ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2015
Bridging the gap between research and practice: an assessment of external validity of community-based physical activity programs in Bogotá, Colombia, and Recife, Brazil.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- What makes community-based, multilevel physical activity promotion last? A systematic review with narrative synthesis on factors for sustainable implementation.Perspectives in public health · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of the use and reporting of evaluation frameworks within evaluations of physical activity interventions.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- Exploring implementation strategies in evidence-based open streets programs for promoting physical activity in the Americas: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Urban public space initiatives and health in Africa: A mixed-methods systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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- Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Evaluating physical activity interventions for socioeconomically disadvantaged adults through the RE-AIM framework: A systematic review of experimental and non-/quasi-experimental trials.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Review
- Interventions based on environmental determinants for nutritional and physical activity behaviours in Colombia: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Cross-sector co-creation of a community-based physical activity program for breast cancer survivors in Colombia.Health promotion international · 2022Article
- Time trends and inequalities of physical activity domains and sitting time in South America.Journal of global health · 2022Article
- Feasibility Assessment of the Let's Walk Programme (CAMINEM): Exercise Training and Health Promotion in Primary Health-Care Settings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Social cohesion emerging from a community-based physical activity program: A temporal network analysis.Network science (Cambridge University Press) · 2021Article
- Geographic Distribution of the Ciclovia and Recreovia Programs by Neighborhood SES in Bogotá: How Unequal is the Geographic Access Assessed Via Distance-based Measures?Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021Article
- A Critical Review on New Approaches for Chronic Disease Prevention in Brazil and Canada: From Wholistic Dietary Guidelines to Physical Activity Security.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
- The Influence of Neighborhood Social Capital on Leisure-Time Physical Activity: a Population-Based Study in Brazil.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Article
- The Recreovía of Bogotá, a Community-Based Physical Activity Program to Promote Physical Activity among Women: Baseline Results of the Natural Experiment Al Ritmo de las Comunidades.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Can population levels of physical activity be increased? Global evidence and experience.Progress in cardiovascular diseasesReview
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Abstract
For more than a decade, physical activity classes have been offered in public places at no cost to the participants in some Latin American cities, however, internal and external validity evidence of these programs is limited. The goals of this study were to assess, report, and compare the external validity of the Recreovia program (RCP) in Colombia, and the Academia da Cidade program (ACP) in Brazil. Interviews to assess external validity of the RCP and ACP were conducted in 2012. The interview guide was developed based on the RE-AIM framework. Seventeen key informants were selected to participate in the study. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analyzed using a constant comparative qualitative method and experts validated common themes. RCP and ACP key informants reported that both programs reach underserved population. There is no information available about effectiveness. Both programs take place in public spaces (e.g., parks and plazas), which are selected for adoption mainly based on community demand. RCP and ACP offer free physical activity classes with educational and cultural components, have a strong organizational structure for implementation, and differ on schedule and content of classes. Funding sources were reported to play an important role on long-term maintenance. Facilitators and barriers were identified. Programs are similar in the reach and adoption elements; the main differences were found on implementation and maintenance, whereas information on effectiveness was not found. Reporting external validity of these programs is useful to bridge the gap between research and practice.
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