applied. 25 studies were 4 months or less in duration. Priest, N, 2008 Participation The sport sector is viewed as a Despite a thorough review of the U. Lack of in sporting priority area for increasing published and unpublished Implementation evidence Interventions activities. rates of physical activity. literature, no rigorous studies status to increase Participation rates in organised evaluating the effects of unknown. sport have been shown to be interventions organised through participation lower in females and to decline sporting organisations to increase in sport with age, and are reduced in participation in sport were found. lower socio-economic and Cochrane minority groups. There is an Database of absence of high quality Systematic evidence to support interventions designed and Reviews delivered by sporting organisations to increase participation in sport. Whole Interventions funded and population. conducted in this area must be linked to a rigorous evaluation strategy in order to examine overall effectiveness, differentials in participation and of these strategies. Hosking, J, Primary There is insufficient evidence to Seventeen studies were included. This D. The outcomes: determine whether Ten were conducted in a school intervention is evidence is 2010 obesity, CVD organisational travel plans are setting, two in universities, and implemented inconsistent & risk effective for improving health five in workplaces. One study locally in some and it is not factors, or changing travel mode. directly measured health areas but does possible to
applied. 25 studies were 4 months or less in duration. Priest, N, 2008 Interventions to increase participation in sport Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Whole population. Participation in sporting activities. The sport sector is viewed as a priority area for increasing rates of physical activity. Participation rates in organised sport have been shown to be lower in females and to decline with age, and are reduced in lower socio-economic and minority groups. 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, differentials in participation and of these strategies. Despite a thorough review of the published and unpublished literature, no rigorous studies evaluating the effects of interventions organised through sporting organisations to increase participation in sport were found. U. Implementation status unknown. Lack of evidence Hosking, J, 2010 Primary outcomes: obesity, CVD & risk factors, There is insufficient evidence to determine whether organisational travel plans are effective for improving health or changing travel mode. Seventeen studies were included. Ten were conducted in a school setting, two in universities, and five in workplaces. One study directly measured health This intervention is implemented locally in some areas but does D. The evidence is inconsistent and it is not possible to
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