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  • Occupational Health
  • Sports Medicine

Background:

  • Healthcare professionals serve as role models for healthy lifestyles.
  • Despite medical knowledge, doctors face barriers to physical activity, impacting their health and patient wellness promotion.
  • Understanding these challenges is vital for improving physician well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate physical activity patterns in doctors at a tertiary hospital in Coimbatore, India.
  • To identify key barriers affecting doctors' regular physical activity participation.
  • To inform interventions promoting physician health.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 152 doctors from December 2024 to June 2025.
  • Utilized the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-Short Form) and structured tools for barrier assessment.
  • Physical activity measured in MET-minutes/week; associations analyzed using chi-square tests.

Main Results:

  • A majority (72.4%) of doctors were highly active; 20.4% moderately active; 7.2% low active.
  • Primary barriers identified: lack of time (72.4%), lack of energy (36.9%), and inadequate facility access (23%).
  • Significant associations found between activity levels and eating out frequency, vegetable intake, and sleep duration.

Conclusions:

  • Most doctors exhibit high physical activity levels, yet significant barriers to consistent exercise remain.
  • Addressing time constraints, fatigue, and facility access through institutional strategies is recommended.
  • Enhancing physical activity sustainability is key for medical professionals' well-being and patient care.