Contextually tailored interventions can increase evidence-informed policy-making on health-enhancing physical activity: the experiences of two Danish municipalities
Autor: | Natasa Loncarevic, Maja Bertram, Christina Mathilde Radl-Karimi, Arja R. Aro, Malene Thøgersen, Thomas Skovgaard |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Implementation research
Urban Population Denmark Applied psychology Participatory approach Psychological intervention Context (language use) Health Promotion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics Evidence integration Surveys and Questionnaires 11. Sustainability Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Cities Cooperative Behavior Policy Making Exercise Evidence-Based Medicine Local Government 030503 health policy & services Knowledge economy Research Health Policy lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Stakeholder Health services research lcsh:RA1-1270 Knowledge Local government Intersectoral Collaboration 0305 other medical science Psychology |
Zdroj: | Health Research Policy and Systems, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018) Health Research Policy and Systems Bertram, M, Loncarevic, N, Radl-Karimi, C M, Thøgersen, M, Skovgaard, T & Aro, A R 2018, ' Contextually tailored interventions can increase evidence-informed policy-making on health-enhancing physical activity: the experiences of two Danish municipalities ', Health Research Policy and Systems, vol. 16, 14 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0290-4 |
ISSN: | 1478-4505 |
Popis: | Background The present study aims to test out contextually tailored interventions to increase evidence-informed health-enhancing physical activity policy-making in two Danish municipalities. Methods The study was performed as experiments in natural settings. Based on results from a pre-intervention study defining the needs and contexts of the two settings, the interventions were developed based on logical models. The interventions aimed at increasing the use of knowledge in policy-making, primarily via strengthening intersectoral collaboration. The interventions were evaluated via pre-, post- and 12-month follow-up questionnaires and qualitative interviews were carried out prior to the intervention start. Results The use of knowledge changed in several ways. In one municipality, the use of stakeholder and target group knowledge increased whereas, in the other municipality, the use of research knowledge increased. In both municipalities, the ability to translate knowledge to local context, the political request and the organisational procedures for use of knowledge increased during the interventions. There was some variation between the two settings, which shows the importance of tailoring to context. Most of the changes were diminished at the 12-month follow-up. Conclusion Contextually tailored interventions have the potential to increase evidence-informed policy-making on health-enhancing physical activity. However, this finding needs to be tested in larger samples and its sustainability must be strengthened. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12961-018-0290-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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