Knowledge and attitude relating to exercise prescription of family medicine research assistant and specialist physicians who are working in ankara

Aims: Depending on the principle "exercise is medicine", physicians are encouraged to prescribe exercise for treating chronic diseases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate Family Physicians' exercise prescription (EP) knowledge and practice level, as well as the patient feedback through their perspective. Methods: 145 research assistant and specialist physicians of Family Medicine branch in Ankara participated in our descriptive cross-sectional study. They answered a self-produced questionnaire that consisted of 6 sections and 15 questions; mainly presenting their approach. Results: There was statistically significant difference between participants' EP frequency and learning EP at medical faculty and Family Medicine specialty training (Z=-2,25 p=0.024, and Z=-3,67 p