Identifying and sharing data for secondary data analysis of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and their determinants across the life course in Europe: general principles and an example from DEDIPAC.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The utilisation of available cross-European data for secondary data analyses on physical activity, sedentary behaviours and their underlying determinants may benefit from the wide variation that exists across Europe in terms of these behaviours and their determinants. Such reuse of existing data for further research requires Findable; Accessible; Interoperable; Reusable (FAIR) data management and stewardship. We here describe the inventory and development of a comprehensive European dataset compendium and the process towards cross-European secondary data analyses of pooled data on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and their correlates across the life course.

Methods

A five-step methodology was followed by the European Determinants of Diet and Physical Activit

SUBMITTER: Lakerveld J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665252 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature