Table 5.
Medical students’ evaluation of training in exercise counselling (% of respondents).
| Question | Strongly Disagree (%) |
Disagree (%) |
Neither agree nor disagree(%) | Agree (%) |
Strongly Disagree (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through my medical school curriculum, I have a good understanding of relationships between physical inactivity, disease prevention and management | 2 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 29 |
| I am confident in counselling patients on physical activity and healthy lifestyle habits | 1 | 12 | 25 | 55 | 19 |
| I am happy with my professional training in exercise counselling (for example, clinical training in exercise counselling) | 4 | 26 | 44 | 21 | 5 |
| The medical school should play a role in encouraging staff and students to be physically active | 2 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 32 |