Leisure time physical activity and quality of life in medical students: results from a multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

We evaluated the association between leisure time physical activity (PA) and quality of life (QoL) in medical students. Our hypothesis was that there was a positive association between volume of PA and various domains of perception of QoL.

Methods

Data were evaluated from a random sample of 1350 medical students from 22 Brazilian medical schools. Information from participants included the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire-short form (WHOQOL-BREF), a questionnaire specifically designed to evaluate QoL in medical students (VERAS-Q) and questions for both global QoL self-assessment and leisure time PA. According to the amount of metabolic equivalents (METs) spend during PA, volunteers were divided into four groups, according to the volume of PA: (a) no PA; (b) lo

SUBMITTER: Peleias M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5530174 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature