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Table 4 Dean and student opinions on the need for schools and faculty to promote healthy lifestyles, the need for more prevention training, and the connection between a physician's healthy lifestyle and his/her counseling efficacy.

From: Personal health promotion at US medical schools: a quantitative study and qualitative description of deans' and students' perceptions

 

Deans' mean score

Students' Mean score

Wilcoxon signed rank test p-value

Medical school faculty members should set a good example for medical students by practicing a healthy lifestyle.

1.4

2.1

.0015

Medical schools should encourage their students and residents to practice healthy lifestyles.

1.3

1.9

.0015

Doctors need more training in prevention.

1.8

2.1

.0342

In order to effectively encourage patient adherence to a healthy lifestyle, a physician must adhere to one him/herself.

2.1

2.2

.3804