From laboratory to community: Three examples of moving evidence‐based physical activity into practice in Canada

Abstract

Physical activity (PA) is important for enhancing and sustaining people's health (Center for Disease Control [CDC], 2020; Government of Canada, 2018; World Health Organization [WHO], 2018). Consequently, researchers have focused on developing efficacious interventions to promote PA. Although numerous interventions have been described in the literature, few have been successfully translated, leaving a large gap between knowledge and practice (Reis et al., 2016). This knowledge-to-practice gap may be particularly relevant for people who grapple with poor health due to intrapersonal (e.g., disease and disability), interpersonal (e.g., social and economic disadvantage), cultural (e.g., PA norms) and system-level barriers (e.g., racial/ethnic inequity) that limit their access to evidence-based

Implementation models and frameworks used to guide community-based physical activity programs for children: a scoping review

“…The 27 articles in this review consisted of 12 case studies [ 21 , 36 – 46 ], 4 study protocol papers [ 47 – 50 ], 3 randomized control trials [ 51 – 53 ], 2 quasi-experimental trials [ 54 , 55 ], 2 longitudinal studies [ 56 , 57 ], 1 prospective evaluation [ 58 ], 1 cross-sectional study [ 59 ], 1 review [ 60 ], and 1 systematic review [ 61 ]. A majority of the articles used mixed methods (e.g., surveys, interviews, workshops, community reports) to report on the implementation of their programs ( n = 13) [ 21 , 38 – 43 , 47 , 51 , 52 , 57 , 58 , 60 ], while the remained focused on quantitative ( n = 10) [ 43 , 45 , 48 – 50 , 53 – 55 , 59 , 61 ] or qualitative measures ( n = 4) [ 36 , 42 , 44 , 56 ].…”

“…The studies took place in the USA ( n = 15) [ 21 , 36 , 39 , 40 , 43 , 44 , 46 , 48 – 50 , 53 – 55 , 57 , 60 ], Canada ( n = 6) [ 37 , 41 , 42 , 56 , 58 , 59 ], United Kingdom ( n = 4) [ 38 , 41 , 45 , 46 ], Australia ( n = 1) [ 39 ], and one article used data from the USA, Canada and Australia [ 55 ]. They were primarily conducted in urban spaces ( n = 8) [ 36 , 40 , 42 , 48 , 54 , 56 , 58 , 60 ], with the remaining taking place in rural and/or remote areas ( n = 6) [ 21 , 37 , 41 , 43 , 44 , 50 ]; urban, suburban, and rural communities ( n = 2) [ 39 , 53 ]; or not specified environments ( n = 10) [ 38 , 45 , 46 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 55 , 57 , 59 , 61 ].…”

L’activité physique dans le parcours de soins en cancérologie : attentes et perspectives

“…Ont notamment été cités les sites internet ou applications de cartographie et de référencement, et les sites d'informations vulgarisées. Une grande partie de ces stratégies et actions proposées par les participants correspondent aux recommandations des experts de l'Inserm pour le développement de l'activité physique comme moyen de prévention et de traitement des maladies chroniques [1] ainsi qu'aux réflexions collectives internationales [5,8,20,33].…”

Studying the Implementation of Exercise Oncology Interventions: A Path Forward

“…Some recent studies have specifically looked at exercise oncology-related implementation outcomes and evaluations of practice-based evidence (10,11). For example, a recent description of exercise program translation in Canada (one of the three programs targeted cancer survivors) used Knowledge to Action (a process model) and RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance; an evaluation framework) (12). Other studies include that of Glowacki et al (13), who used a classic theory (i.e., Diffusion of Innovations) to help explain the process of health ABSTRACT Introduction/Purpose: Extensive scientific evidence supports exercise benefits after a cancer diagnosis, and the field now needs to focus on elucidating effective strategies for implementing exercise evidence-based interventions (EBIs) for cancer survivors.…”