Abstract
Introduction: Though regular physical activity (PA) is recognised as a means to increase and preserve the health of individuals and to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and mortality1, Europeanand global society is largely physically inactive2.
Methods: A European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action called ‘Determinants of Physical Activities in Settings’ (DE-PASS; https://depass.eu) was set up in 2020 to examine and understand the associations between PA determinants.
Objective: Through collaboation amongst established researchers, policy makers, and early career investigators, the objective of the Action is to faciliate and guide the identification and greater understanding of determinants of life course physical activity behaviours (PABs) and translate this knowledge into outputs which will assist policy makers and practitioners to achieve more effective health promoting settings.
Results: Research capacity of DE-PASS has grown since its founding and includes 37 European countries, 8 international partners and 300+ participants. A network of multidisciplinary stakeholders collaborate in four work groups (1) overall management, capacity building, dissemination, and exploitation; (2) evidence translation; (3) PABs determinant profile measurement toolkit; and (4) European harmonisation of data collection, which have 19 deliverables due for completion at the end of 2024. Through a knowledge transfer platform (KTP), DEPASS continues to achive the completion of work group deliverables through its networking activities, e.g. Training Schools (n=3), Short Term Scientific Missions (n=15), Virtual Mobility Activites (n=42) and numerous dissemination activites.
Conclusion: DE-PASS has made an excellent start in setting up a complex, multidisciplinary, cross-country, cross-sectoral organizational structure to collaborate in the field of determinants of behavioral PA research.
Methods: A European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action called ‘Determinants of Physical Activities in Settings’ (DE-PASS; https://depass.eu) was set up in 2020 to examine and understand the associations between PA determinants.
Objective: Through collaboation amongst established researchers, policy makers, and early career investigators, the objective of the Action is to faciliate and guide the identification and greater understanding of determinants of life course physical activity behaviours (PABs) and translate this knowledge into outputs which will assist policy makers and practitioners to achieve more effective health promoting settings.
Results: Research capacity of DE-PASS has grown since its founding and includes 37 European countries, 8 international partners and 300+ participants. A network of multidisciplinary stakeholders collaborate in four work groups (1) overall management, capacity building, dissemination, and exploitation; (2) evidence translation; (3) PABs determinant profile measurement toolkit; and (4) European harmonisation of data collection, which have 19 deliverables due for completion at the end of 2024. Through a knowledge transfer platform (KTP), DEPASS continues to achive the completion of work group deliverables through its networking activities, e.g. Training Schools (n=3), Short Term Scientific Missions (n=15), Virtual Mobility Activites (n=42) and numerous dissemination activites.
Conclusion: DE-PASS has made an excellent start in setting up a complex, multidisciplinary, cross-country, cross-sectoral organizational structure to collaborate in the field of determinants of behavioral PA research.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Book of Abstracts: AIESEP 2023 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Emerging Horizons: Bridging the borders between physical education research and practice |
| Place of Publication | Santiago, Chile |
| Publisher | AIESEP |
| Pages | 47-48 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2023 |
| Event | 2023 AIESEP international Conference : Emerging Horizons: Bridging the borders between physical education research and practice - Santiago de Chile, Chile Duration: 4 Jul 2023 → 7 Jul 2023 https://aiesep2023.com/ |
Conference
| Conference | 2023 AIESEP international Conference |
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| Country/Territory | Chile |
| City | Santiago de Chile |
| Period | 4/07/23 → 7/07/23 |
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Keywords
- Physical activity
- settings
- determinants
- COST Action