Table 4 Qualification and attitudes to physical exercise counselling.
| Group |
Strongly Disagreen (%) |
Disagreen (%) |
Neutraln (%) |
Agreen (%) |
Strongly Agreen (%) |
P value |
| I consider that prevention of conditions related to physical activity is as important as treatment |
.028 |
| Medical Student |
1 (1) |
0 |
1 (1) |
43 (33) |
86 (66) |
| Clinician |
0 |
1 (2) |
1 (2) |
16 (37) |
25 (58) |
| Sports scientists, Physicians, Students |
1 (3) |
0 |
0 |
3 (8) |
33 (89) |
| Exercise counselling is important in my intended or current field of practice |
.021 |
| Medical Student |
3 (2) |
9 (7) |
17 (14) |
63 (50) |
34 (27) |
| Clinician |
0 |
2 (5) |
7 (18) |
18 (45) |
13 (34) |
| Sports scientists, Physicians, Students |
0 |
1 (3) |
5 (16) |
6 (19) |
20 (63) |
| Good physical activity habits of the medical practitioner can encourage their patients to exercise and maintain good health |
.037 |
| Medical Student |
2 (2) |
8 (6) |
11 (8) |
73 (56) |
37 (28) |
| Clinician |
2 (5) |
3 (7) |
10 (23) |
20 (47) |
8 (19) |
| Sports scientists,Physicians, Students |
0 |
0 |
6 (16) |
15 (41) |
16 (43) |
Note p-value: chi square for medical students vs. clinicians vs. sports scientists, physicians and students differences.
