Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for increasing participation in sport

Abstract

There is an absence of high quality evidence to support interventions designed and delivered by sporting organisations to increase participation in sport. Interventions funded and conducted in this area must be linked to a rigorous evaluation strategy in order to examine overall effectiveness, socio-demographic differentials in participation and cost-effectiveness of these strategies.

Health Promotion Interventions in Sports Clubs: Can We Talk About a Setting-Based Approach? A Systematic Mapping Review

“…Fifth, two thirds of the studies were descriptive and the majority did not use validated measurements, confirming the lack of controlled designs noted in in previous literature reviews (Priest et al, 2008a(Priest et al, , 2008b and the challenges associated with conducting randomized controlled trials in sports clubs, due to the tendency for HP interventions to be implemented by actors and not researchers (Baxter, Killoran, Kelly, & Goyder, 2010). It must also be noted that there is a paucity of validated HP measurement tools within sports clubs, with only two validated scales at the macro-layer, the HPSC-index (Kokko, 2009) and the HP-SAT (Casey, Harvey, Eime, & Payne, 2011).…”

Health Promotion Interventions in Sports Clubs: Can We Talk About a Setting-Based Approach? A Systematic Mapping Review

“…Fifth, two thirds of the studies were descriptive and the majority did not use validated measurements, confirming the lack of controlled designs noted in in previous literature reviews (Priest et al, 2008a(Priest et al, , 2008b and the challenges associated with conducting randomized controlled trials in sports clubs, due to the tendency for HP interventions to be implemented by actors and not researchers (Baxter, Killoran, Kelly, & Goyder, 2010). It must also be noted that there is a paucity of validated HP measurement tools within sports clubs, with only two validated scales at the macro-layer, the HPSC-index (Kokko, 2009) and the HP-SAT (Casey, Harvey, Eime, & Payne, 2011).…”

A healthy sports club initiative in action in Ireland

“…In relation to the different sub-indices of health promotion, GAA clubs scored strongest for ideology and lowest for policy, similar to Kokko et al (2009), Meganck et al (2014) and Van Hoye et al (2015. Priest et al (2008) and Dobbinson et al (2006) noted policy to integrate health promotion into the constitution and regulations for clubs is not yet consistent in sport. Of note in the HCP is that policy scores increased significantly over time, linked likely to the appointment of Healthy Club Officers, who sit within the Club Executive structure, which is now mandated across the entire community of GAA clubs.…”

“You've got to walk before you run”: Positive evaluations of a walking program as part of a gender-sensitized, weight-management program delivered to men through professional football clubs.

“…It demonstrates that a group-delivered weight-management/healthy-living program need not be experienced as “only for women” (Bye et al, 2005). It also demonstrates the potential of professional sports clubs and other innovative settings to engage men in programs designed to encourage more healthful practices and to reach traditionally difficult-to-access populations (Brady, Perry, Murdoch, & McKay, 2010; Daniel, 2000; Duffin, 2006; English Premier League, 2010; Priest, Armstrong, Doyle, & Waters, 2008a; Pringle, 2009; Snow, 2004). While the football setting proved to be the crucial hook, enabling these men to overcome prior barriers or reluctance to tackle their weight and other health issues, the underlying principle of siting interventions in loci that are highly valued and unthreatening suggests that, with small adaptations as dictated by context, the program could be transferred to other settings (e.g., rugby clubs, social clubs), and thus be accessible to other men.…”

Health Promotion Interventions in Sports Clubs: Can We Talk About a Setting-Based Approach? A Systematic Mapping Review

“…Fifth, two thirds of the studies were descriptive and the majority did not use validated measurements, confirming the lack of controlled designs noted in in previous literature reviews (Priest et al, 2008a(Priest et al, , 2008b and the challenges associated with conducting randomized controlled trials in sports clubs, due to the tendency for HP interventions to be implemented by actors and not researchers (Baxter, Killoran, Kelly, & Goyder, 2010). It must also be noted that there is a paucity of validated HP measurement tools within sports clubs, with only two validated scales at the macro-layer, the HPSC-index (Kokko, 2009) and the HP-SAT (Casey, Harvey, Eime, & Payne, 2011).…”

