Level of Physical Activity and Knowledge about the Physical Activity Guidelines in a Group of Medical Residents from Puerto Rico
Vol. 38 No. 4 (2019), Full-Length Articles
Vol. 38 No. 4 (2019)

Level of Physical Activity and Knowledge about the Physical Activity Guidelines in a Group of Medical Residents from Puerto Rico

Full-Length Articles
Published 2019-12-04
  • Ricardo Gago
  • Humberto M. Guiot+−
  • Yanira Z. Vázquez-Pérez
  • Carlos M. Morales
  • Cariane Morales
  • Juan R. Barrón
Ricardo Gago
Humberto M. Guiot
MD
Yanira Z. Vázquez-Pérez
Carlos M. Morales
Cariane Morales
Juan R. Barrón
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Keywords

exercise
physicians
Puerto Rico
IPAQ

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Gago, R., Guiot, H. M., Vázquez-Pérez, Y. Z., Morales, C. M., Morales, C., & Barrón, J. R. (2019). Level of Physical Activity and Knowledge about the Physical Activity Guidelines in a Group of Medical Residents from Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, 38(4). Retrieved from https://prhsj.rcm.upr.edu/index.php/prhsj/article/view/1904
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Abstract

Objective: Physicians who know about physical activity guidelines (PAG) and those who adhere to the PAG themselves may have a greater tendency to recommend physical activity (PA) to their patients. This study was aimed at evaluating the level of PA in a group of medical residents from Puerto Rico and to assess their knowledge regarding the PAG for adults. Methods: A total of 104 medical residents from Puerto Rico completed a selfadministered questionnaire designed to obtain standardized estimates of their PA and to determine their level of knowledge regarding the PAG. Results: Most of the medical residents (66.3%) declared that they did not have any knowledge of the existence of the PAG and that their residency programs had not provided any educational activities about the PAG (96.2%). The level of inactivity among medical residents was high; 41.35% reported not engaging in any PA during their leisure time. Conclusion: Most of the medical residents in this group from Puerto Rico did not know about the PAG and many of them did not engage in PA. As a means of improving patient care, medical residents from Puerto Rico might benefit if their programs implemented educational activities aimed at increasing knowledge of both PA and the PAG.
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