Impact of local sports policies in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease: An assessment with spatial data analysis

IF 3.6 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-06 DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105179

Miguel Viegas , João Valente dos Santos , Manuel João Coelho e Silva

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Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, 17 million people die every year of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), particularly heart attacks and strokes. More than half of all deaths across the Europe are caused by CVDs. 80 % of premature deaths from these causes could be avoided by controlling the main risk factors: tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity.

Local authorities provide sport and recreation facilities to their communities. They also have a central role in forging partnerships with public and private sector to enhance the local sport delivery system.

The present paper consists of an empirical exercise about the statistical relationship between the financial effort of Portuguese municipalities in the implementation of sports policies and the prevalence of CVDs. The estimation of a Spatial Autocorrelation Model confirms the strong spatial dependence between neighbouring municipalities and validates the existence of a positive impact of local sports policies on mortality rate from cardiovascular diseases. The results raise the need to reinforce local policies to promote active living based on holistic approaches to combating heart disease and promoting healthy lifestyles in partnerships with health professionals, educators, and community leaders.

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地方体育政策对心血管疾病发病率的影响：空间数据分析评估

据世界卫生组织统计，每年有 1700 万人死于心血管疾病（CVD），尤其是心脏病和中风。在整个欧洲，一半以上的死亡是由心血管疾病造成的。通过控制主要的风险因素：烟草、不健康的饮食和缺乏运动，80%的过早死亡是可以避免的。地方当局为其社区提供体育和娱乐设施，在与公共和私营部门建立伙伴关系以加强地方体育服务体系方面也发挥着核心作用。本文包括一项关于葡萄牙市政当局在实施体育政策方面的财政努力与心血管疾病发病率之间统计关系的实证研究。空间自相关模型的估算证实了相邻城市之间存在很强的空间依赖性，并验证了地方体育政策对心血管疾病死亡率的积极影响。研究结果表明，有必要加强地方政策，在与卫生专业人员、教育工作者和社区领袖合作防治心脏病和推广健康生活方式的整体方法基础上，促进积极的生活方式。

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Health Policy 医学-卫生保健

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6.40

自引率

6.10%

发文量

157

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Health Policy is intended to be a vehicle for the exploration and discussion of health policy and health system issues and is aimed in particular at enhancing communication between health policy and system researchers, legislators, decision-makers and professionals concerned with developing, implementing, and analysing health policy, health systems and health care reforms, primarily in high-income countries outside the U.S.A.