impact - Research library - 'We can move' insight2024-03-29T13:35:54Zhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/feed/tag/impactRipple Effects Mapping: Capturing the Wider Impacts of Systems Change Efforts in Public Healthhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/ripple-effects-mapping-capturing-the-wider-impacts-of-systems-cha2022-04-04T13:17:38.000Z2022-04-04T13:17:38.000ZLouise Silverhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/members/LouiseSilver<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10260891064,original{{/staticFileLink}}">Evaluating systems change using REM .docx</a></p>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10260891673,original{{/staticFileLink}}">Nobles et al. (2022) Ripple Effects Mapping.pdf</a></p>
<p>Systems approaches are currently being advocated and implemented to address complex challenges in Public Health. These approaches work by bringing multi-sectoral stakeholders together to develop a collective understanding of the system, and then to identify places where they can leverage change across the system. Systems approaches are unpredictable, where cause-and-effect cannot always be disentangled, and unintended consequences – positive and negative – frequently arise. Evaluating such approaches is difficult and new methods are<br />warranted.</p>
<p>Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) is a qualitative method which can capture the wider impacts, and adaptive nature, of a systems approach. Using a case study example from the evaluation of a physical activity-orientated systems approach in Gloucestershire, we: a) introduce the adapted REM method; b) describe how REM was applied in the example; c) explain how REM outputs were analysed; d) provide examples of how REM outputs were used; and e) describe the strengths, limitations, and future uses of REM based on our reflections. </p>
<p>Ripple Effects Mapping is a participatory method that requires the active input of programme stakeholders in data gathering workshops. It produces visual outputs (i.e., maps) of the programme activities and impacts, which are mapped along a timeline to understand the temporal dimension of systems change efforts. The REM outputs from our example were created over several iterations, with data collected every 3–4 months, to build a picture of activities and impacts that have continued or ceased. Workshops took place both in person and online. An inductive content analysis was undertaken to describe and quantify the patterns within the REM outputs. Detailed guidance related to the preparation, delivery, and analysis of REM are included in this paper.</p>
<p>REM may help to advance our understanding and evaluation of complex systems approaches, especially within the field of Public Health. We therefore invite other researchers, practitioners and policymakers to use REM and continuously evolve the method to enhance its application and practical utility.<br /><br /></p></div>Women in Sport reveals the impact of the pandemic on teenage girls’ lives and exercisehttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/women-in-sport-reveals-the-impact-of-the-pandemic-on-teenage-girl2021-08-05T09:11:46.000Z2021-08-05T09:11:46.000ZLouise Silverhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/members/LouiseSilver<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9383276279?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Source: Women in sport March 2021</p>
<p><a href="https://www.womeninsport.org/press-release/women-in-sport-reveals-the-impact-of-the-pandemic-on-teenage-girls-lives-and-exercise/" target="_blank">https://www.womeninsport.org/press-release/women-in-sport-reveals-the-impact-of-the-pandemic-on-teenage-girls-lives-and-exercise/</a></p>
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<p><strong>The charity Women in Sport today launches new research, funded by Comic Relief, into how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of teenage girls and their relationship with sport and physical activity. </strong></p>
<p>The research showed that lockdown has led girls to recognise the value of exercise for physical and mental health –</p>
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<li><strong>52% of girls agreed that keeping fit and doing physical activity was more important than ever</strong></li>
<li><strong>55% of girls said they felt being physically active made them happier </strong></li>
<li><strong>54% said that it made them less stressed</strong></li>
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<p><strong> </strong><strong>Perhaps most critically 82% of girls say they will put more effort into being active when life returns to normal.</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>Less positively, half of the girls (51%) surveyed by Women in Sport were concerned that they were losing their fitness and 45% worried that it would be hard to get back into the habit of sport and exercise after the pandemic. Many have lost confidence in their sporting ability (41%) and many more are worried about being in large groups again (40%).</p></div>School closures and children's emotional and behavioural difficulties reporthttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/school-closures-and-children-s-emotional-and-behavioural-difficul2021-08-05T09:05:59.000Z2021-08-05T09:05:59.000ZLouise Silverhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/members/LouiseSilver<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9383266859?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=262"></div><div><p>Source: iser March 2021</p>
<p><a href="https://mk0nuffieldfounpg9ee.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/School-closures-and-childrens-emotional-and-behavioural-difficulties.pdf?mc_cid=66da44ad14&mc_eid=7e5bf212ad" target="_blank">https://mk0nuffieldfounpg9ee.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/School-closures-and-childrens-emotional-and-behavioural-difficulties.pdf?mc_cid=66da44ad14&mc_eid=7e5bf212ad</a></p>
