Integrating physical activity promotion into UK medical school curricula: testing the feasibility of an educational tool developed by the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Background: At present education on exercise medicine and physical activity (PA) promotion does not feature heavily within the medical curriculum.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a self-directed educational tool (Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) exercise prescription booklet) on medical students' understanding of PA in disease management.

Methods: Students from 22 UK medical schools were invited to complete a brief online questionnaire before and after being provided access to the FSEM exercise prescription booklet.

Planning and structuring spinal cord injury rehabilitation: the needs assessment checklist.

The study aimed to evaluate the Needs Assessment Checklist (NAC) as a clinically appropriate assessment tool for use during spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. Data were obtained during routine clinical assessments from 193 patients admitted to the National Spinal Injuries Centre, UK, from September 2007 to November 2009. Reliability analyses yielded high internal consistency coefficients (mean α = .