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Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, v 20(2)
Feb 2023
PMID: 36535269
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Abstract
Background: Physical activity (PA) surveillance, policy, and research efforts need to be periodically appraised to gain insight into national and global capacities for PA promotion. The aim of this paper was to assess the status and trends in PA surveillance, policy, and research in 164 countries. Methods: We used data from the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) 2015 and 2020 surveys. Comprehensive searches were performed for each country to determine the level of development of their PA surveillance, policy, and research, and the findings were verified by the GoPA! Country Contacts. Trends were analyzed based on the data available for both survey years. Results: The global 5-year progress in all 3 indicators was modest, with most countries either improving or staying at the same level. PA surveillance, policy, and research improved or remained at a high level in 48.1%, 40.6%, and 42.1% of the countries, respectively. PA surveillance, policy, and research scores decreased or remained at a low level in 8.3%, 15.8%, and 28.6% of the countries, respectively. The highest capacity for PA promotion was found in Europe, the lowest in Africa and low-and lower-middle-income countries. Although a large percentage of the world's population benefit from at least some PA policy, surveillance, and research efforts in their countries, 49.6 million people are without PA surveillance, 629.4 million people are without PA policy, and 108.7 million live in countries without any PA research output. A total of 6.3 billion people or 88.2% of the world's population live in countries where PA promotion capacity should be significantly improved. Conclusion: Despite PA is essential for health, there are large inequalities between countries and world regions in their capacity to promote PA. Coordinated efforts are needed to reduce the inequalities and improve the global capacity for PA promotion.
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- Title
- Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys
- Publication Details
- JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, v 20(2)
- Publisher
- HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC; CHAMPAIGN
- Grant note
- The authors would like to thank all GoPA! Country Contacts and their teams for reviewing, providing, and approving data for their countries. We appreciate their contributions over the past decade. In particular we would like to thank: Aaron Sim (Singapore), Abchir Houdon, (Djibouti), Angela Koh (Singapore), Audrey Tong (Singapore), Bharathi Viswanathan (Seychelles), Franklyn Edwin Prieto Alvarado (Colombia), Enrique Medina Sandino (Nicaragua), Galina Obreja (Republic of Moldova), Geoffrey P. Whitfield (United States), Gladys Bequer (Cuba), Isabel Cardenas (Bolivia), Juan Rivera (Mexico), Kyaw Zin Thant (Myanmar), Lisa Indar (Caribbean Islands), Louay Labban (Syrian Arab Republic), Lyna E. Fredericks (Virgin Islands), Migle Baceviciene (Lithuania), Mya Lay Sein (Myanmar), Nazan Yardim (Turkey), Olavur Jokladal (Faeroe Islands), Omar Badjie (Gambia), Saad Hassan Aden (Djibouti), Sawadogo Amidou (Burkina Faso), Seyed Ali Hosseini (Iran), Sigridur Lara Gudmundsdottir (Iceland), Takese Foga (Jamaica), Tatiana I Andreeva (Ukraine), Than Naing Soe (Myanmar), Thelma Sanchez (Costa Rica), Tigri Tertulie Lamatou Nawal (Benin), Vera Amanda Solis (Nicaragua), and Wilbroad Mutale (Zambia). We also wish to thank to Cintia Borges and Paulo Ferreira from Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil for the graphic design and GoPA! website management. This research was funded in part by the University of California San Diego, United States, Universidad Federal de Pelotas, Brazil, and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001021449600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85147095184
- Other Identifier
- 991021861213404721
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