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S5-1 Physical literacy in different European contexts: research-based knowledge for practical applications
Authors:   Chair(s):, Singh Amika , Carl Johannes 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The term and concept of physical literacy is increasing in popularity in both policy and practice and is increasingly applied in the fields such as sports, public health and education.
Physical literacy is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a variety of physical activities. Although there is widespread consensus that physical literacy has the potential to act as the basis for a lifelong active life, there is little known about how it is assessed, operationlized, and applied.
The aim of this symposium is to describe what is currently happening in the European context. Therefore, in this symposium we will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss the asseessment, operationlization and application of the physical literacy concept across four European countries.
Presentation 1) Process of developing a physical literacy consensus statement for England (UK)
Presentation 2) Towards national monitoring of physical literacy in Denmark
Presentation 3) Application of the concept of physical literacy in the context of water: aquatic physical literacy (Belgium)
Presentation 4) Developing an individual-based advice for sports participation and physical activity in children using the concept of Physical Literacy (the Netherlands).
The discussant of the symposium who will lead the discussion after the individual presentations will ensure exchange of knowledge, expertise and experiences among audience and presenters.
S5-2 Co-creating a feasible and valid physical literacy assessment tool for children for use in both educational and community physical activity settings, within England
Authors: Morris Jade 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Purpose
Physical literacy (PL) has been described as a gateway to lifelong participation in physical activity, with relevance to the education, health, and sports contexts. That said, it remains a contested term in research and practice, meaning existing PL assessment tools (PLAT) are inconsistent, with divergent ways to assess PL and the encompassing domains. Furthermore, PLATs often lack feasibility, especially when looking to gain population-level data. Therefore, we are developing a feasible and valid PLAT for children (ages 5-11) for use in both educational and community physical activity settings, within England.

Method
To develop an England-specific PLAT, the project includes four stages: (1) a review of reviews to identify existing strengths and weaknesses of existing tools, (2) identifying stakeholders’ facilitators and barriers to using a PLAT in an education and/or community sports setting, (3) co-developing a feasible PLAT through a multi-stakeholder co-creation event (researchers, practitioners, policymakers), and (4) pilot testing to assess the tools validity and feasibility.

Results
The results of the scoping review of reviews revealed very few tools exist that assess all domains of PL. Of the identified tool, where the validity and reliability of the tool were more promising, the feasibility of the tool lacked. These findings were akin to tools assessing one domain of PL. Stages 2 and 3 are currently in process. We anticipate sharing findings from the stakeholder survey, and insights from the co-creation event that will have led to a newly developed PLAT for England.

Conclusion
The co-created PLAT tool will bring together stakeholders across the education, sport, and health sector to gain consensus around the importance of assessing children’s PL in a bid to improve their physical activity levels. We anticipate the co-developed tool will provide surveillance data on children’s PL levels, which will enhance our understanding of the specific needs of children and young people to improve their PL. Thus, better targeting and tailoring support for children and young people to be physically active throughout their lives.

Support/Funding Source
The project has been externally funded by Sport England and the London Marathon Group.
S5-3 Towards national monitoring of physical literacy in Denmark
Authors: Elsborg Peter , Melby Paulina S , Kurtzhals Mette Lindholm , Ryom Knud , Nielsen Glen , Bentsen Peter 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Purpose & Method
This presentation will focus on the Danish context and will present how physical literacy (PL) is culturally different in Denmark, illustrated by describing how a translation and context adaptation process of the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL-2) led to the development of ‘MyPL’ – a video-assisted questionnaire that assesses Danish children’s PL self-reported. Primary focus will be on how this questionnaire has been the first step towards national monitoring of the Danish population’s PL.

Results
During the developmental process of MyPL, researchers from two different Danish universities initiated a collaboration with the Danish Institute of Sport Analysis, resulting in the inclusion of a version of MyPL in their representative survey covering the Danish population’s sport and exercise habits and thus providing a unique opportunity to monitor the population’s PL levels over time.

