Health promotion and early disease detection among medical school faculty

摘要: Abstract Background. Medical school faculty members influence students′ health promotion beliefs by their patient care activities and personal habits. We characterized the medical environment defining faculty′s early disease detection attitudes practices. The data disclose needs suggest a new paradigm to alter patterns. Methods. An observational study of all academic was conducted at using self-report survey collected with confidential questionnaire. instrument assessed demographics, 27 behaviors, 23 concerning promotion. Results. Eighty-four percent (575 683) responded. Although agreement moderate good between lifestyle concordance adherence recommended physical examinations laboratory tests only fair (kappa 0.21 0.40). Conclusion. Faculty′s behaviors were inconsistent. Observing this discrepancy may relate establishment Modifying altering might enhance commitment toward preventive care.