Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity.
@article{Baker2015CommunityWI, title={Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity.}, author={Philip R.A. Baker and Daniel Peter Francis and Jesus Soares and Alison Lesley Weightman and Charles Foster}, journal={The Cochrane database of systematic reviews}, year={2015}, volume={1}, pages={ CD008366 } }
BACKGROUND
Multi-strategic community wide interventions for physical activity are increasingly popular but their ability to achieve population level improvements is unknown.
OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the effects of community wide, multi-strategic interventions upon population levels of physical activity.
SEARCH METHODS
We searched the Cochrane Public Health Group Segment of the Cochrane Register of Studies,The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, MEDLINE in Process, EMBASE, CINAHL, LILACS, PsycINFO…
Figures and Tables from this paper
82 Citations
Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity.
- MedicineThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- 2013
There is a need for more high quality randomised controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of pedometer interventions in the workplace for increasing physical activity and improving subsequent health outcomes.
Do multiple community-based interventions on health promotion tackle health inequalities?
- Medicine, Political ScienceInternational Journal for Equity in Health
- 2020
It is confirmed that community-based interventions may be reducing absolute health inequalities of deprived and disadvantaged populations, but their potential so far is not fully realized.
Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity.
- MedicineThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- 2020
To assess the effectiveness of pedometer interventions in the workplace for increasing physical activity and improving long-term health outcomes, 14 studies of workplace interventions with a pedometer component for employed adults were conducted in various high-income countries and in diverse workplaces.
Systematic review of incidental physical activity community interventions.
- Medicine, PsychologyPreventive medicine
- 2014
The impact of financial incentives on physical activity in adults: a systematic review protocol
- MedicineSystematic Reviews
- 2018
This systematic review will determine the effectiveness of positive and negative financial incentives on physical activity in adults and help inform the development of public health interventions and research in this field.
Physical activity: a synopsis and comment on “community-wide interventions for increasing physical activity”
- MedicineTranslational behavioral medicine
- 2017
There is an overall lack of evidence that community-wide interventions improve PA outcomes at the population level, and it is suggested that future research should first optimize the intervention by systematically evaluating treatment components and selecting a maximally efficient and effective treatment package.
Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews
- Psychology, MedicinePloS one
- 2017
The evidence suggests that interventions to promote PA among older adults are generally effective but there is uncertainty around the most beneficial intervention components.
Mediators of Behavior Change Maintenance in Physical Activity Interventions for Young and Middle-Aged Adults: A Systematic Review.
- Psychology, MedicineAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
- 2018
Investigating mediators of physical activity maintenance found some evidence that effective mediators in formal mediation tests at 6 months and later included the "behavioral processes of change" will reveal how physical activity behavior change maintenance can be achieved.
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions with healthy older women: a systematic review protocol
- Medicine
- 2013
This review will consider randomized controlled studies of laboratory-, home- and community-based physical activity interventions with the specific goal of improving the physical health of older women living independently in the community.
Family-based programmes for preventing smoking by children and adolescents.
- Medicine, PsychologyThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- 2015
There was moderate quality evidence family-based interventions had a positive impact on preventing smoking when compared to a no intervention control, and the quality of evidence was downgraded to moderate.
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 346 REFERENCES
Interventions for promoting physical activity.
- Medicine, PsychologyThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- 2005
It is suggested that physical activity interventions have a moderate effect on self reported physical activity and cardio-respiratory fitness, but not on achieving a predetermined level of physical activity.
Cost effectiveness of community-based physical activity interventions.
- Medicine, Political ScienceAmerican journal of preventive medicine
- 2008
Community-based interventions to promote increased physical activity
- Medicine
- 2008
Although there are numerous considerations for the design, implementation, assessment and evaluation of PA interventions, the potential for positive impact on the overall health of the public indicates the necessity for programmes designed to increase PA.
What Works in Community-Based Interventions Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating? A Review of Reviews
- MedicineInternational journal of environmental research and public health
- 2014
Self-monitoring, group-based components, and motivational signs to encourage stair use were identified as promising strategies to increase physical activity Among adults at risk for type II diabetes, evidence was found for beneficial effects on weight change and diabetes incidence.
A retrospective evaluation of a community-based physical activity health promotion program.
- MedicineJournal of physical activity & health
- 2009
The findings confirm that CHIPs presents a model of sustainable implementation of physical activity in disadvantaged communities, and that it positively impacts the quality of life, perceptions of the role of physicalactivity in health, and personal responsibility for health of those involved in its programs.
Promotion of physical activity in primary health care: update of the evidence on interventions.
- Medicine, PsychologyJournal of science and medicine in sport
- 2004
Interventions to promote walking: systematic review
- MedicineBMJ : British Medical Journal
- 2007
The most successful interventions could increase walking among targeted participants by up to 30-60 minutes a week on average, at least in the short term, from a perspective of improving population health.
Randomised controlled trials of physical activity promotion in free living populations: a review.
- Medicine, Political ScienceJournal of epidemiology and community health
- 1995
A review of evidence on the effectiveness of trials of physical activity promotion in healthy, free living adults found walking is the exercise most likely to fulfil these criteria.
Effectiveness of exercise-referral schemes to promote physical activity in adults: systematic review.
- Medicine, PsychologyThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
- 2007
Exercise-referral schemes have a small effect on increasing physical activity in sedentary people, and the key challenge is to increase uptake and improve adherence by addressing the barriers described in these studies.
Increasing uptake of physical activity: a social ecological approach
- MedicineThe journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
- 2008
The results suggest that, even within one of the most deprived inner-city areas in the UK, a community-based social ecological approach can positively change PA behaviour and attitudes.