<p>School closures have been one of the most dramatic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on society. Concerns about the impact of school closures on children’s learning were raised early on in the pandemic and work continues to mitigate lost learning. There is also widespread concern about the detrimental impact of the pandemic on children’s mental wellbeing, but there are likely to be a number of mechanisms at work here, including parents’ employment situation, anxiety about relatives’ health and social isolation. In this briefing note we specifically examine the role of school closures in England on the emotional and behavioural wellbeing of children aged 5-11, as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in the UK Household Longitudinal Study.</p></div>Understanding the impact of Covid-19 Reporthttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/understanding-the-impact-of-covid-19-report2021-08-05T08:53:30.000Z2021-08-05T08:53:30.000ZLouise Silverhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/members/LouiseSilver<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9383250662?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=283"></div><div><p>Source: Sport England April 21</p>
<p><a href="https://sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2021-04/Understanding%20the%20Impact%20of%20Covid%20April%202021_0.pdf?VersionId=rDJkuKjVEnrsQYsDn9nSYezUmXlu6ZK9" target="_blank">https://sportengland-production-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2021-04/Understanding%20the%20Impact%20of%20Covid%20April%202021_0.pdf?VersionId=rDJkuKjVEnrsQYsDn9nSYezUmXlu6ZK9</a></p>
<p>How might people behave as restrictions ease? What will people be looking for as they return to activities?</p></div>New insight reveals young people are less likely to return to organised activity post-lockdownhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/new-insight-reveals-young-people-are-less-likely-to-return-to-org2021-05-26T12:51:02.000Z2021-05-26T12:51:02.000ZLouise Silverhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/members/LouiseSilver<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8983446478?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Source: Sport and Recreation Alliance 21st May 21</p>
<p><a href="https://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/covid-19/new-insight-reveals-young-people-are-less-lik" target="_blank">https://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/covid-19/new-insight-reveals-young-people-are-less-lik</a></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:12pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">Children and young people are less likely to return to organised community activity post-lockdown than adults, according to new research by the Sport and Recreation Alliance.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:15pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">The findings show that junior memberships fell by 67% during lockdown, with a projected return at almost 30% less than pre-pandemic levels.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:15pt 0cm 15pt 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">These impacts were felt more keenly in more deprived and ethnically diverse communities where participation opportunities are more heavily dependent on organised delivery.</span></p></div>New strategy launched as poll findings reveal pandemic impacthttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/new-strategy-launched-as-poll-findings-reveal-pandemic-impact2021-05-19T08:55:11.000Z2021-05-19T08:55:11.000ZLouise Silverhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/members/LouiseSilver<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8944590893?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Source: Activity Alliance 12.05.21</p>
<p><a href="http://www.activityalliance.org.uk/about-us/our-work/strategy" target="_blank">http://www.activityalliance.org.uk/about-us/our-work/strategy</a></p>
<p>New findings published today by national charity <strong>Activity Alliance</strong> reveal the growing impact of the pandemic on disabled people. Just over 7 in 10 disabled people (72%) agree that the coronavirus pandemic has made sport and physical activity less fair for disabled people.</p>
<p>This is one of the headline findings of a new YouGov poll commissioned by Activity Alliance, the leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity. The poll also revealed that only 3 in 10 (30%) disabled people agree that disabled people have the same opportunity to be active as non-disabled people.</p>
<p>The findings published today come as Activity Alliance launches their new strategy, <strong>‘Achieving Fairness’</strong>. Despite a slight improvement before the pandemic, disabled people remain twice as likely to be inactive as non-disabled people<a href="https://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/article/new#_ftn1"><sup>[1]</sup></a>.</p>
<p>The strategy sets out a clear ambition to close this gap within a generation. Two clear goals will drive the strategy forward - changing attitudes towards disabled people and embedding inclusive practice in sport and activity.</p>
<p>One in five of us count as a disabled person in this country<a href="https://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/article/new#_ftn2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> – a large proportion of every community. This poll continues to highlight the urgent need for increased commitment to support disabled people and provide more meaningful opportunities to be active.</p>
<p>The true extent of the impact is still unknown. But insight already shows the pandemic has widened inequalities and created new barriers in sport and activity for disabled people. Key to building a fairer society will be a shift in people’s perceptions about what disabled people can and cannot do. The poll also reveals the public’s support in changing attitudes. Over 4 in 5 adults (85%) agree that attitudes about disabled people need to improve generally.</p>
<p><strong>Barry Horne, Chief Executive at Activity Alliance</strong>, said:</p>
