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ArticleBMJ open2021

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 protocol.

Nina Abrahams, Estelle V Lambert, Frederick Marais, Zoi Toumpakari, Charlie Foster

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nina AbrahamsCentre for Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK ntabrahams@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5799-5780
Estelle V LambertHealth Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS) Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Frederick MaraisDepartment of Health, Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South Africa.
Zoi ToumpakariCentre for Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Charlie FosterCentre for Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
University of Bristol · GBUniversity of Cape Town · ZAWestern Cape Department of Health · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe World Health Organisation endorses community-based programmes as a cost-effective, feasible and a 'best buy' in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These programmes are particularly successful when the community actively participates in its design, implementation and evaluation. However, they may be only useful insofar as they can be scaled up and sustained in some meaningful way. Social network research may serve as an important tool for determining the underlying mechanisms that contribute to this process. The aim of this planned scoping review is to map and collate literature on the role of social networks in scaling-up and sustaining community-based physical activity and diet programmes in low-income and middle-income countries. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This scoping review protocol has been planned around the Arksey and O'Malley framework and its enhancement. Inclusion criteria are peer-reviewed articles and grey literature exploring the role of social networks in the scale-up and/or sustainability of NCD prevention community-based programmes in adult populations. Studies must have been published since 2000, in English, and be based in a low-income or middle-income country. The following databases will be used for this review: PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, SocIndex, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Google and Google Scholar. Books, conference abstracts and research focused only on children will be excluded. Two reviewers will independently select and extract eligible studies. Included publications will be thematically analysed using the Framework Approach. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval will not be sought for this review as no individual-level data or human participants will be involved. This protocol is registered on the Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KG7TX). The findings from the review will be published in an accredited journal. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist will be used to support transparency and guide translation of the review.

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Developing CountriesPovertyAdultChildDietExerciseHumansScoping Reviews as TopicSocial Networkingpublic healthqualitative researchquality in health care

Identifiers

PMID34521681
PMCPMC8442048
OpenAlexW3199272885

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