Confusion among doctors regarding sports and exercise medicine as a specialty: an Australian multidisciplinary, cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This cross-sectional study aims to characterise the understanding and attitudes medical practitioners have towards sports and exercise medicine (SEM). By identifying knowledge gaps, misunderstandings and barriers to SEM referral, interventions may be suggested to improve the integration of SEM within a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare.

Design

A survey was constructed with a multidisciplinary expert panel. Refinement and consensus were achieved through a modified Delphi method. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed and intergroup comparisons made using χ² test of independence and post-hoc paired comparisons.

Setting

The questionnaire was distributed across Australian public and private health sectors, in community and hospit

SUBMITTER: Ooi JJY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533687 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature