SynthesisBMJ open2018
Strategies to improve the implementation of policies, practices or programmes in sporting organisations targeting poor diet, physical inactivity, obesity, risky alcohol use or tobacco use: a systematic review.
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Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review to determine the effect of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention interventions in clinical and community settings.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of adaptations and effectiveness of scaled-up nutrition interventions.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
- How effective are physical activity interventions when they are scaled-up: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Eat, play, live: a randomized controlled trial within a natural experiment examining the role of nutrition policy and capacity building in improving food environments in recreation and sport facilities.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Trial
- Development and Content Validation of The Health Promoting Sports Club Observational Tool.Health promotion perspectives · 2026Article
- Policy analysis in sport: a review of mainstream meso-level frameworks and developing more sustainable policy for grassroots sport.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Learning health systems to implement chronic disease prevention programs: A novel framework and perspectives from an Australian health service.Learning health systems · 2024Article
- A systematic review to determine the effect of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention interventions in clinical and community settings: study protocol.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Implementation of the GAA 'healthy clubs project' in Ireland: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Smoking cessation interventions and implementations across multiple settings in Japan: a scoping review and supplemental survey.Implementation science communications · 2023Article
- Creating healthy food environments in recreation and sport settings using choice architecture: a scoping review.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Older adults' and service providers' experiences of a settings-based health promotion initiative in English football.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Identifying the implementation effect of technology transfer policy using system dynamics: a case study in Liaoning, China.The Journal of technology transfer · 2022Article
- Social, economic, political, and geographical context that counts: meta-review of implementation determinants for policies promoting healthy diet and physical activity.BMC public health · 2022Review
- Meta-review of implementation determinants for policies promoting healthy diet and physically active lifestyle: application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.Implementation science : IS · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe primary aim for this review is to determine the effectiveness of strategies to improve the implementation of policies, practices or programmes in sporting organisations. The secondary aims are to describe the cost or cost-effectiveness and adverse effects of such strategies and to examine the effects of those implementation strategies on individual's diet, physical activity, obesity, alcohol use or tobacco use.
methodsWe conducted searches of academic databases (eg, MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL), trial registers and hand searches of selected journals. Studies were included if they were conducted at a sporting venue; described a strategy to improve implementation of policies, practices or programmes focusing on one or more health risks (diet, physical inactivity, obesity, alcohol or tobacco use), and included a parallel control group. Two authors independently screened citations and extracted data. The results of included studies were synthesised narratively.
resultsOf the 5926 citations screened three studies met the inclusion criteria. Two studies were randomised controlled trials. Two studies sought to improve the implementation of nutrition-related policy and practices and one study sought to improve implementation of alcohol-related policy and practices. Each study reported improvement in at least one measure of policy or practice implementation. Two studies reported individual-level outcomes and found a reduction in excessive alcohol consumption and an increase in purchase of fruits and vegetables at the sports club ground. Two studies assessed club revenue as a potential adverse effect, neither reported significant between-group differences on these measures.
conclusionThere is a sparse evidence base regarding the effectiveness of strategies to improve the implementation of policies, practices or programmes targeting chronic disease risk factors in sporting clubs. While all studies reported some improvements in implementation, for some multistrategic implementation strategies it is difficult to determine the extent to which such effects are generalisable. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42016039490.
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