The Effect of Preventative Medicine on Medical Students' Self-Assurance in Addressing Patients' Nutrition and Exercise Habits as Well as their Own Health Practices

Abstract

Purpose: Enhanced doctor counselling about vigorous eating and exercise is endorsed by institute for healthcare enhancement in Pakistan, thoughnumerous medical scholars do not have full progressions on such subjects. Second-year students at Jinnah Medical Facility attend a preventative medicine and diet course. The goal of this review was to assess the influence of our current novel curriculum on students' poise in handling patients' food and activity patterns, as well as their individual health practices.

Methods: Before and after the 2020 PMN course (N 148), students remainedrequested to complete a secret 42-item written review. 138 students (97 percent) and 120 individuals (87 percent) submitted surveys, correspondingly. The study measured students' dietary and physical activity habits, as well as their confidence in their abilities to discuss food and physical activity among family members. Our current research was conducted at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore from May 2020 to April 2021.

Results: Following the training, students' belief in their competence to analyze and guidance regarding food and exercise increased dramatically (altogether p 0.01). The training remained also linked to the reduction in students' self-reported intake of saturated fat (p 0.001) and trans fatty acids (p 0.002). (p 0.002). During the course, 73% of participants reported significant improvements in their nutrition, while just 19% reported a difference in their lifestyle habits.

Conclusion: An advanced PMN course increased medical students' trust in food and physical activity guidance as well as their perceived eating habits. Enhancing those intermediaries of doctor counselling in health students might lead to improvements in their practice habits.