Physicians’ knowledge, confidence, and prior training will influence physical activity (PA) counselling in general practice. This study evaluated the effects of a PA learning module on knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward PA counselling in third-year medical students. Students (n=216; age: 21.1±2.2 years; 47% males; participation rate 91%) participated in a PA learning module that included tutorials, lectures, and experiential learning through providing health checks to adults. At baseline and four months after the intervention, students completed a paper questionnaire about their awareness of current PA guidelines, benefits of, and attitudes toward PA advising, perceived competence/importance of PA advising skills, and personal PA habits. Data were analysed using a t-test for dependent samples and Chi-square analysis. After the intervention, students reported a greater awareness of the PA guidelines (pre vs. post: 3.1±1.1 vs. 3.8±0.9), the national PA initiative (4.2±0.9 vs. 4.7±0.7), the importance of PA counselling in general practice (4.1±0.8 vs. 4.3±0.8), and their confidence (3.2±0.9 vs. 3.9±0.8), and perceived competence (3.1±0.8 vs. 3.8±0.8, all p<0.05) in providing PA advice compared to baseline. In conclusion, exposure to a PA learning module increased medical students’ awareness and knowledge of the current PA guidelines and improved their confidence and perceived competence in providing PA advice. However, even after the training, students on average perceived themselves to be only moderately competent in providing PA advice. Therefore, clinical training for medical students should be designed to improve students’ competence and skills in PA counselling.

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体育锻炼学习模块提高了医学生的技能和对患者进行体育锻炼建议的信心

医师的知识，自信心和先前的培训将影响一般实践中的体育锻炼（PA）咨询。这项研究评估了PA学习模块对三年级医学生对PA咨询的知识，技能和态度的影响。学生（n = 216；年龄：21.1±2.2岁；男性47％；参与率91％）参加了PA学习模块，其中包括通过向成人提供健康检查来进行教程，讲座和体验式学习。在基线和干预后四个月，学生完成了一份纸质问卷，了解他们对当前的PA指导方针的意识，对PA指导的益处和态度，对PA指导技能的感知能力/重要性以及个人PA习惯的了解。使用t检验对相关样本和卡方分析进行数据分析。干预后 学生报告了对PA指导原则的更高认识（事前与事后：3.1±1.1对3.8±0.9），全国性PA倡议（4.2±0.9对4.7±0.7），PA咨询在一般实践中的重要性（4.1）与基线相比，他们提供PA建议的信心（±0.8 vs. 4.3±0.8），他们的信心（3.2±0.9 vs. 3.9±0.8）和感知能力（3.1±0.8 vs. 3.8±0.8，所有p <0.05）。总之，接触PA学习模块可以提高医学生对当前PA指南的认识和知识，并提高他们在提供PA建议方面的信心和感知能力。但是，即使经过培训，学生平均仍认为自己在提供PA建议方面仅具有中等能力。因此，应设计针对医学生的临床培训，以提高学生在PA咨询中的能力和技能。