A healthy sports club initiative in action in Ireland

“…In relation to the different sub-indices of health promotion, GAA clubs scored strongest for ideology and lowest for policy, similar to Kokko et al (2009), Meganck et al (2014) and Van Hoye et al (2015. Priest et al (2008) and Dobbinson et al (2006) noted policy to integrate health promotion into the constitution and regulations for clubs is not yet consistent in sport. Of note in the HCP is that policy scores increased significantly over time, linked likely to the appointment of Healthy Club Officers, who sit within the Club Executive structure, which is now mandated across the entire community of GAA clubs.…”

“You've got to walk before you run”: Positive evaluations of a walking program as part of a gender-sensitized, weight-management program delivered to men through professional football clubs.

“…It demonstrates that a group-delivered weight-management/healthy-living program need not be experienced as “only for women” (Bye et al, 2005). It also demonstrates the potential of professional sports clubs and other innovative settings to engage men in programs designed to encourage more healthful practices and to reach traditionally difficult-to-access populations (Brady, Perry, Murdoch, & McKay, 2010; Daniel, 2000; Duffin, 2006; English Premier League, 2010; Priest, Armstrong, Doyle, & Waters, 2008a; Pringle, 2009; Snow, 2004). While the football setting proved to be the crucial hook, enabling these men to overcome prior barriers or reluctance to tackle their weight and other health issues, the underlying principle of siting interventions in loci that are highly valued and unthreatening suggests that, with small adaptations as dictated by context, the program could be transferred to other settings (e.g., rugby clubs, social clubs), and thus be accessible to other men.…”

Health Promotion Interventions in Sports Clubs: Can We Talk About a Setting-Based Approach? A Systematic Mapping Review

“…Fifth, two thirds of the studies were descriptive and the majority did not use validated measurements, confirming the lack of controlled designs noted in in previous literature reviews (Priest et al, 2008a(Priest et al, , 2008b and the challenges associated with conducting randomized controlled trials in sports clubs, due to the tendency for HP interventions to be implemented by actors and not researchers (Baxter, Killoran, Kelly, & Goyder, 2010). It must also be noted that there is a paucity of validated HP measurement tools within sports clubs, with only two validated scales at the macro-layer, the HPSC-index (Kokko, 2009) and the HP-SAT (Casey, Harvey, Eime, & Payne, 2011).…”

A healthy sports club initiative in action in Ireland

“…In relation to the different sub-indices of health promotion, GAA clubs scored strongest for ideology and lowest for policy, similar to Kokko et al (2009), Meganck et al (2014) and Van Hoye et al (2015. Priest et al (2008) and Dobbinson et al (2006) noted policy to integrate health promotion into the constitution and regulations for clubs is not yet consistent in sport. Of note in the HCP is that policy scores increased significantly over time, linked likely to the appointment of Healthy Club Officers, who sit within the Club Executive structure, which is now mandated across the entire community of GAA clubs.…”

“You've got to walk before you run”: Positive evaluations of a walking program as part of a gender-sensitized, weight-management program delivered to men through professional football clubs.

“…It demonstrates that a group-delivered weight-management/healthy-living program need not be experienced as “only for women” (Bye et al, 2005). It also demonstrates the potential of professional sports clubs and other innovative settings to engage men in programs designed to encourage more healthful practices and to reach traditionally difficult-to-access populations (Brady, Perry, Murdoch, & McKay, 2010; Daniel, 2000; Duffin, 2006; English Premier League, 2010; Priest, Armstrong, Doyle, & Waters, 2008a; Pringle, 2009; Snow, 2004). While the football setting proved to be the crucial hook, enabling these men to overcome prior barriers or reluctance to tackle their weight and other health issues, the underlying principle of siting interventions in loci that are highly valued and unthreatening suggests that, with small adaptations as dictated by context, the program could be transferred to other settings (e.g., rugby clubs, social clubs), and thus be accessible to other men.…”