Conclusions
The results from this survey will contribute to our understanding of PL in Denmark and further provide valuable insights into how PL levels in the Danish population, most efficiently, is monitored. This presentation will argue for the potentials of a national monitoring of PL and provide valuable insights into the Danish context and the status of PL amongst the Danish population.
S5-4 Aquatic literacy for a lifelong safe and fun engagement in aquatic activities
Authors: de Martelaer Kristine 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Development
Aquatic literacy (AL), emerging from the broader concept of physical literacy and translated to the aquatic environment, comes close to the concept of water competence. Water competence is described as a broad spectrum of competencies required to effectively help to prevent drowning by integrating the physical competencies with the cognitive and affective. Dudley (2019) explains the learning’ in aquatic environments from a physical literacy perspective, describing four dimensions: psychomotor, cognitive, affective, and social aspects. In aquatic literacy special attention is given to positive motivation to engage in aquatic recreation, considering the degree to which individuals have been privileged or restrained for different aquatic activities in a variety of contexts.
The European project “Aquatic literacy for all Children” or ALFAC aims to improve the quality of aquatic education, in order to prepare them to take part in wide range of water sports while at the same time protect children from the dangers looking for balanced ‘challenges’.

Implementation
Developing children's aquatic skills, motivation, enjoyment, engagement, and confidence will be studied in seven European countries. The target group consists of elementary school children.
An international database, enabling situating the level of children on the basis of reference values is a valuable tool for pedagogues, researchers and institutional actors whose aim is to improve swimming education systems.

Evaluation & Dissemination
The objective of building a standardized set of tests and a common evaluation will allow to build the foundations of a transnational work that will have repercussions on the national plans of aquatic recreation in general and school swimming in particular. The three elements of the Personal Assets Framework are inspiring for the educational approach in aquatics: (a) personal engagement in activities, (b) quality social dynamics, and (c) appropriate settings.

Conclusion
With ALFAC a pragmatic but evidence based international AL measurement tool will be created enabling to identify the most relevant areas of progress in aquatic education. It will offer educational resources proposing tasks, technical content, and educational support to help individual children and groups in their progress of AL.
S6-2 Barriers and facilitators perceived by stakeholders regarding the implementation of physical activity interventions for people aged over 50
Authors: Peels Denise , Boekhout Janet , Hut Rieteke 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Aim
Although there are many proven effective physical activity (PA) interventions for middle-aged and older adults (MAOA), implementation in a real world setting is often lacking. Intermediary organizations (further referred to as ‘stakeholders’) often determine the final exposure of the intervention to the target population and therefore have a crucial role in the implementation process. This study provides insight in stakeholders’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators (i.e. implementation determinants) regarding implementation of PA interventions among MAOA.

Method
A semi-structured interview guide was developed based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), including five domains of implementation determinants, i.e.: interventions characteristics, outer setting (e.g., the target population’s needs and policies), inner setting (e.g., organizational goals ), individuals’ characteristics (e.g., stakeholders’ self-efficacy) and the implementation process. Using snowball sampling (starting with the regional health counselor) stakeholders were recruited to participate in the interviews. Thematic analyses, guided by a CFIR-based codebook, was applied.

Results
We completed 25 interviews, involving representatives of regional health counselors (n = 5), municipalities (n = 3), sportservice organizations (n = 5), welfare organizations (n = 3), and several individual organizations. Analyses showed that in all CFIR domains relevant implementation determinants were identified. Stakeholders mentioned being able to play a relevant role in the implementation of PA intervention. Collaboration between organizations is essential to successfully perform all steps needed to implement interventions. Focusing on a broader perspective than increasing PA behavior, such as stimulating positive health seemed an important facilitator when implementing PA intervention. An often mentioned barrier was that most policy plans currently focus on youth, consequently resulting in a lack of means to implement interventions for MAOA.

Conclusion
Gaining insight in the perception of stakeholders’ most relevant implementation determinants is a crucial step in the development of an effective implementation plan. In a next phase of our study, a collaboration meeting between stakeholders will be organized in which determinants will be ranked. The ranking of these determinants will be discussed with the symposium audience as well. Matching the implementation determinants, potential implementation strategies will be discussed.
S8-4 Reaching beyond competitive sports. How International Sports Federation can use their main competitions to promote physical activity. A World Athletics pilot project
Authors: Adami Paolo Emilio , Garrandes Frédéric , Bermon Stephane 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Purpose
International Sports Federations (IF) are global governing bodies for each respective sport and their main duties are to organize international competitions, regulate and promote their sport. Despite their objective of promoting sports participation, their activity mostly focused on competitive/elite sports so far. International competitions not only represent the epitome of each sport but could also be used as an opportunity to improve the health of those living in the hosting city or the staff working for the local organising committee (LOC). The purpose of this pilot project was to measure the benefits of active commuting (AC) and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) of the staff involved in the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 during the two weeks of competition.

