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Health Research Policy and Systems
Exploring the use of research evidence in health-enhancing physical activity policies
Ahmed M Syed2  Razvan M. Chereches1  Mette Winge Jakobsen4  Cathrine Juel Lau3  Ien van de Goor5  Arja R. Aro4  Riitta-Maija Hämäläinen6 
[1] Center for Health Policy and Public Health, Babes-Bolyai University, Pandurilor 7, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;NHS England, 80 London Road, London SE1 6LH, UK;Research Centre for Prevention and Health (RCPH), Capital Region of Denmark, Ndr. Ringvej 57, Afsnit 84/85, Glostrup, 2600, Denmark;Unit for Health Promotion Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrs Vej 9, Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark;Tranzo, Scientific Center for Care and Welfare, Tilburg University, Tilburg, 5000, LE, The Netherlands;National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
关键词: Research evidence;    Policy;    Health-enhancing physical activity;    Evidence-informed policymaking;   
Others  :  1229096
DOI  :  10.1186/s12961-015-0047-2
 received in 2014-12-16, accepted in 2015-09-22,  发布年份 2015
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【 摘 要 】

Background

The gaps observed between the use of research evidence and policy have been reported to be based on the different methods of using research evidence in policymaking by researchers and actual policymakers. Some policies and policymaking processes may therefore be particularly well informed by research evidence compared to others. The aims of the present article are to explore the use of research evidence in health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) policies, identify when research evidence was used, and find what other types of evidence were employed in HEPA policymaking.

Methods

Multidisciplinary teams from six EU member states analysed the use of research evidence and other kinds of evidence in 21 HEPA policies and interviewed 86 key policymakers involved in the policies. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on both policy documents and interview data.

Results

Research evidence was mostly used to justify the creation of HEPA policies and, generally, implicitly without citation. The policies analysed used many types of evidence other than citable research. The evidence used in HEPA policies was found to fall into the following categories: societal framework, media, everyday knowledge and intuition, research evidence, and other types of evidence.

Conclusions

Research evidence seems to be the only type of evidence used in policymaking. Competition between the use of other types of evidence and research evidence is constant due to the various sources of information on the Internet and elsewhere. However, researchers need to understand their role in translating research evidence into policymaking processes.

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2015 Hämäläinen et al.

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