Levels of physical activity among medical practitioners working at Rehman Medical Institute Peshawar

Abstract

Introduction: Medical profession is one of the professions where individual’s long working hours have been reported amongst Asian population. Due to the later fact, medical professional in the region have been reported to be less involved physical activities. This survey was conducted to determine level of physical activity among the medical practitioners working at Rehman Medical Institute at Peshawar. Material & Method: A cross-sectional was conducted at Rehman Medical Institute. A total of 140 medical professionals participated in this survey. General physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to collect data from the participants. Both male and female participants were included in the study. Analysis of collected data performed by SPSS version 20. Results: A total of 140 medical practitioners participated in this survey. A small number (5%) of the participants were involved in carrying out ‘low level of physical activity’, followed 24% participants involved in performing ‘moderate level of physical activity’ while the rest 71% of the participants were involved in vigorous activity. Conclusion: A big proportion of medical professional are involved in carrying out physical activities weekly.

Keywords

• medical professionals
• physical activity