Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas relacionados con la prescripción de ejercicio físico por parte de médicos que laboran en el Ministerio de Salud Pública en el cantón Cuenca. Distritos 01D01 y 01D02. 2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION. 6% of deaths worldwide have physical inactivity as the main risk factor. Physical exercise generates multiple health benefits, so increasing your practice represents an individual and social need that would be achieved through its proper prescription. OBJETIVE. To determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to the prescription of physical exercise by physicians working in the Ministry of Public Health in the Cuenca Canton Districts 01D01 and 01D02. METHODOLOGY. This is a transversal descriptive research, whose universe is constituted by the 397 doctors who work in Health Districts 01D01 and 01D02 of Cuenca Canton. The sample is made up of 195 doctors, generals and specialists. The method is observational, a survey will be applied through a form, which was taken from the Agita Sao Paulo Manual. The data will be tabulated and analyzed by using the SPSS 18.0 program and presented in simple tables made in Excel 2010. For the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics will be used: frequency and percentages. RESULTS. 88.72% of the doctors surveyed worked in type A, B and C health centers. 55.38% were general practitioners and 44.62% specialized. Doctors have a general knowledge about the prescription of physical exercise, while in specific aspects (organization, type by population group and intensity) their knowledge is erroneous. His attitude towards prescription is positive. 91.28% of doctors do prescribe physical exercise, most do it in less than 5 minutes of the consultation time.