Sport Dietary Supplements and Physical Activity in Biomedical Students
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 act...
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doaj-76bddb2bde10454cb394731f5fc0a7252021-02-20T00:05:11ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-02-01182046204610.3390/ijerph18042046Sport Dietary Supplements and Physical Activity in Biomedical StudentsDinko Martinovic0Daria Tokic1Marino Vilovic2Doris Rusic3Josipa Bukic4Josko Bozic5Department of Pathophysiology, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Pathophysiology, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000 Split, CroatiaDepartment of Pathophysiology, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000 Split, CroatiaBiomedical 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, <i>p </i>< 0.001). Moreover, SDS users had a higher knowledge questionnaire score (<i>p </i>< 0.001) and a higher level of physical activity (<i>p </i>< 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/2046sport dietary supplementsbiomedical studentsphysical activity |
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Sport Dietary Supplements and Physical Activity in Biomedical Students |
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Sport Dietary Supplements and Physical Activity in Biomedical Students |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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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, <i>p </i>< 0.001). Moreover, SDS users had a higher knowledge questionnaire score (<i>p </i>< 0.001) and a higher level of physical activity (<i>p </i>< 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. |
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