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Physical activity, burnout and quality of life in medical students : a systematic review
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Taylor, Charlotte E., Scott, Emma J. and Owen, Katherine (2022) Physical activity, burnout and quality of life in medical students : a systematic review. The Clinical Teacher, 19 (6). e13525. doi:10.1111/tct.13525 ISSN 1743-4971.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tct.13525
Abstract
Background
Medical students are at risk of burnout and reduced quality of life (QoL). The risk of burnout doubles from third to sixth year of medical school, and medical students have an 8%–11% lower QoL than nonmedical students. It is imperative to prevent this, as burnout and reduced QoL is independently associated with errors in practice. This systematic review aims to examine whether physical activity/exercise is associated with burnout and/or QoL in medical students.
Methods
Articles were identified through database searches of Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science. Studies were included if both physical activity/exercise and burnout or QoL were measured and limited to those focussing on medical students. Risk of bias was assessed using accredited cohort and cross-sectional checklists. A narrative synthesis was conducted due to heterogeneity in the dataset.
Findings
Eighteen studies were included, comprising 11,500 medical students across 13 countries. Physical activity was negatively associated with burnout and positively associated with QoL. Furthermore, the findings were suggestive of a dose–response effect of physical activity on both burnout and QoL; higher intensities and frequencies precipitated greater improvements in outcomes.
Conclusions
This multinational review demonstrates that physical activity is associated with reduced burnout and improved QoL in medical students. It also identifies a paucity of research into the optimal intensity, frequency, volume and mode of physical activity. Further research, building on this review, is likely to inform the long overdue development of evidence-based, well-being curricula. This could involve incorporating physical activity into medical education which may improve well-being and better prepare students for the demands of medical practice.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Medical students, Medical students -- Attitudes, Medical students -- Health and hygiene, Medical students -- Psychology, Burn out (Psychology), Medical students -- Job stress, Quality of life | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Clinical Teacher | ||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1743-4971 | ||||||||
Official Date: | December 2022 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 19 | ||||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||||
Article Number: | e13525 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/tct.13525 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 19 October 2022 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 21 October 2022 |
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