Pre-exercise health screening in the UAE: A necessity or barrier to engage in physical activity?
The study highlights a gap in pre-exercise screening utilization in the UAE, with significant associations to sociodemographic factors and health conditions. The findings highlight the need for increased awareness and adoption of pre-exercise screening in the UAE. Addressing knowledge gaps and implementing mandatory screening protocols could improve health literacy and safety in PA facilities.
Authors
- Rifah Anwar Assadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4416-6937)
- Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil
- Saravanan Nandagopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1787-3356)
- Afreen Abdul Rahim Sanaullah
- Shahnaz Mohamed Wazil
- Priya Pardasani
- Meenadarsini Dhamothiran
- Maryam Almarzooqi
- Bibi Morsal Sayedy
- Elham Riyaz
- And Ozyigit
- Jagat Gopinath
- Ans Ahmed Mahmood
Institutions
- Gulf Medical University (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325246
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00