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

Andrea Ramírez Varela; Pedro C. Hallal; Juliana Mejía Grueso; Željko Pedišić; Deborah Salvo; Anita Nguyen; Bojana Klepac; Adrian Bauman; Katja Siefken; Erica Hinckson; Adewale L. Oyeyemi; Justin Richards; Elena Daniela Salih Khidir; Shigeru Inoue; Shiho Amagasa; Alejandra Jauregui; Marcelo Cozzensa Da Silva; I-min Lee; Melody Ding; Harold W. Kohl; Ulf Ekelund; Gregory W. Heath; Kenneth E. Powell; Charlie Foster; Aamir Raoof Memon; Abdoulaye Doumbia; Abdul Roof Rather; Abdur Razzaque; Adama Diouf; Adriano Akira Hino; Albertino Damasceno; Alem Deksisa Abebe; Alex Antonio Florindo; Alice Mannocci; Altyn Aringazina; Andrea Backović Juričan; Andrea Poffet; Andrew Decelis; Angela Carlin; Angelica Enescu; Angélica María Ochoa Avilés; Anna Kontsevaya; Annamaria Somhegyi; Anne Vuillemin; Asmaa El Hamdouchi; Asse Amangoua Théodore; Bojan Masanovic; Brigid M. Lynch; Catalina Medina; Cecilia Del Campo; Chalchisa Abdeta; Changa Moreways; Chathuranga Ranasinghe; Christina Howitt; Christine Cameron; Danijel Jurakić; David Martinez-gomez; Dawn Tladi; Debrework Tesfaye Diro; Deepti Adlakha; Dušan Mitić; Duško Bjelica; Elżbieta Biernat; Enock M. Chisati; Estelle Victoria Lambert; Ester Cerin; Eun-young Lee; Eva-maria Riso; Felicia Cañete Villalba; Felix Assah; Franjo Lovrić; Gerardo A. Araya-vargas; Giuseppe La Torre; Gloria Isabel Niño Cruz; Gul Baltaci; Haleama Al Sabbah; Hanna Nalecz; Hilde Liisa Nashandi; Hyuntae Park; Inés Revuelta-sánchez; Jackline Jema Nusurupia; Jaime Leppe Zamora; Jaroslava Kopcakova; Javier Brazo-sayavera; Jean-michel Oppert; Jinlei Nie; John C. Spence; John Stewart Bradley; Jorge Mota; Josef Mitáš; Junshi Chen; Kamilah S Hylton; Karel Fromel; Karen Milton; Katja Borodulin; Keita Amadou Moustapha; Kevin Martinez-folgar; Lara Nasreddine; Lars Breum Christiansen; Laurent Malisoux; Leapetswe Malete; Lorelie C. Grepo-jalao; Luciana Zaranza Monteiro; Lyutha K. Al Subhi; Maja Dakskobler; Majed Alnaji; Margarita Claramunt Garro; Maria Hagströmer; Marie H. Murphy; Matthew  Mclaughlin; Mercedes Rivera-morales; Mickey Scheinowitz; Mimoza Shkodra; Monika Piątkowska; Moushumi Chaudhury; Naif Ziyad Alrashdi; Nanette Mutrie; Niamh Murphy; Norhayati Haji Ahmad; Nour A. Obeidat; Nubia Yaneth Ruiz Gómez; Nucharapon Liangruenrom; Oscar Díaz Arnesto; Oscar Flores-flores; Oscar Incarbone; Oyun Chimeddamba; Pascal Bovet; Pedro Magalhães; Pekka Jousilahti; Piyawat Katewongsa; Rafael Alexander Leandro Gómez; Rawan Awni Shihab; Reginald Ocansey; Réka Veress; Richard Marine; Rolando Carrizales-ramos; Saad Younis Saeed; Said El-ashker; Samuel Green; Sandra Kasoma; Santiago Beretervide; Se-sergio Baldew; Selby Nichols; Selina Khoo; Seyed Ali Hosseini; Shifalika Goenka; Shima Gholamalishahi; Soewarta Kosen; Sofie Compernolle; Stefan Paul Enescu; Stevo Popovic; Susan Paudel; Susana Andrade; Sylvia Titze; Tamu Davidson; Theogene Dusingizimana; Thomas E. Dorner; Tracy L. Kolbe-alexander; Tran Thanh Huong; Vanphanom Sychareun; Vera Jarevska-simovska; Viliami Kulikefu Puloka; Vincent Onywera; Wanda Wendel-vos; Yannis Dionyssiotis; Michael Pratt

