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Healthy Lifestyle Promotion And Its Effect On General Practitioners At National Oncology Institute March – April 2021, Irma A. Hernández Núñez, Amin A. Valencia Leal

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

Introduction: The medical population is considered a representation of integral health. Its work characteristics predispose each member to be complicit in an unconscious practice and promotion of an unhealthy lifestyle. The aim of this work was to describe the effects on lifestyle of an educational intervention in general practitioners in an active work environment. Methods: This study included 18 general practitioners working at the “Instituto Oncológico Nacional de Panamá”. It consisted of 10 virtual educational sessions delivered by trained professionals for 2 months. Results: Positive changes and improvement in all measured variables were reported, including increased frequency of exercise sessions, …