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Physical activity levels and counseling practices of U.S. medical students.
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Personal PA levels among U.S. medical students are higher than those of age-matched peers in the general population, are maintained throughout medical school, and are correlated with frequency of PA counseling of their patients.Abstract:
Introduction:Some literature shows a positive relationship between physicians' personal physical activity (PA) levels and physicians' encouraging patients' PA, though it remains unclear how this evolves during medical training. In this paper, we describe U.S. medical students' PA levels andread more
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Physical activity habits of doctors and medical students influence their counselling practices
TL;DR: There is compelling evidence that the health of doctors matters and that doctors’ own PA practices influence their clinical attitudes towards PA, and medical schools need to increase the proportion of students adopting and maintaining regular PA habits to increased the rates and quality of future PA counselling delivered by doctors.
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Importance of characteristics and modalities of physical activity and exercise in the management of cardiovascular health in individuals with cardiovascular risk factors : recommendations from the EACPR. Part II.
Luc Vanhees,Nickos D. Geladas,Dominique Hansen,Evangelia Kouidi,Josef Niebauer,Zeljko Reiner,Cornelissen,Stamatis Adamopoulos,Eva Prescott,Mats Börjesson,Birna Bjarnason-Wehrens,H H Björnstad,A Cohen-Solal,Conraads,Domenico Corrado,J De Sutter,Patrick Doherty,Frank Doyle,Dorian Dugmore,Øyvind Ellingsen,Robert Fagard,Franco Giada,Stephan Gielen,Alfred Hager,Martin Halle,Hein Heidbuchel,Anna Jegier,Sanja Mazic,Hannah McGee,K.-P. Mellwig,Miguel Mendes,Alessandro Mezzani,Nele Pattyn,Antonio Pelliccia,Massimo F Piepoli,Bernhard Rauch,Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss,Tim Takken,F. van Buuren,Diego Vanuzzo +39 more
TL;DR: Recommendations for PA and exercise training in the management of cardiovascular health in individuals with cardiovascular risk factors are made and recommendations from the European Association on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation are formulated.
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Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Felipe Lobelo,Deborah R. Young,Robert E. Sallis,Michael D. Garber,Sandra A. Billinger,John Duperly,Adrian Hutber,Russell R. Pate,Randal J. Thomas,Michael E. Widlansky,Michael V. McConnell,Elizabeth A. Joy +11 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this statement is to provide a comprehensive review of the evidence on the feasibility, validity, and effectiveness of assessing and promoting physical activity in healthcare settings for adult patients to contribute to meeting the American Heart Association’s 2020 Impact Goals.
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Self-Care Practices and Perceived Stress Levels Among Psychology Graduate Students
Shannon B. Myers,Alison C. Sweeney,Victoria Popick,Kimberly M Wesley,Amanda Bordfeld,Randy Fingerhut +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined self-care practices and perceived stress among psychology graduate students and found that sleep hygiene, social support, emotion regulation, and acceptance within a mindfulness framework were significantly related to perceived stress.
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Trends in Adults Receiving a Recommendation for Exercise or Other Physical Activity From a Physician or Other Health Professional
TL;DR: Trends over the past 10 years suggest that the medical community is increasing its efforts to recommend participation in exercise and other physical activity that research has shown to be associated with substantial health benefits, but the prevalence of receiving this advice remains well below one-half of U.S. adults and varies substantially across population subgroups.
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TL;DR: In this article, the reliability and concurrent validity of a simple questionnaire to assess leisure time physical activity has been investigated on 306 self-selected healthy adults of both sexes (163 M; 143 F).
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Physical activity & behavioral medicine
James F. Sallis,Neville Owen +1 more
TL;DR: Although the health benefits of physical activity are fairly well-known, this book furthers the understanding of how to help people become active enough to enjoy these benefits.
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Race/ethnicity, social class and their relation to physical inactivity during leisure time: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.
TL;DR: According to as mentioned in this paper, physical inactivity is more prevalent among racial and ethnic minorities than among Caucasians, and it is not known if differences in participation in leisure time physical activity are due to differences in social class.
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Physical activity and mental health in the United States and Canada : Evidence from four population surveys
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