title: Expert approaches to promote adolescent physical activity in Iran: development of the promoting strategies using the Nominal Group Technique meeting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several studies have shown that physical activity decreases as the age increases. This study was for evaluating the perspectives of health sciences specialists or informants on the strategies for increasing physical activity among Iranian adolescents using Nominal Group Technique (NGT).
  
  
  METHODS
  a semiquantitative/qualitative methodology research using NGT for prioritizing the strategies for alleviating the physical activities among Iranian adolescents based on the opinions of health sciences experts. This study conducted in Tehran, Iran, 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 16 items received scores from 2-29 and were further listed as the accepted strategies for promoting physical activity among adolescents. The most and least recommended strategies were respectively in the categories of school, neighborhood and family. This study findings show 'the constructionist activities or strategies (eg, claim-making, image-making, myth-constructing and framing) among adolescents using main claim-makers of Iranian society, including the state-sponsored media.,' received the highest score by all the participants of NGT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The interesting finding of this study is the special view point of the specialists to role of socioecological factors in promoting physical activity in the context of Iranian society.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Reproductive Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Azam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baheiraei
authors.forename: Zeinab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hamzehgardeshi
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Eesa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: AbouAli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vedadhir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012574:Schools; D012931:Social Environment