Project description
World Athletics partnered with StravaMetro□ to measure AC between official accommodation and competition venues, as well as the staff LTPA, during the Championships. Before the event, World Athletics staff was briefed on the project purposes and given information on AC options available in Eugene (pedestrian and cycling paths, bike rental). Staff members were encouraged to record their AC and LTPA through the Strava App. During the 2 weeks, a total of 18,656 walking/running trips (both AC and LTPA) were recorded in Eugene. This represents a 225.4% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. Furthermore, 2690 cycling commuting trips were recorded, representing a 143% increase.

Conclusions
This pilot project demonstrates that IF can efficiently use their main events to promote AC and LTPA to their staff and the workforce involved. Encouraging AC, improves the health of those active, reduces traffic related air pollution, road traffic, and transportation costs for the LOC. An upscaled approach adopted in the early phase of the event planning, involving spectators would amplify observed results and their health-related benefits. The post analysis by StravaMetro□ of the walking and cycling routes used by staff and spectators can also allow the host city to better define and create protected routes which represent a tangible legacy. These objectives require a strong collaboration between the IF, LOC, city government and the national institutions promoting AC and HEPA.
S9-4 Retirement as the starting point of active ageing? A mixed-methods study to identify barriers and facilitators of physical activity when retiring
Authors: Vansweevelt Nina , Boen Filip , van Uffelen Jannique , Seghers Jan 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Purpose
The transition from work to retirement implies changes in daily activities and might constitute an opportunity to increase physical activity (PA). While qualitative studies reported that retirees mainly perceived increases in PA during this life transition, quantitative studies observed decreases in total PA. Moreover, changes in total PA seem to depend on socio-economic status, with mostly lower socio-economic groups decreasing their total PA. Therefore, the goal of this study is (1) to investigate subjective changes in PA during the retirement transition and the perceived determinants of these changes, including barriers and facilitators to increasing or maintaining PA; (2) to link this subjective information to device-based measurements of PA.

Methods
This study is part of a mixed-methods study with a parallel structure using quantitative and qualitative methods. In the quantitative, longitudinal part of this study (n = 93), PA is measured with accelerometers prior to retirement, and at three, six and twelve months post-retirement. In addition, one-on-one, semi-structured interviews are being conducted with a subsample six months after retirement (n = 30, stratified on gender and education, randomly selected from the total sample). Thematic analysis is used to analyse the interview data with an inductive approach. The emerged themes will be mapped on the COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behaviour) and TDF (Theoretical Domains Framework) models.

Results
The data collection is ongoing and more than half of the interviews have been conducted. Based on preliminary analyses of the first 10 interviews, it seems that most participants perceive to have more PA post-retirement, and that time is a main facilitator. Those participants who report having become less physically active were never interested in PA and/or did not value it. Moreover, some participants report having other competing activities, including grandchild-care or sedentary leisure activities. Further analyses will provide more specific conclusions and link qualitative and quantitative results.

Conclusions
The experience of retiring is highly individual and interventions should be personalized to specific target groups. This study will provide useful information on potential keys to develop effective lifestyle interventions for adults during or near the retirement transition.
S12-1 School-based interventions to promote physical activity amongst children and adolescents
Authors:   Chair(s):, Murphy Marie H , Carlin Angela 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Background
Regular physical activity (PA) is associated with many benefits for physiological and mental wellbeing in children and adolescents. Despite this, many children and adolescents are failing to meet current PA guidelines. Given the age-related declines in PA as children move into adolescence, and then adulthood, the development of interventions to promote PA in this population is important. Schools have been identified as a key setting for the promotion of health-related behaviours, and young people spend a significant proportion of their waking day within the school setting.

Aim
This symposium will engage researchers, practitioners, health care professionals and policy makers to discuss novel school-based interventions. The objectives of this symposium are to: (1) Disseminate the findings of school-based interventions across a number of countries (France, Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain); (2) Highlight cross-cultural challenges in the development and evaluation of school-based interventions, and (3) Outline how co-design and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) have been utilised in the development of school-based interventions.

