The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: a four-country comparison

Gelius, Peter; Messing, Sven; Forberger, Sarah; Lakerveld, Jeroen; Mansergh, Fiona; Wendel-Vos, Wanda; Zukowska, Joanna; Woods, Catherine

doi:10.1186/s12961-021-00681-6

Health Research Policy and Systems

Table 1 Overview of PAT questions and categorization of data collection and analysis

From: The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: a four-country comparison

Position in policy cycle	PAT indicator		Main data source
Position in policy cycle	Topic	No	Category I (2018 PA Focal Point survey)	Category II (desk research)	Category III (expert opinion poll)
Policy-making structures	Government structure	1a		√
	Governance at subnational level	1b		√
	Main government ministries	1c		√
	Other important national organizations	1d		√
Agenda-setting	Health surveillance or monitoring system	20	√	√
	Influence of data on the prevalence of PA or sedentary behaviour on policy development	21a			√
	Influence of surveillance data on the national promotion of PA	21b			√
Policy formulation	Leadership for HEPA promotion at the national level	2	√
	Leadership for HEPA promotion at the subnational level	3		√	√
	Cross-sectoral collaboration at the national level	4	√
	Cross-sectoral collaboration at the subnational level	5		√	√
	Evidence-base of key policy documents	10		√
	Usefulness of international documents	11			√
	National recommendations on PA and health	17a	√	√
	National recommendations on reducing sedentary behaviour	17b	√	√
	National goals (or national targets) for population prevalence of PA	18	√	√
	Other goals and targets that directly or indirectly relate to PA	19	√	√
Decision-making	Key past policy documents and past events	6		√	√
	Current key policy documents, legislation, strategies or action plans	7	√	√	√
	Use of a consultative process	8	√	√
	Evidence of cross-referencing and alignment within and between policies	9		√	√
Policy implementation	National documents or guidelines to support implementation of HEPA activities at the subnational level	12		√	√
	Settings included for the delivery of specific HEPA actions	13	√	√
	Populations targeted by specific HEPA actions	14	√	√
	National communication strategy (using mass media)	15	√
	Examples of large-scale programmes	16		√	√
	Funding at the national level	24a	√
	Funding at the subnational level	24b		√	√
	Political commitment	25			√
	Network or system that links and/or supports professionals	26		√
Evaluation	Health surveillance or monitoring system	20	√	√
	Evaluation of national policies or action plans	22a	√
	Evaluation at the subnational level	22b		√	√
	Economic evaluation of interventions or physical inactivity	23		√
	Areas of greatest progress in national HEPA promotion	27a			√
	Biggest challenges in national HEPA promotion	27b			√
	Suggestions for other countries	28			√
Other	Further details or comments	29		√

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