scholarly journals A systematic overview of institutions and bodies active in physical activity promotion in Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Systematic Overview ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Expert Input ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity

Objectives: Growing interest in physical activity has led to the development of a number of organizations, networks and associations, including grass-root, professional and academic institutions. To maximize relevance and effectiveness of work undertaken in this field, we aimed at developing a systematic overview of institutions active in health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA). Methods: Systematic, purposive weblink-search complemented by expert input; classification by institutional type, main activity and synergy with goals of HEPA Europe, the European network for the promotion of HEPA. Results: Of 127 identified institutions, 42 met the criteria of being European and active in physical activity promotion. 45.3% were NGO/associations, 33.3% were networks, 11.9% WHO units or platforms and 9.5% bodies of the European Commission. Sport was the main topic of 28.6% institutions. Health promotion was represented with 21.4%, physical activity promotion and transport/environment with 19.0% each, disease prevention with 7.2% and nutrition with 4.8%. Seven institutions had a high synergy to HEPA Europe’s goals. Conclusions: The search identified many institutions, networks and initiatives, which 1. reflects the growing interest in and importance of physical activity for a number of stakeholders, 2. provides increased capacity to address this important topic on a European scale and 3. creates a “critical mass” to push the agenda forward into clearer and synergetic directions. Systematically mapping key players is a useful tool for institutions active in an environment with a multitude of actors to ensure that activities provide added value, to avoid duplication and to promote partnership and efficient use of resources.

scholarly journals Measuring capabilities in health and physical activity promotion: a systematic review.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maike Till ◽  
Karim Abu-Omar ◽  
Susanne Ferschl ◽  
Anne Kerstin Reimers ◽  
Peter Gelius
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity

Abstract Background: The capability approach by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has gained increasing attention in the field of public health. As it combines individual, social and structural factors and shifts the focus of attention from the actual behavior towards available options for health behaviors that people can actually choose from, it may help advance our understanding of complex health issues. Objectives: The aim of this article is to identify and describe tools available to measure capabilities within the context of health, with a specific focus on capabilities for health-enhancing physical activity.Method: We conducted a systematic literature review using 11 databases covering scientific journal articles published in English or German between the years 2000 and 2020 with a focus on capabilities for health or physical activity. Results: We found a total of 51 articles meeting our inclusion criteria. Four articles measured capabilities using qualitative methods, one combined qualitative and quantitative methods, while the rest used quantitative methods. We identified a total 11 different capabilitzy questionnaires, all showing moderate to good validity/reliability. Only one questionnaire and one interview-based tool specifically dealt with capabilities for health enhancing physical activity. Conclusion: Although we were able to identify measurement tools for capabilities in health, this review has shown that there is no generic tool available for the measurement across all population- and age-groups, and tools focusing on physical activity are scarce. However, our results can be used as guide for future projects that aim at measuring capabilities.

Evidence-based physical activity promotion - HEPA Europe, the European Network for the Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian W. Martin ◽  
Sonja Kahlmeier ◽  
Francesca Racioppi ◽  
Finn Berggren ◽  
Mari Miettinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
European Network ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity

scholarly journals A systematic overview of institutions and bodies active in physical activity promotion in Europe

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. S264 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kahlmeier ◽  
C. Popp ◽  
B. Martin ◽  
A. Backovic-Jurican ◽  
W. Banzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Systematic Overview ◽  
Activity Promotion

scholarly journals Measuring capabilities in health and physical activity promotion: a systematic review.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maike Till ◽  
Karim Abu-Omar ◽  
Susanne Ferschl ◽  
Anne Kerstin Reimers ◽  
Peter Gelius
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity

Abstract Background: The capability approach by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has gained increasing attention in the field of public health. As it combines individual, social and structural factors and shifts the focus of attention from the actual behavior towards available options for health behaviors that people can actually choose from, it may help advance our understanding of complex health issues. Objectives: The aim of this article is to identify and describe tools available to measure capabilities within the context of health, with a specific focus on capabilities for health-enhancing physical activity. Method: We conducted a systematic literature review using 11 databases covering scientific journal articles published in English or German between the years 2000 and 2019 with a focus on capabilities for health or physical activity.Results: We found a total of 44 articles meeting our inclusion criteria. Four articles measured capabilities using qualitative methods, one combined qualitative and quantitative methods, while the rest used quantitative methods. We identified a total 11 different capability questionnaires, all showing moderate to good validity/reliability. Only one questionnaire and one interview-based tool specifically dealt with capabilities for health enhancing physical activity.Conclusion: Although we were able to identify measurement tools for capabilities in health, this review has shown that there is no generic tool available for the measurement across all population- and age-groups, and tools focusing on physical activity are scarce. However, our results can be used as guide for future projects that aim at measuring capabilities.

scholarly journals 10 years of HEPA Europe: what made it possible and what is the way into the future?