doi:10.1123/jpah.2022-0464

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

Andrea Ramírez Varela, Pedro C. Hallal, Juliana Mejía Grueso, Željko Pedišić, Deborah Salvo, Anita Nguyen, Bojana Klepac, Adrian Bauman, Katja Siefken, Erica Hinckson, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, Justin Richards, Elena Daniela Salih Khidir, Shigeru Inoue, Shiho Amagasa, Alejandra Jauregui, Marcelo Cozzensa Da Silva, I-min Lee, Melody Ding, Harold W. KohlUlf Ekelund, Gregory W. Heath, Kenneth E. Powell, Charlie Foster, Aamir Raoof Memon, Abdoulaye Doumbia, Abdul Roof Rather, Abdur Razzaque, Adama Diouf, Adriano Akira Hino, Albertino Damasceno, Alem Deksisa Abebe, Alex Antonio Florindo, Alice Mannocci, Altyn Aringazina, Andrea Backović Juričan, Andrea Poffet, Andrew Decelis, Angela Carlin, Angelica Enescu, Angélica María Ochoa Avilés, Anna Kontsevaya, Annamaria Somhegyi, Anne Vuillemin, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Asse Amangoua Théodore, Bojan Masanovic, Brigid M. Lynch, Catalina Medina, Cecilia Del Campo, Chalchisa Abdeta, Changa Moreways, Chathuranga Ranasinghe, Christina Howitt, Christine Cameron, Danijel Jurakić, David Martinez-gomez, Dawn Tladi, Debrework Tesfaye Diro, Deepti Adlakha, Dušan Mitić, Duško Bjelica, Elżbieta Biernat, Enock M. Chisati, Estelle Victoria Lambert, Ester Cerin, Eun-young Lee, Eva-maria Riso, Felicia Cañete Villalba, Felix Assah, Franjo Lovrić, Gerardo A. Araya-vargas, Giuseppe La Torre, Gloria Isabel Niño Cruz, Gul Baltaci, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hanna Nalecz, Hilde Liisa Nashandi, Hyuntae Park, Inés Revuelta-sánchez, Jackline Jema Nusurupia, Jaime Leppe Zamora, Jaroslava Kopcakova, Javier Brazo-sayavera, Jean-michel Oppert, Jinlei Nie, John C. Spence, John Stewart Bradley, Jorge Mota, Josef Mitáš, Junshi Chen, Kamilah S Hylton, Karel Fromel, Karen Milton, Katja Borodulin, Keita Amadou Moustapha, Kevin Martinez-folgar, Lara Nasreddine, Lars Breum Christiansen, Laurent Malisoux, Leapetswe Malete, Lorelie C. Grepo-jalao, Luciana Zaranza Monteiro, Lyutha K. Al Subhi, Maja Dakskobler, Majed Alnaji, Margarita Claramunt Garro, Maria Hagströmer, Marie H. Murphy, Matthew Mclaughlin, Mercedes Rivera-morales, Mickey Scheinowitz, Mimoza Shkodra, Monika Piątkowska, Moushumi Chaudhury, Naif Ziyad Alrashdi, Nanette Mutrie, Niamh Murphy, Norhayati Haji Ahmad, Nour A. Obeidat, Nubia Yaneth Ruiz Gómez, Nucharapon Liangruenrom, Oscar Díaz Arnesto, Oscar Flores-flores, Oscar Incarbone, Oyun Chimeddamba, Pascal Bovet, Pedro Magalhães, Pekka Jousilahti, Piyawat Katewongsa, Rafael Alexander Leandro Gómez, Rawan Awni Shihab, Reginald Ocansey, Réka Veress, Richard Marine, Rolando Carrizales-ramos, Saad Younis Saeed, Said El-ashker, Samuel Green, Sandra Kasoma, Santiago Beretervide, Se-sergio Baldew, Selby Nichols, Selina Khoo, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Shifalika Goenka, Shima Gholamalishahi, Soewarta Kosen, Sofie Compernolle, Stefan Paul Enescu, Stevo Popovic, Susan Paudel, Susana Andrade, Sylvia Titze, Tamu Davidson, Theogene Dusingizimana, Thomas E. Dorner, Tracy L. Kolbe-alexander, Tran Thanh Huong, Vanphanom Sychareun, Vera Jarevska-simovska, Viliami Kulikefu Puloka, Vincent Onywera, Wanda Wendel-vos, Yannis Dionyssiotis, Michael Pratt

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-17
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Physical Activity and Health
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0464
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2022

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epidemiology
guidelines and recommendations
health promotion
measurement
public health practice

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Ramírez Varela, A., Hallal, P. C., Mejía Grueso, J., Pedišić, Ž., Salvo, D., Nguyen, A., Klepac, B., Bauman, A., Siefken, K., Hinckson, E., Oyeyemi, A. L., Richards, J., Salih Khidir, E. D., Inoue, S., Amagasa, S., Jauregui, A., Da Silva, M. C., Lee, I., Ding, M., ... Pratt, M. (2022). 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 and Health, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0464

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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. / Ramírez Varela, Andrea; Hallal, Pedro C.; Mejía Grueso, Juliana et al.
In: Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19.12.2022, p. 1-17.

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PY - 2022/12/19

Y1 - 2022/12/19

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - epidemiology

KW - guidelines and recommendations

KW - health promotion

KW - measurement

KW - public health practice

U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2022-0464

DO - 10.1123/jpah.2022-0464

M3 - Article

SN - 1543-3080

SP - 1

EP - 17

JO - Journal of Physical Activity and Health

JF - Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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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

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