Title |
Views of policy makers and health promotion professionals on factors facilitating implementation and maintenance of interventions and policies promoting physical activity and healthy eating: results of the DEDIPAC project
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, December 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s12889-017-4929-9 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Saskia Muellmann, Berit Steenbock, Katrien De Cocker, Marieke De Craemer, Catherine Hayes, Miriam P. O’Shea, Karolina Horodyska, Justyna Bell, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Gun Roos, Lars Jørun Langøien, Gro Rugseth, Laura Terragni, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Johannes Brug, Claudia R. Pischke |
Abstract |
The uptake, implementation, and maintenance of effective interventions promoting physical activity (PA) and a healthy diet and the implementation of policies targeting these behaviors are processes not well understood. We aimed to gain a better understanding of what health promotion professionals and policy makers think are important factors facilitating adoption, implementation, and maintenance of multi-level interventions and policies promoting healthy eating and PA in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Poland. Six interventions and six policies were identified based on pre-defined criteria. Forty semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders from various sectors to elicit information on factors impacting adoption, implementation, and maintenance of these interventions and policies. All interview transcripts were coded in NVivo, using a common categorization matrix. Coding in the respective countries was done by one researcher and validated by a second researcher. Active involvement of relevant stakeholders and good communication between coordinating organizations were described as important factors contributing to successful adoption and implementation of both interventions and policies. Additional facilitating factors included sufficient training of staff and tailoring of materials to match needs of various target groups. The respondents indicated that maintenance of implemented interventions/policies depended on whether they were embedded in existing or newly created organizational structures in different settings and whether continued funding was secured. Despite considerable heterogeneity of interventions and health policies in the five countries, stakeholders across these countries identify similar factors facilitating adoption, implementation, and maintenance of these interventions and policies. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Ireland | 5 | 38% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 15% |
Australia | 1 | 8% |
United States | 1 | 8% |
Belgium | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 3 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 7 | 54% |
Scientists | 5 | 38% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 100 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 21 | 21% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 12% |
Researcher | 11 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
Other | 15 | 15% |
Unknown | 30 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 13% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 12% |
Psychology | 12 | 12% |
Sports and Recreations | 8 | 8% |
Other | 11 | 11% |
Unknown | 30 | 30% |