Jadczak A D, Visvanathan R
Agathe Daria Jadczak PhD, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital DX 465701, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Australia, Phone: +61 8 8133 4012 Email:
J Frailty Aging. 2020;9(3):155-157. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2019.39.
The study aimed to examine the sustained impact of a 1.5-hour medical school-based physical activity (PA) module on interns' perceived competence and importance in advising older adults about exercise. The modified Exercise and Physical Activity Competence Questionnaire (EPACQ) was administered in 2017 (CG: control group) and 2018 (IG: intervention group) two years post-course. The perceived competence of both, CG (n=23) and IG (n=18), decreased significantly over two years (p≤0.05) with no difference between the groups (p>0.05). However, 72.2% (n=13) of the interns who attended the PA module still felt competent in advising older adults about exercise (4.21±0.66) compared to 47.8% (n=11) of the CG (3.89±0.67). The perceived importance decreased significantly in both groups (p≤0.05) with no difference between the groups (p>0.05). However, both groups still perceived exercise for older people as important (CG:4.55±0.61; IG:4.83±0.47). Subsequently, continued professional development is likely to be a key requirement for ensuring sustainability over time.
该研究旨在考察一个基于医学院的1.5小时体育活动（PA）模块对实习生在为老年人提供运动建议方面的感知能力和重要性的持续影响。在课程结束两年后的2017年（CG：对照组）和2018年（IG：干预组），使用了修改后的运动与体育活动能力问卷（EPACQ）。两年间，CG组（n = 23）和IG组（n = 18）的感知能力均显著下降（p≤0.05），两组之间无差异（p>0.05）。然而，参加PA模块的实习生中有72.2%（n = 13）仍然觉得自己有能力为老年人提供运动建议（4.21±0.66），而CG组这一比例为47.8%（n = 11）（3.89±0.67）。两组的感知重要性均显著下降（p≤0.05），两组之间无差异（p>0.05）。然而，两组仍认为老年人运动很重要（CG组：4.55±0.61；IG组：4.83±0.47）。随后，持续的专业发展可能是确保长期可持续性的关键要求。
