Lessons Learned and Call for Action From Building an International Consensus on Social Return on Investment Modeling of Physical Activity and Sport.

IF 2.9 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of physical activity & health Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI:10.1123/jpah.2025-0174

Inés Nieto, Xián Mayo, Larissa Davies, Lindsey Reece, Alfonso Jimenez

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Abstract

Background: The Social Return on Investment (SROI) model has been applied to physical activity and sports (PAS) inconsistently in the past. In order to demonstrate that PAS creates social value for society, consistent, scientific-based tools must be developed.

Methods: In 2022, a group of interdisciplinary researchers started a project to standardize the application of SROI to global PAS activities. A Delphi study, informed by a systematic review on this topic, was used and the present commentary exposes the main conclusions.

Results: Six main lessons can be drawn from the process of building a global SROI applied to PAS: the methodology to measure the impact of PAS at the population level is different from the methodology applied to specific interventions; there is consensus on the impact in health; there is knowledge, but also unanswered questions on the impact of PAS in education; the impact of PAS in population well-being as a promising area; the of impact on crime and social capital requires more research; and there is controversy in the relationship between PAS, and environment, and climate change.

Conclusions: A global SROI applied to PAS is a powerful tool to demonstrate how an active population can bring value to society. For this purpose, researchers and policymakers are called to action to fill in the gaps that remain open in order to build a robust model.

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从建立关于体育活动和体育的社会投资回报模型的国际共识中吸取的教训和采取行动的呼吁。

背景：社会投资回报率（SROI）模型过去在体育活动（PAS）中的应用并不一致。为了证明PAS为社会创造了社会价值，必须开发一致的、以科学为基础的工具。方法：2022年，一组跨学科研究人员启动了一个项目，旨在规范SROI在全球PAS活动中的应用。通过对这一主题的系统回顾，采用了德尔菲研究，目前的评论揭示了主要结论。结果：从构建适用于PAS的全球SROI的过程中可以得出六个主要经验教训：衡量PAS在人口层面的影响的方法不同于适用于具体干预措施的方法；对卫生的影响已达成共识；关于PAS对教育的影响，有知识，但也有悬而未决的问题；考绩制度对人口福利的影响是一个有希望的领域；对犯罪和社会资本的影响需要更多的研究；PAS与环境和气候变化之间的关系也存在争议。结论：将全球SROI应用于PAS是展示活跃人群如何为社会带来价值的有力工具。为此目的，研究人员和政策制定者被呼吁采取行动，填补仍然开放的空白，以便建立一个健全的模型。

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Journal of physical activity & health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

3.20%

发文量

100

期刊介绍： The Journal of Physical Activity and Health (JPAH) publishes original research and review papers examining the relationship between physical activity and health, studying physical activity as an exposure as well as an outcome. As an exposure, the journal publishes articles examining how physical activity influences all aspects of health. As an outcome, the journal invites papers that examine the behavioral, community, and environmental interventions that may affect physical activity on an individual and/or population basis. The JPAH is an interdisciplinary journal published for researchers in fields of chronic disease.