Sport Dietary Supplements and Physical Activity in Biomedical Students
Autor: | Josko Bozic, Josipa Bukic, Doris Rusic, Dinko Martinovic, Daria Tokic, Marino Vilovic |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis education Physical activity lcsh:Medicine physical activity Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Students Exercise Knowledge level lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health sport dietary supplements 030229 sport sciences Family medicine Dietary Supplements Significant positive correlation biomedical students Psychology Sports |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 4 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 2046, p 2046 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18042046 |
Popis: | Biomedical students should have suitable knowledge about sport dietary supplements (SDS) usage as they are future medical professionals who will have SDS users in their care. The aim of this study was to assess the habits, opinions, and knowledge about SDS usage, along with the level of physical activity, in 386 biomedical students at the University of Split School of Medicine. A specialized questionnaire was developed by a group of experts for the assessment of habits, opinions, and knowledge about SDS and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—Short Form (IPAQ-SF) was used to evaluate the level of physical activity. The results showed that 49.2% of students used SDS and there was a significant positive correlation between the knowledge questionnaire score and the level of physical activity (r = 0.744, p < 0.001). Moreover, SDS users had a higher knowledge questionnaire score (p < 0.001) and a higher level of physical activity (p < 0.001) compared to non-users. These results suggest that more physically active students are better informed about SDS, but these results also imply that SDS should be implemented in the study program of future medical professionals to ensure that they are informed for their own personal consumption and will be confident in giving advice about SDS usage to their future patients. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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