Physical Activity in Students of the Medical University of Silesia in Poland

Dąbrowska-Galas, Magdalena; Plinta, Ryszard; Dąbrowska, Jolanta; Skrzypulec-Plinta, Violetta

doi:10.2522/ptj.20120065

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“…In Italy, the situation was similar, as more than half of the cardiologists surveyed by Temporelli et al [17] showed a normal BMI but high physical activity was observed in only 15.1% of individuals. Moreover, Dąbrowska-Galas et al [18] also confirmed this kind of relationship in medical students from Poland. Despite the fact that the BMI median value of the future physicians was 21.55, only 22% demonstrated a high physical activity index.…”

Section: Body Mass Indexsupporting

confidence: 55%

“…In the research study of El-Giany et al [5], it was also visible that quite many future physicians from Egypt and Saudi Arabia were not interested in sports. In the survey on Polish medicine students, Dąbrowska-Galas et al [18] observed that physical activity was an important part in their everyday lives (82% of the participants), but only 68% confirmed the necessity of doing regular exercise regularly.…”

Section: Lack Of Interest In Sportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a Polish research study prepared by Dąbrowska-Galas et al, [18], 45 medical students were surveyed and their results were then compared with students from other faculties of the Medical University. As many as 26% of the future doctors presented a low level of physical activity, while only 22% were physically active, and this activity could be characterised as high.…”

Section: Frequency Of Being Involved In Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Attitude Towards Physical Activity in Future Physicians From Germany and Italy. A Preliminary Report

Zeńczak-Praga

Pluto-Prondzinska

Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak

2017

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SummaryBackground. By leading a healthy lifestyle, medical students exert a positive influence on themselves and their future patients. The aim of the study was to compare the attitudes towards physical activity in future German and Italian physicians. Material and methods. The study involved 100 Italian and 100 German students aged from 19 to 24 years old. The research findings were drawn from Eurobarometer 72.3, which surveyed the participants on a set of questions regarding their physical activity. The chisquared test (ᵪ2) and the Mann-Whitney U test were used for the statistical analysis.Results. Only 4% students demonstrated high physical activity index. The Italian students usually practised sports outdoors (30% men and 26% women) or at a fitness centre (52% men and 30% women), whereas the German students exercised at a fitness centre (40% males and 64% females) or at university facilities (30% males and 24% females). There were some statistically significant values (p=0.000398). The most common factors that caused physical inactivity in medical students from both nations included: lack of time, no friends to do sports with, no sense of purposefulness of exercise and aversion to competition (p=0.000009). The German participants were more interested in sports than their Italian peers (p=0.000018). Conclusions. Medicinal students should be more physically active because they will promote a healthy lifestyle when counselling their patients. Free access to sports grounds at the university might also encourage them to spend more their leisure time actively.Keywords: physical activity, medical students, medical education, Germany, Italy Streszczenie Wprowadzenie. Studenci medycyny prowadząc zdrowy styl życia korzystnie wpływają na zdrowie swoje jak i na swoich przyszłych pacjentów. Celem badań było porównanie postaw wobec aktywności fizycznej wśród przyszłych niemieckich i włoskich lekarzy. Materiał i metody. Do badań włączono 100 włoskich i 100 niemieckich studentów w wieku 19-24 lat. Posłużono się kwestionariuszem Eurobarometer 72.3, gdzie respondenci odpowiedzieli na kilka pytań związanych ze swoją aktywnością fizyczną. Do analizy statystycznej użyto testy chi-kwadrat oraz Manna-Whitneya. Wyniki. Wysoką aktywność fizyczną prezentowało jedynie 4% wszystkich ankietowanych. Przyszli włoscy lekarze zazwyczaj uprawiali sport na świeżym powietrzu (30% mężczyzn i 26% kobiet) lub w fitness klubach (52% mężczyzn i 30% kobiet), podczas gdy niemieccy także w ostatnim miejscu (40% mężczyzn i 64% kobiet) lub na uczelni (30% mężczyzn i 24% kobiet). Te zależności były także istotne statystycznie (p=0,000398). Najczęstsze przyczyny powodujące ograniczoną aktywność fizyczną wśród studentów medycyny obu nacji to : brak czasu lub kolegów z którymi można uprawiać sport a nawet poczucia celowości wykonywania ćwiczeń oraz niechęć do współ-zawodnictwa (p=0,000009). Niemieccy ankietowani byli również bardziej zainteresowani sportem niż ich włoscy rówieśnicy (p=0,000018). Wnioski. Studenci medycyny powinni być bardziej aktywni fizycz...

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Section: Lack Of Interest In Sportsmentioning

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Section: Frequency Of Being Involved In Physical Activitymentioning

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Attitude Towards Physical Activity in Future Physicians From Germany and Italy. A Preliminary Report

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2017

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“…The issue of the amount of physical activity in university students, as well as students of medical universities and schools, was the subject of several recent studies in South Asia, South Africa, Europe [20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27] and Ukraine [2]. The results show that the downward trend in college students' physical activity deserves more attention.…”

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confidence: 94%

Evaluation of Physical Activity, Body Mass Index and Self-Assessment of Physical Fitness in Female Students and Pupils of Ternopil, Western Ukraine

Popovych¹,

Bergier²,

Корда³

et al. 2017

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“…the issues of physical activity of students both in bio-physiological and cultural terms are more and more commonly undertaken on different continents: asia [8], Europe [9,10], africa [11,12], and in different countries [13,14,15], including medical universities' students [16,17,18,19].…”

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Place of Origin and Place of Residence Versus Level of Physical Activity of Students of the Medical University in Ternopil, Ukraine

Kozak

Корда

Bergier

2016

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Physical Activity in Students of the Medical University of Silesia in Poland

Cited by 61 publications

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Attitude Towards Physical Activity in Future Physicians From Germany and Italy. A Preliminary Report

Attitude Towards Physical Activity in Future Physicians From Germany and Italy. A Preliminary Report

Evaluation of Physical Activity, Body Mass Index and Self-Assessment of Physical Fitness in Female Students and Pupils of Ternopil, Western Ukraine

Place of Origin and Place of Residence Versus Level of Physical Activity of Students of the Medical University in Ternopil, Ukraine

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