Andrea Ramírez Varela1, Gloria Isabel Nino Cruz2, Pedro Hallal3, Cauane Blumenberg3, Shana Ginar da Silva4, Deborah Salvo5, Rafaela Martins3, Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro da Silva3, Eugen Resendiz5, Maria Catalina Del Portillo6, Luciana Zaranza Monteiro7, Selina Khoo8, Kar Hau Chong9, Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva3, Alice Mannocci10, Ding Ding11, Michael Pratt12. 1. School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Cra 7 #116-05, 11001000, Bogotá, Colombia. an-rami2@uniandes.edu.co. 2. School of Physiotherapy, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. 3. Post-Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil. 4. Post-Graduate in Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Chapecó, Brazil. 5. Prevention Research Center, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA. 6. School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Cra 7 #116-05, 11001000, Bogotá, Colombia. 7. University Center of the Federal District, Brasília, Brazil. 8. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9. Early Start, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia. 10. Mercatorum University, Rome, Italy. 11. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 12. University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, San Diego, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: National, regional and global scientific production and research capacity for physical activity - PA may contribute to improving public health PA policies and programs. There is an uneven distribution of research productivity by region and country income group, where countries with the highest burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to physical inactivity having low research productivity. A first step towards improving global research capacity is to objectively quantify patterns, trends, and gaps in PA research. This study describes national, regional and global trends and patterns of PA research from 1950 to 2019. METHODS: A systematic review using searches in PubMed, SCOPUS and ISI Web of Knowledge databases was conducted in August 2017 and updated between January and May 2020. The review was registered at the PROSPERO database number CRD42017070153. PA publications per 100,000 inhabitants per country was the main variable of interest. Descriptive and time-trend analyses were conducted in STATA version 16.0. RESULTS: The search retrieved 555,468 articles of which 75,756 were duplicates, leaving 479,712 eligible articles. After reviewing inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23,860 were eligible for data extraction. Eighty-one percent of countries (n = 176) had at least one PA publication. The overall worldwide publication rate in the PA field was 0.46 articles per 100,000 inhabitants. Europe had the highest rate (1.44 articles per 100,000 inhabitants) and South East Asia had the lowest (0.04 articles per 100,000 inhabitants). A more than a 50-fold difference in publications per 100,000 inhabitants was identified between high and low-income countries. The least productive and poorest regions have rates resembling previous decades of the most productive and the richest. CONCLUSION: This study showed an increasing number of publications over the last 60 years with a growing number of disciplines and research methods over time. However, striking inequities were revealed and the knowledge gap across geographic regions and by country income groups was substantial over time. The need for regular global surveillance of PA research, particularly in countries with the largest data gaps is clear. A focus on the public health impact and global equity of research will be an important contribution to making the world more active.
BACKGROUND:National, regional and global scientific production and research capacity for physical activity - PA may contribute to improving public health PA policies and programs. There is an uneven distribution of research productivity by region and country income group, where countries with the highest burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to physical inactivity having low research productivity. A first step towards improving global research capacity is to objectively quantify patterns, trends, and gaps in PA research. This study describes national, regional and global trends and patterns of PA research from 1950 to 2019. METHODS: A systematic review using searches in PubMed, SCOPUS and ISI Web of Knowledge databases was conducted in August 2017 and updated between January and May 2020. The review was registered at the PROSPERO database number CRD42017070153. PA publications per 100,000 inhabitants per country was the main variable of interest. Descriptive and time-trend analyses were conducted in STATA version 16.0. RESULTS: The search retrieved 555,468 articles of which 75,756 were duplicates, leaving 479,712 eligible articles. After reviewing inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23,860 were eligible for data extraction. Eighty-one percent of countries (n = 176) had at least one PA publication. The overall worldwide publication rate in the PA field was 0.46 articles per 100,000 inhabitants. Europe had the highest rate (1.44 articles per 100,000 inhabitants) and South East Asia had the lowest (0.04 articles per 100,000 inhabitants). A more than a 50-fold difference in publications per 100,000 inhabitants was identified between high and low-income countries. The least productive and poorest regions have rates resembling previous decades of the most productive and the richest. CONCLUSION: This study showed an increasing number of publications over the last 60 years with a growing number of disciplines and research methods over time. However, striking inequities were revealed and the knowledge gap across geographic regions and by country income groups was substantial over time. The need for regular global surveillance of PA research, particularly in countries with the largest data gaps is clear. A focus on the public health impact and global equity of research will be an important contribution to making the world more active.
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Epidemiology; Physical activity; Public health; Research; Surveillance
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