Symposia presentations
1. The effectiveness of a peer-led school-based walking intervention on adolescent girls’ physical activity: the Walking In ScHools (WISH) study. This presentation will highlight findings from the first fully powered trial to investigate the effectiveness of a peer-led brisk walking intervention in adolescent girls, including primary and secondary outcome data, and process evaluation measures.
2. School-based physical activity promotion in a cross-cultural context: interventions from France and Spain. This presentation will highlight key learnings on how best to connect cross-cultural educational contexts for the promotion of physical activity and discuss the development of a cross-cultural intervention guide.
3. Co-production of the Move Well, Feel Good movement behaviours intervention. This presentation will describe the feasibility evaluation of the Move Well, Feel Good intervention. The Move Well, Feel Good intervention was developed using a co-design approach, and aims to enhance children’s mental health through motor competence and psychosocial development.
4. Physical activity trends among Second-level Active School Flag programme 2019-2021. This presentation will evaluate the impact of the Active School Flag programme and outline changes in physical activity levels over a three-year period.
O.1.1-11 Are stress symptoms associated to health-enhancing physical activity levels in university students? The case of a Belgian French-speaking university in 2022
Authors: Holmberg Emma , Mertens Caroline , Paume Juliette , Castetbon Katia 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Purpose
Starting university is often associated with a decrease in physical activity and an increase in stress levels. In students, higher levels of stress have been associated with lower PA participation. During the pandemic, students’ levels of PA seem to have decreased whilst stress symptoms (SS) have increased. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) and SS in students attending a French-speaking university in Brussels in spring 2022.

Methods
Data was collected using an online questionnaire in 1,754 voluntary students. HEPA was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and SS were assessed using the Stress single item measure. Binary logistic regressions were used to investigate how much HEPA (yes/no) was associated to SS in three categories: minimally to not at all; very stressed; and highly stressed. Models were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics. All analyses were weighed to calibrate estimates to the entire university population.

Results
Among the study population (females: 59.3%), over a third of students (35.3%) were classified as HEPA active. This prevalence was the lowest amongst those who were “highly” stressed (28.8%), intermediate in those who were “very” stressed (34.0%) and the highest amongst those who were “minimally or not at all” stressed (39.6%) (p = 0.0005). After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, compared to those who were “highly” stressed, those who were “minimally or not at all” stressed were more likely to be HEPA active (aOR: 1.30; 95%CI: 1.00-1.70). There was no difference in the likelihood of being HEPA active for those who were “very” stressed (vs. highly stressed: aOR: 1.16; 95%CI: 0.87-1.56). Among the sociodemographic characteristics, sex and year of study were associated to HEPA. Females were less likely to be HEPA active compared to males (aOR: 0.38; 95%CI: 0.30-0.47), whereas undergraduate students were more likely to undertake HEPA than master’s students (1st year: aOR: 1.30; 95%CI: 1.00-1.69, 2nd-3rd year: aOR: 1.33; 95%CI: 1.03-1.72).

Conclusions
These findings indicate an association between HEPA and SS in students attending a French-speaking university in Belgium in 2022. They will enable to inform health promotion initiatives encouraging HEPA at the university.
O.1.3-6 Using a socio-ecological approach to explore healthy lifestyle in elite sport: perspectives of athletes, coaches and managers
Authors: d'Arripe-Longueville Fabienne , Chrétien Aurélia , Haffner Kevin , Hayotte Meggy , Bernier Marjorie , Vuillemin Anne 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Purpose
Elite athletes are continually subjected to a range of constraints specific to high performance, and these can have a negative impact on their health. Although many studies have explored the individual factors related to risky behaviors and disorders in elite sport contexts, and have provided prevention programs, few have focused on health promotion. Consequently, the interpersonal, institutional, and policy factors of the health-related behaviors of elite athletes are still poorly explored. Based on the socioecological model of health, this study aimed to identify the factors involved in the health-related lifestyle of elite athletes.

Methods
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 45 participants: athletes (N = 32; Mage=20.1, SD = 4.4), their coaches (N = 6; Mage=45.3, SD = 6.4) and managers of elite sport centers (N = 7; Mage=52.0, SD = 7.0). Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Both deductive and inductive thematic analyses were performed. This study was approved by the local Ethic Committee of the University.

Results
Our results highlight the different levels of factors related to the health-related lifestyle of elite athletes, using the socioecological model, as perceived by athletes themselves, coaches, and managers. Regarding intrapersonal factors, resilience qualities and health literacy appeared as key factors to influencing the health-related lifestyle of elite athletes. At the interpersonal level, parents and coaches were considered as the main sources of educational support. Regarding institutional factors, the health policies of the elite sport centers were key factors in supporting the athletes’ healthy lifestyle. Similarities and specificities of the views of the different actors have been identified.

Conclusion
These results show the interest of the application of the socioecological model in the elite sport domain. They encourage the development of health-promotion programs at different levels of intervention of the socioecological model, beyond traditional health prevention programs. In addition, this study suggests to consider the different perspectives of each actor to co-construct health promotion programs.