Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review

Autores
Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly; Henrique Guerra, Paulo; Ywgne, José; De Roia, Gabriela; Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea; Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Danilo
Año de publicación
2026
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Objective: To map studies that evaluated national policy documents aimed at promoting physical activity and/or reducing sedentary behavior in South American countries. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, including complete studies that addressed national public policy documents for the promotion of physical activity and reduction of sedentary behavior in any South American country. Eligible studies were those obtained from electronic databases, without restrictions on language or year of publication. The search began with the equation: policy AND (“physical activity” OR “sedentary behavior” OR “screen time”) AND “health” AND (evaluat* OR assess*). Results: Thirteen studies were identified, which allowed us to identify that research conducted in South America has not yet included the analysis of public policy documents aimed at promoting the reduction of sedentary behavior in the subcontinent’s population. The majority of these studies were published in the last four years, and most analyzed Brazilian public policy documents. While some documents from intersectoral initiatives were found, the majority refer to national health sector programs focused on children and adolescents. Conclusion: In addition to helping identify the main characteristics of South American studies analyzing public policy documents on physical activity and sedentary behavior, these findings highlight how little this topic is still explored in the South American subcontinent.
Fil: Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly. Universidad Federal de Alagoas; Brasil.
Fil: Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.
Fil: Henrique Guerra, Paulo. Universidad Estatal de São Paulo; Brasil.
Fil: De Roia, Gabriela. Universidad de Flores; Argentina.
Fil: Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea. Universidad de la Frontera; Chile.
Fil: Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Danilo. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.
Fil: Ywgne, José. Universidad Federal de Alagoas; Brasil.
Fil: Ywgne, José. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.
Materia
POLITICAS PUBLICAS
ACTIVIDAD FISICA
CONDUCTA SEDENTARIA
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Flores
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Universidad de Flores
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spelling Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping reviewAlves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid KellyHenrique Guerra, PauloYwgne, JoséDe Roia, GabrielaCortinez-O’Ryan, AndreaRodrigues Pereira da Silva, DaniloPOLITICAS PUBLICASACTIVIDAD FISICACONDUCTA SEDENTARIAObjective: To map studies that evaluated national policy documents aimed at promoting physical activity and/or reducing sedentary behavior in South American countries. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, including complete studies that addressed national public policy documents for the promotion of physical activity and reduction of sedentary behavior in any South American country. Eligible studies were those obtained from electronic databases, without restrictions on language or year of publication. The search began with the equation: policy AND (“physical activity” OR “sedentary behavior” OR “screen time”) AND “health” AND (evaluat* OR assess*). Results: Thirteen studies were identified, which allowed us to identify that research conducted in South America has not yet included the analysis of public policy documents aimed at promoting the reduction of sedentary behavior in the subcontinent’s population. The majority of these studies were published in the last four years, and most analyzed Brazilian public policy documents. While some documents from intersectoral initiatives were found, the majority refer to national health sector programs focused on children and adolescents. Conclusion: In addition to helping identify the main characteristics of South American studies analyzing public policy documents on physical activity and sedentary behavior, these findings highlight how little this topic is still explored in the South American subcontinent.Fil: Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly. Universidad Federal de Alagoas; Brasil.Fil: Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.Fil: Henrique Guerra, Paulo. Universidad Estatal de São Paulo; Brasil.Fil: De Roia, Gabriela. Universidad de Flores; Argentina.Fil: Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea. Universidad de la Frontera; Chile.Fil: Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Danilo. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.Fil: Ywgne, José. Universidad Federal de Alagoas; Brasil.Fil: Ywgne, José. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.Instituto Multidisciplinario de Publicaciones Digitales, Suiza2026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfurn:issn:2673-3986https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14340/3450doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia7040089engAmérica del Surinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Floresinstname:Universidad de Flores2026-10-01T12:53:43Zoai:repositorio.uflo.edu.ar:20.500.14340/3450instacron:UFLOInstitucionalhttps://repositorio.uflo.edu.ar/Universidad privadahttps://www.uflouniversidad.edu.ar/https://repositorio.uflo.edu.ar/server/oai/gabriela.rizzo@uflouniversidad.edu.arArgentinaopendoar:2026-10-01 12:53:44.703Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Flores - Universidad de Floresfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
title Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
spellingShingle Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly
POLITICAS PUBLICAS
ACTIVIDAD FISICA
CONDUCTA SEDENTARIA
title_short Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
title_full Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
title_fullStr Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
title_sort Studies analyzing south american public policy documents on physical activity : a scoping review
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly
Henrique Guerra, Paulo
Ywgne, José
De Roia, Gabriela
Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea
Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Danilo
author Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly
author_facet Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly
Henrique Guerra, Paulo
Ywgne, José
De Roia, Gabriela
Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea
Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Danilo
author_role author
author2 Henrique Guerra, Paulo
Ywgne, José
De Roia, Gabriela
Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea
Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Danilo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv POLITICAS PUBLICAS
ACTIVIDAD FISICA
CONDUCTA SEDENTARIA
topic POLITICAS PUBLICAS
ACTIVIDAD FISICA
CONDUCTA SEDENTARIA
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Objective: To map studies that evaluated national policy documents aimed at promoting physical activity and/or reducing sedentary behavior in South American countries. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, including complete studies that addressed national public policy documents for the promotion of physical activity and reduction of sedentary behavior in any South American country. Eligible studies were those obtained from electronic databases, without restrictions on language or year of publication. The search began with the equation: policy AND (“physical activity” OR “sedentary behavior” OR “screen time”) AND “health” AND (evaluat* OR assess*). Results: Thirteen studies were identified, which allowed us to identify that research conducted in South America has not yet included the analysis of public policy documents aimed at promoting the reduction of sedentary behavior in the subcontinent’s population. The majority of these studies were published in the last four years, and most analyzed Brazilian public policy documents. While some documents from intersectoral initiatives were found, the majority refer to national health sector programs focused on children and adolescents. Conclusion: In addition to helping identify the main characteristics of South American studies analyzing public policy documents on physical activity and sedentary behavior, these findings highlight how little this topic is still explored in the South American subcontinent.
Fil: Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly. Universidad Federal de Alagoas; Brasil.
Fil: Alves Dos Santos Pinheiro, Ingrid Kelly. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.
Fil: Henrique Guerra, Paulo. Universidad Estatal de São Paulo; Brasil.
Fil: De Roia, Gabriela. Universidad de Flores; Argentina.
Fil: Cortinez-O’Ryan, Andrea. Universidad de la Frontera; Chile.
Fil: Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Danilo. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.
Fil: Ywgne, José. Universidad Federal de Alagoas; Brasil.
Fil: Ywgne, José. Universidad Federal de Sergipe; Brasil.
description Objective: To map studies that evaluated national policy documents aimed at promoting physical activity and/or reducing sedentary behavior in South American countries. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, including complete studies that addressed national public policy documents for the promotion of physical activity and reduction of sedentary behavior in any South American country. Eligible studies were those obtained from electronic databases, without restrictions on language or year of publication. The search began with the equation: policy AND (“physical activity” OR “sedentary behavior” OR “screen time”) AND “health” AND (evaluat* OR assess*). Results: Thirteen studies were identified, which allowed us to identify that research conducted in South America has not yet included the analysis of public policy documents aimed at promoting the reduction of sedentary behavior in the subcontinent’s population. The majority of these studies were published in the last four years, and most analyzed Brazilian public policy documents. While some documents from intersectoral initiatives were found, the majority refer to national health sector programs focused on children and adolescents. Conclusion: In addition to helping identify the main characteristics of South American studies analyzing public policy documents on physical activity and sedentary behavior, these findings highlight how little this topic is still explored in the South American subcontinent.
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