Prevalence of Physical Activity, and Perceived Barriers Among 6th Year Medical Studentsat in Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in 2016.

Harbi, ReemHamedAl; Matrafi, HananMosadAl; Wafi, OsamaMohammedAl

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“…Age had no significant correlation with barriers to physical activity. However, in some global studies, age was an important variable in predicting physical activity patterns as younger medical students were much more physically active than older ones [ 25 ]. A 2001 study in Riyadh showed a significant association between age, gender, and lack of time [ 7 ].…”

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Assessing Physical Activity and Perceived Barriers Among Physicians in Primary Healthcare in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Melebari¹,

Khan²

2022

Cureus

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Introduction Advocating a healthy lifestyle is the cornerstone of primary healthcare physicians. As physicians are the ultimate role models for patients regarding health and well-being, we focused on physicians working in primary healthcare centers (PHCs) in Makkah because they work on the frontline of disease prevention and are considered the first point of contact for patients entering the health system. This study aimed to estimate the physical activity levels in physicians working in the PHCs of Makkah and any perceived barriers to engage in physical activity. Methodology We conducted a cross-sectional study at PHCs in Makkah from October 2021 to December 2021. We used a multistage cluster random sampling technique to select primary healthcare physicians in Makkah city. We recruited 196 physicians working in PHCs for this study. We used the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire to measure physical activity levels, and we used the barriers to being active questionnaire to identify the barriers. Descriptive analysis was performed using frequencies. Bivariate associations between the most frequently reported barriers and sociodemographic variables were determined using the chi-square test, Student t-test, and analysis of variance via IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 22.0 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.). Results Approximately 45.9% of physicians were overweight, while 69.4% were not gym members. In the seven days prior to answering the surveys, approximately 71.9% did not report any vigorous activity, and 30.6% had performed moderate activity. The most significant barrier to being active was a lack of time (70.9%), followed by a lack of resources (69.9%). In bivariate analysis, we noted a significant negative relationship between gym membership, vigorous and moderate physical activity, and perceived barriers scores (p<0.001). Conclusion Most of the physicians in PHCs are not physically active. The main barrier to their physical activity is lack of time. There is a need to encourage them and motivate them to be physically active to model more healthy behaviors to the general population.

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Assessing Physical Activity and Perceived Barriers Among Physicians in Primary Healthcare in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Melebari¹,

Khan²

2022

Cureus

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“…A previously published and validated self-administered questionnaire was used in the study. 2,5,8 The questionnaire consisted of three main parts. The first part of the questionnaire included socio-demographic data and job characteristics of the participants.…”

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“…In 2005, the WHO reported that in KSA, more than two thirds (68%) of the people show low physical activity, less than fifth (16%) show moderate activity, and (16%) show high activity among male and female aged from 15-65 years old. 5 A national epidemiological health survey conducted during 1995 to 2000 showed that among the 17,395 Saudi males and females involved in the study, aged from 30 to 70 years old, it was revealed that females were more inactive (98.1%) than their male counterpart (93.9%). 6 Only a few researches have been published regarding the barrier of PA among Saudi residents.…”

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Physical activity and perceived barriers among doctors working in King Abdulaziz Hospital, Jeddah, 2018

Khateeb¹,

AlKharji²,

Alqutub³

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Physical inactivity is a major public health problem worldwide, and Saudi Arabia has been identified as one of the countries with the highest prevalence of physical inactivity. This study seeks to determine the physical activity levels and to identify the perceived barriers against physical activity among doctors.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study involving all physicians practicing in King Abdulaziz Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. All doctors holding administrative positions during the conduct of the survey were excluded from the study. Systematic random sampling was used to select the doctors. A previously published and validated self-administered questionnaire was used in the study. The results of the study were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23.Results: Among the 178 physicians surveyed, more than half (74.6%) reported having regular physical activity. Among the 129 doctors who reported low to high physical activity, 50.0% were in the moderate to high category, meanwhile only 23.7% were in the low category. We found a significant relationship between the level of physical activity and perceived total exercise benefits/barriers (p<0.001), exercise benefits (p-value=0.009), and exercise barriers (p<0.001).Conclusions: Most of the physicians were physically active. However, there is still a need to encourage physicians to improve their physical activity, which would improve their perception of exercise and set them as better role models for physical activity among their patients and the communityz.

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Prevalence of Physical Activity, and Perceived Barriers Among 6th Year Medical Studentsat in Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in 2016.

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Assessing Physical Activity and Perceived Barriers Among Physicians in Primary Healthcare in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Assessing Physical Activity and Perceived Barriers Among Physicians in Primary Healthcare in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Physical activity and perceived barriers among doctors working in King Abdulaziz Hospital, Jeddah, 2018

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