A DE-PASS manuscript was published in BMC Public Health: “DE-PASS best evidence statement (BESt): determinants of adolescents’ device-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour in settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis” This systematic review with meta-analysis explored the modifiable determinants of adolescents’ device-based physical activity (PA) and/or sedentary behaviour (SB), evaluated in previous interventions and examined...
What are DE-PASS Researcher and Innovator Mobility Grants? COST Actions such as DEPASS offer grants to members to support researcher and innovator mobility, capacity building and transfer of knowledge through bilateral/multilateral collaborations. Two specific grants exist: 1) Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs, Max €4000) and 2) Virtual Mobility (VM, Max €1500): The grants support the achievement...
DE-PASS Short Term Scientific Mission from Grant Period 2 – Concept mapping of physical activity behavior for children and adolescents The Short term scientific mission (STSM) “Concept mapping of physical activity behavior for children and adolescents – preparing, refining and approving a preliminary list of statements” took place at Cassino, Italy in the DE-PASS Grant...
DE-PASS Training School: Determinants of Physical Activity Behaviours – Focus on Older Adults (Virtual Mobility Grant): Dr Simone Ciaccioni With this important Cost DE-PASS Virtual Mobility, as deputy leader for the Older Adults focus team Simone Ciaccioni had the opportunity to provide useful information on the definition of determinants of physical activity behaviours with advancing...
My journey at the 11th HEPA Europe Conference in Nice, France. I had the opportunity to participate in the 11th HEPA Europe Conference, “An ecosystem approach to health enhancing physical activity promotion” held in Nice, France, on the beautiful French Riviera from the 31st of August – 2nd of September 2022. It was the biggest HEPA...
First published paper by DE-PASS, Best Evidence Statement (BESt): modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents aged 5–19 years–a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. This paper describes the protocol for producing this BESt through a series of systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses . The BESt will identify modifiable determinants that...
DE-PASS Network Meeting, Porto, May 2022 The DE-PASS Network Meeting for 2022 took place in Porto on the 4th & 5th of May 2022 with 65 members from 30 countries attending on the day or virtually. There were many key highlights at Work Group (WG)/Deliverable level as well as at the Management Committee (MC) meeting...
Deliverable 2.5 – GRADE-ing our BESt (Best Evidence STatement) for the key modifiable physical activity determinants Thanks to ALL Deliverable 2.5 colleagues who have been contributing to the systematic review process in the past 6 months. As the deliverable lead, I am truly excited to see how members regularly share their thoughts and raise questions...
Virtual mobility grant towards the Best Evidence Statement preparation I was successful in my Virtual Mobility (VM) grant application as part of the virtual networking tools in DE-PASS cost action CA19101 to further advance the work in Deliverable 2.5 (D2.5) in Work Group 2. As deputy lead of D2.5, I have been coordinating D2.5 activities...
Determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Participation in a collaborative production of a best-evidence statement As part of my PhD project, I found a good opportunity in joining DE-PASS work group D.2.5, led by my supervisor Dr Fiona Ling, to which I could contribute to the deliverable and conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis...