Kevin Ding, Chandra Makanjee
Radiographers' perspectives on interactional processes during older persons diagnostic medical imaging encounters: a qualitative study
BMC geriatrics
national physical activity pa policy processes beginning studied latin america little attention focused subnational level study examined nationalsubnational relations policy process agenda setting policy formulation adoption implementation evaluation selected latin american countries global observatory physical activitys gopa integratepapol tool applied colombia costa rica ecuador mexico data collected matched pairs capital plus one noncapital city among national subnational policymakers n 27 previously identified gopa country contacts pa policy development implementation assessed using descriptive statistics twentythree response rate 852 informants provided data mainly health sector 522 followed sport 261 transport 130 education 87 sectors informants reported countries current pa policy embedded within noncommunicable diseases prevention plans 462 plans 462 obesity preventionmanagementcontrol plans 77 respondents subnational level rated pa promotion central 643 nationallevel role important central 750 national subnational policymakers indicated lowtolittle involvement levels pa policy processes across 5 policy stages study demonstrated collecting national subnational pa policy data across countries active collaboration gopa network feasible also successfully identified governmental interactions throughout pa policy process suggesting suboptimal engagement national subnational levels