an educational tool developed by the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of physical activity counselling and exercise prescription education among medical students: a systematic review.Canadian medical education journal · 2024Pooled it
- Physical activity behaviours, knowledge, attitudes, and training needs among medical students in South Africa: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Integration of exercise and sports medicine curriculum in China: a structured pilot course evaluation conducted among medical students.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Feasibility of peer-assisted interprofessional learning between pharmacy and exercise physiology students in providing integrated care.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Physicians' opinions on barriers to patient counseling on physical activity in primary care: focus on physicians' healthy exercise habits and knowledge about physical activity.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Breaking boundaries: integration of sports and medicine in the community elderly service model.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Article
- Physical activity promotes well-being: medical students' engagement and perspective. A cross-sectional study scoped through innovation and technology.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- GP specialty trainees' knowledge and values towards physical activity: a national survey of Scottish trainees.BJGP open · 2024Article
- Physically active primary care physicians consult more on physical activity and exercise for patients: A public teaching-hospital study.Sports medicine and health science · 2024Article
- Promoting physical activity to patients: a scoping review of the perceptions of doctors in the United Kingdom.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Creating a sport and exercise medicine undergraduate syllabus: a delphi study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Diet and exercise advice and referrals for cancer survivors: an integrative review of medical and nursing perspectives.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Review
- Designing a programme to train social workers on how to promote physical activity for disabled people: A Delphi study in the UK.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Article
- Training Healthcare Professionals on How to Promote Physical Activity in the UK: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Opportunities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Healthcare Professionals Promotion of Physical Activity with Older Adults: A Survey of Knowledge and Routine Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Development of real world learning opportunities in community exercise prescription for healthcare professional programmes - 'Physio Hub'.BMC medical education · 2021Article
- The Significance of Physical Activity Education: A Survey of Medical Students.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundAt present education on exercise medicine and physical activity (PA) promotion does not feature heavily within the medical curriculum.
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a self-directed educational tool (Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) exercise prescription booklet) on medical students' understanding of PA in disease management.
methodsStudents from 22 UK medical schools were invited to complete a brief online questionnaire before and after being provided access to the FSEM exercise prescription booklet.
resultsA total of 205 students responded to the open invitation to participate. At baseline 59% of students agreed that PA promotion was an important part of a doctor's job with 86% agreeing that PA was important in the prevention of disease. However, confidence to prescribe PA and knowledge of chief medical officer's adult PA guidelines was low. Following use of the FSEM booklet students' (n=53) knowledge of PA guidelines and confidence to advise patients about PA significantly improved (p<0.05). Correct response answers to case scenarios covering PA in disease management (specifically osteoarthritis and cancer) also improved (32% and 44% increase, respectively, p<0.01).
conclusionSelf-guided educational tools have the potential to improve the exercise prescription skills of undergraduate medical students. Future research should compare different methods of delivering education on PA within medical schools to determine the most effective means of integrating PA into the curriculum.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.