%0 Journal Article
%A Romero-Rodriguez, Esperanza
%A Perula-de Torres, Luis Angel
%A Moscosio-Cuevas, Jose Ignacio
%A Ruiz-Moral, Roger
%A Jimenez-Garcia, Celia
%A Olaya-Caro, Inmaculada
%A Camarelles-Guillem, Francisco
%T Health-Related Lifestyles and Cancer-Preventive Behaviors of Medical and Nursing Students and Family Medicine Residents in Relation to the European Code Against Cancer.
%D 2019
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14841
%X Family medicine (FM) residents and medical and nursing students play an important role in the development of preventive and health-promoting activities. The objective was to evaluate the health-related lifestyles and cancer-preventive behaviors of medical and nursing students and FM residents in relation to the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC). This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study performed in Spain. Medical and nursing students and FM residents completed a self-administered questionnaire focused on health-related habits and clinical behaviors related to the ECAC. A total of 740 participants completed the questionnaire. About 12.2% (95% CI [9.8-14.5]) were smokers, and 77.3% (95% CI [74.3-80.3]) sporadically consumed alcohol; 34.2% (95% CI [30.8-37.6]) practiced physical activity 2-3 times a week, and 12.1% (95% CI [9.8-14.5]) were overweight or obese. About 54.2% (95% CI [50.6-57.8]) regularly consumed vegetables. Differences were detected in the completion of screening tests for colorectal cancer (p 
%K Cancer prevention
%K European code against cancer
%K Health professionals
%K Primary care
%K Undergraduate students
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