<p>“Our new strategy recognises the need to embed inclusive practices across organisations and to change attitudes towards disabled people in all aspects of sport and physical activity. Everything we do in the next three years will be shaped by our determination to see a real step change in disabled people’s activity. We need to raise awareness of the barriers, some of them longstanding, and collaboratively, drive change. The pandemic has widened the inequalities that already existed for disabled people, and the findings of our research confirm this.”</p>
<p>The new strategy is launched against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in an unprecedented increase in inactivity for disabled people. 2.7% more disabled people were classed as inactive between November 2019 and November 2020 than the previous 12-month period. Disabled people were especially affected during the first lockdown period, seeing a 10.3% increase in inactivity (compared to 7.1% of non-disabled people)<a href="https://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/article/new#_ftn3"><sup>[3]</sup></a>.</p>
<p>The strategy sets out a response to the issues raised by the pandemic. It also identifies four key objectives for the organisation over the next three years:</p>
<ol>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Champion disabled people’s voices and maximise Activity Alliance’s visibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Use high-quality expertise and insight to educate and inform decision-making, and influence policy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Address inequalities through collaboration, improving engagement and delivery with and for disabled people</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Maximise the use of investment and that of our partners to enable disabled people’s activity.</li>
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<p><strong>Sam Orde,</strong> <strong>Chair at Activity Alliance</strong>, commented on the new strategy and findings:</p>
<p>“It is not right or fair that disabled people continue to miss out on the huge benefits of being active. Disabled people must be at the heart of the pandemic recovery and involved in genuine decision-making. Our role just got more important, and this strategy gives us all a clear direction for the work ahead.”</p>
<p><strong>Tim Hollingsworth, Chief Executive at Sport England</strong> added:</p>
<p>“I welcome the publication of ‘Achieving Fairness’ today and the call from Activity Alliance for greater opportunity and fairness in enabling disabled people to enjoy sport and physical activity. Even before the pandemic there was a historic challenge to address and the disruption of the past year has only widened the gap in activity levels between disabled and non-disabled people.</p>
<p>"Our own new strategy ‘Uniting the Movement’ has tackling such inequality at its heart and we look forward to building on our long partnership with Activity Alliance and others, to help the sector recover and rebuild more inclusively. We must all be committed to the creation of safe, enjoyable, well run opportunities to be active that are genuinely accessible and available to everyone.”</p></div>The impact of coronavirus on activity levels revealedhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/articles/the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-activity-levels-revealed2021-05-10T13:55:58.000Z2021-05-10T13:55:58.000ZLouise Silverhttps://www.wecanmoveinsight.net/members/LouiseSilver<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8910094055?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Source: Sport England April 2021</p>
<p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news/impact-coronavirus-activity-levels-revealed" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/news/impact-coronavirus-activity-levels-revealed</a></p>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8910092861,original{{/staticFileLink}}">Active Lives Adult Survey Nov 19_20.pdf</a></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:12pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">The majority of physically active adults in England managed to maintain their habits despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Active Lives Adult Survey, with just 710,000 fewer active adults between November 2019 and November 2020 compared to the same period 12 months previously.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:15pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">However, the first eight months of coronavirus restrictions, as well as the storms that had a huge impact on outdoor activity in early 2020, also led to a worrying increase in the number of people who were inactive – doing less than 30 minutes of activity a week or nothing at all.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:15pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">The report, published by Sport England, shows that while the restrictions associated with the pandemic had an unprecedented impact on activity levels, thanks in part to the support of the sport and physical activity sector, many people were able to adapt and find ways to return to activity as restrictions eased.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:15pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">Not all groups or demographics were affected equally though, with women, young people aged 16-24, over 75s, disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, and those from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds most negatively impacted beyond the initial lockdown period.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:middle;margin:15pt 0cm 15pt 0cm;"><span style="margin:0px;top:-8.5pt;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;position:relative;">The findings also show how people's relationship with sport and physical activity changed across the various different phases of coronavirus restrictions, who returned to activity once restrictions eased, and who didn’t.</span></p>
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