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Global Network ◽  
World Health ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Funding Mechanism ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity

HEPA Europe, the European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity, will have its 10th annual meeting in 2014. Membership of the network has grown to 129 institutions from 32 countries. Collaborations have been established with the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Union (EU), Agita Mundo, the global network for physical activity promotion, other regional networks, and the International Society for Physical Activity and Health. Physical activity has moved up on the public agenda; in 2013 the EU Council adopted its first ever Council Recommendation in sport, notably on promoting health-enhancing physical activity, and in 2014 WHO has begun the development of a Physical Activity Strategy for the European region. HEPA Europe has had strong involvement in these developments despite the absence of a long-term funding mechanism, changing priorities within its supporting institutions and difficulties of earlier attempts to establish a European physical activity network. This article reflects on four groups of enabling factors for this development. 1) The time was right: favourable secular developments, products of previous work and the momentum of an international pioneer phase met with windows of opportunity in key institutions. 2) A combination of commitment and conceptual clarity: clearly defined objectives, structures and approaches provided opportunities for individual commitment to blossom. 3) Institutional support: structural attachment to WHO and steady support from a sequence of key institutions was provided. 4) The deliverance of high visibility products: HEPA Europe’s events, its working groups, as well as its tools met with great interest. In Europe, the HEPA network has found a role which is not filled by any other institution and which is increasingly in demand. To meet these growing and changing expectations, HEPA Europe will need to continue evolving. This will take dedicated individuals, supportive member institutions as well as sustainable funding mechanisms.

scholarly journals Measuring capabilities in health and physical activity promotion: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Till ◽  
K. Abu-Omar ◽  
S. Ferschl ◽  
A. K. Reimers ◽  
P. Gelius
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity

Abstract Background The capability approach by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has gained increasing attention in the field of public health. As it combines individual, social and structural factors and shifts the focus of attention from the actual behavior towards available options for health behaviors that people can actually choose from, it may help advance our understanding of complex health issues. Objectives The aim of this article is to identify and describe tools available to measure capabilities within the context of health, with a specific focus on capabilities for health-enhancing physical activity. Method We conducted a systematic literature review using 11 databases covering scientific journal articles published in English or German between the years 2000 and 2020 with a focus on capabilities for health or physical activity. Results We found a total of 51 articles meeting our inclusion criteria. Four articles measured capabilities using qualitative methods, one combined qualitative and quantitative methods, while the rest used quantitative methods. We identified a total 11 different capability questionnaires, all showing moderate to good validity/reliability. Only one questionnaire and one interview-based tool specifically dealt with capabilities for health enhancing physical activity. Conclusion Although we were able to identify measurement tools for capabilities in health, this review has shown that there is no generic tool available for the measurement across all population- and age-groups, and tools focusing on physical activity are scarce. However, our results can be used as guide for future projects that aim at measuring capabilities.

scholarly journals Non-Inferiority of a Group LiFE Version Compared to the Original, Individual LiFE to Prevent Falls

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 459-459
Author(s):  
Carl-Philipp Jansen ◽  
Corinna Nerz ◽  
Sarah Labudek ◽  
Sophie Gottschalk ◽  
Judith Dams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Functional Exercise ◽  
Incidence Risk ◽  
Intervention Costs

Abstract The ‘Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise’ (LiFE) program has been shown to reduce risk of falling via improvements in balance and strength while increasing physical activity in older adults. Its one-to-one delivery comes with considerable costs hampering large scale implementability. To potentially reduce costs, a group format (gLiFE) was developed and analyzed for its non-inferiority to LiFE in reducing activity-adjusted fall incidence after 6 months. Further, intervention costs and physical activity were analyzed. Older adults (70+ years) at risk of falling were included in this multi-centre, single-blinded, randomized non-inferiority trial. LiFE was delivered in nine intervention sessions to increase balance, strength, and physical activity, either in a group (gLiFE) or at the participant’s home (LiFE). 309 persons were randomized into gLiFE (n=153) and LiFE (n=156). Non-inferiority for activity-adjusted falls was inconclusive; the incidence risk ratio (IRR) of gLiFE was 1.350 (95% CI: 0.856; 2.128) at 6 months. Falls were largely reduced in both groups. Physical activity was superior in the gLiFE group (gLiFE +880 steps; CI 252, 1,509) which also had a cost advantage under study conditions as well as real world estimations. GLiFE was associated with lower intervention costs, making it a cost-efficient alternative to the individually delivered LiFE. The added value of gLiFE is the greater effect on physical activity, making it particularly attractive for large scale PA promotion in public health concepts. Depending on individual needs and preferences, both formats could be offered to individuals, with a greater focus on either fall prevention (LiFE) or physical activity promotion (gLiFE).

Experiences in physical activity promotion in health care settings for primary prevention in the UK

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Randomised Controlled

In addition to the delivery of primary care services, recent changes to the NHS in the United Kingdom have placed increasing responsibility on GPs for the commissioning of the full range of health services from prevention through to clinical interventions and rehabilitation. Whilst historically there has always been an expectation that primary care professionals were ideally placed to provide support for prevention as well as treatment, their active engagement in the promotion of physical activity has remained largely superficial. With notable exceptions where individuals have a personal interest or commitment, the majority of health professionals tend to limit themselves to peremptory non-specific advice at best, or frequently don’t broach the subject at all. There are a number of reasons for this including increasing time pressures, a general lack of knowledge, limited evidence and concerns about litigation in the event of an adverse exercise induced event. However in the 1990s there was a surge of interest in the emerging “Exercise on Prescription” model where patients could be referred to community based exercise instructors for a structured “prescription” of exercise in community leisure centres. Despite the continuing popularity of the model there remain problems particularly in getting the active support of health professionals who generally cite the same barriers as previously identified. In an attempt to overcome some of these problems Wales established a national exercise referral scheme with an associated randomised controlled trial. The scheme evaluated well and had subsequently evolved with new developments including integration with secondary and tertiary care pathways, accredited training for exercise instructors and exit routes into alternative community based exercise opportunities.

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