ArticleCanadian medical education journal2020
Exercise is Medicine Canada workshop training improves physical activity practices of physicians across Canada, independent of initial confidence level.
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- Effectiveness of physical activity counselling and exercise prescription education among medical students: a systematic review.Canadian medical education journal · 2024Pooled it
- Medical conduct and knowledge about physical activity counseling in the largest hospital complex in Latin America.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Observational
- Curricular and pedagogical approaches for physical activity prescription training: a mixed-methods study of the "Exercise is Medicine" workshops in Colombia.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Physical activity counselling and exercise prescription practices of chiropractors in Canada and internationally: an exploratory survey.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEducational workshops help physicians (MDs) include physical activity and exercise (PAE) content in more patient appointments. It is unclear if MDs with varying degrees of confidence discussing PAE with their patients equally benefit from such training. We evaluated whether MDs' initial confidence affects the impact of an educational PAE workshop.
methodsMDs (
resultsPAE counselling confidence increased in all groups (relative increase: Low=~40%, Medium=~20%, High=~10%). Training increased the low-confidence group's knowledge, awareness of guidance/resources and perception of their patients' interest in lifestyle management (~30% change; all
conclusionPAE training favorably improved MDs' confidence, perceived impact of many barriers and the proportion of MDs prescribing exercise, at each level of confidence. An educational workshop particularly assisted MDs with low-confidence (i.e., those who needed it the most) integrate PAE into their practice.
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