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

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Gun Roos¹  Gro Rugseth²  Lars Jørun Langøien²  Marieke De Craemer³  Katrien De Cocker³  Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij³  Karolina Horodyska⁴  Justyna Bell⁴  Aleksandra Luszczynska⁵  Miriam P. O’Shea⁶  Catherine Hayes⁶  Johannes Brug⁷  Berit Steenbock⁸  Claudia R. Pischke⁸  Saskia Muellmann⁸  Laura Terragni⁹ 

[1] Consumption Research Norway – SIFO, Oslo and Akershus, Oslo, Norway;Department for Physical Education, Norwegian School of Sports Science, Oslo, Norway;Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;Department of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland;Department of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland;Trauma, Health, & Hazards Center, University College of Applied Sciences Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA;Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany;Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway;

关键词: Multi-level intervention;    Policy;    Physical activity;    Diet;    Adoption;    Implementation;    Maintenance;    DEDIPAC;    Europe;    Case studies;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-017-4929-9

 received in 2016-10-21, accepted in 2017-11-20,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe 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.MethodsSix 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.ResultsActive 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.ConclusionsDespite 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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017