Aolymat Iman, Almadani Yara, Albarakat Majd M, Oleimat Ayah Khleaf, Al-Nsour Mass, E'lemat Marah
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
SAGE Open Med. 2024 Jan 25;12:20503121241226608. doi: 10.1177/20503121241226608. eCollection 2024.
Exercise physiology is a branch of physiology that studies how physical activity and exercise alter the structure and function of living organisms. Knowledge of exercise physiology is crucial to improve athletic performance, improve people's ability to cope with extreme circumstances and approach chronic diseases. This research aimed to evaluate the knowledge of future healthcare professionals, namely, the medical students in Jordan regarding exercise physiology.
Responses were collected from 524 undergraduate medical students enrolled in clinical clerkship. An online survey that evaluated participants' basic understanding of various physiological concepts related to physical exercises, such as respiratory exchange ratio, physical fitness, V̇O max and exercise at high altitudes was employed in the study.
63.2% of participants had a poor level of exercise physiology knowledge. Misconceptions regarding V̇O max definition (93.3%), application (46.4%), significance (35.6%) and related physiological factors (48.7%) were observed. Students had misconceptions about physical fitness evaluation questions (52.5%, 39%, and 41.8%, respectively). Student proportions of 37%, 41%, 80.3% and 73.1% showed misconceptions about muscle groups and energy systems during training, training prescription variables, respiratory exchange ratio, and high-altitude performance, respectively. Significant differences in knowledge levels were found based on respondent characteristics ( < 0.05).
Knowledge of exercise physiology is more than desirable for medical professionals. Therefore, efforts must be made to increase awareness and improve knowledge about basic physiological fundamentals related to exercise physiology among medical students in Jordan, as they represent the backbone of healthcare professionals of the future who will deal with medical conditions related to physical activity and exercise.
运动生理学是生理学的一个分支，研究身体活动和锻炼如何改变生物体的结构和功能。运动生理学知识对于提高运动成绩、增强人们应对极端情况的能力以及应对慢性疾病至关重要。本研究旨在评估未来医疗专业人员，即约旦医学生对运动生理学的了解程度。
收集了524名参加临床实习的本科医学生的回复。本研究采用了一项在线调查，评估参与者对与体育锻炼相关的各种生理概念的基本理解，如呼吸交换率、身体素质、最大摄氧量和高原运动。
63.2%的参与者运动生理学知识水平较差。观察到对最大摄氧量定义（93.3%）、应用（46.4%）、意义（35.6%）和相关生理因素（48.7%）存在误解。学生对身体素质评估问题也存在误解（分别为52.5%、39%和41.8%）。分别有37%、41%、80.3%和73.1%的学生在训练期间的肌肉群和能量系统、训练处方变量、呼吸交换率和高原运动表现方面存在误解。根据受访者特征发现知识水平存在显著差异（<0.05）。
运动生理学知识对于医学专业人员来说非常必要。因此，必须努力提高约旦医学生对与运动生理学相关的基本生理基础知识的认识和了解，因为他们是未来医疗专业人员的中坚力量，将处理与身体活动和锻炼相关的医疗状况。
