Physical activity policy implementation and physical activity levels in the European Union: Are we on track to close the gap between policy and practice?

IF 3.6 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-08 DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105200

Stephen Whiting , Karim Abu-Omar , Peter Gelius , João Firmino-Machado , Ivo Rakovac , Romeu Mendes

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Abstract

National policies are a key starting point to achieve changes in population health. This study aimed to provide an overview of the relationship between physical activity policy implementation and the levels of sufficient physical activity across the European Union over the last decade.

Data from the 23 indicators of the European Union Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Monitoring Framework established to monitor country implementation of the European Union Physical Activity Guidelines from 2015, 2018 and 2021, and physical activity prevalence data from the Special Eurobarometer on Sport and Physical Activity in 2013, 2017 and 2022 were analysed.

European Union Member States significantly increased their physical activity policy implementation from 2015 to 2021 by 13.2 % (63.30 ± 18.89 versus 76.51 ± 14.94 %, p < 0.001, 95 % CI [-19.97, -6.45]). However, no significant change in levels of sufficient physical activity was found between 2013 and 2022 (60.59 ± 15.67 versus 61.70 ± 17.67 %, p = 0.360, 95 % CI [-3.61, 1.39]). Additionally, most European Union countries are not on track to meet the targeted 10 % relative reduction in levels of insufficient physical activity by 2025.

Physical activity policies in the European Union do not appear to be related with the intended goal of increasing levels of physical activity. Policies may need to be reviewed and policy monitoring expanded, strengthened, and better integrated.

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欧盟的体育活动政策实施和体育活动水平：我们是否正在缩小政策与实践之间的差距？

国家政策是实现人口健康变化的关键起点。本研究旨在概述过去十年欧盟各国体育活动政策实施与充足体育活动水平之间的关系。研究分析了欧盟为监测各国在2015年、2018年和2021年实施《欧盟体育活动指南》的情况而建立的 "欧盟增强健康体育活动监测框架 "的23项指标数据，以及2013年、2017年和2022年 "欧洲体育和体育活动特别晴雨表 "的体育活动普及率数据。从 2015 年到 2021 年，欧盟成员国的体育活动政策执行率大幅提高了 13.2%（63.30 ± 18.89 对 76.51 ± 14.94%，P < 0.001，95 % CI [-19.97, -6.45]）。然而，在 2013 年至 2022 年期间，充足体育锻炼水平没有发生重大变化（60.59 ± 15.67 对 61.70 ± 17.67 %，p = 0.360，95 % CI [-3.61, 1.39]）。此外，大多数欧盟国家都无法如期实现到 2025 年将体育活动不足水平相对降低 10% 的目标。欧盟的体育活动政策似乎与提高体育活动水平的预期目标无关。可能需要对政策进行审查，并扩大、加强和更好地整合政策监测。

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Health Policy 医学-卫生保健

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6.40

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6.10%

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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.