Erratum for Investigating Factors Affecting the Development of Public Sports and Wellbeing in Medical Universities [Health Tech Asmnt Act. 2023; 7 (3)

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the development of public sports and well-being in Iran’s medical universities.
 Methods: The present study employed a qualitative design, and the foundation theory was used to construct a conceptual model for the research. The statistical population included professors of sports management, managers and experts working in medical universities and sports organizations, and physical education coaches and teachers in medical universities. Purposeful sampling was performed, and a total of 14 interviews were conducted until saturation was reached. The data were gathered using semi-structured interviews and analyzed by open, axial, and selective coding
 Results: The factors affecting the development of public sports and health measures in Iran’s medical universities were categorized into three classes, including causal, contextual, and intervening factors. In relation to causal factors, 13 sub-categories and four main categories were identified. Regarding contextual factors, 45 sub-categories were identified in 7 main categories, and with regard to intervening factors, there were 34 sub-categories under 8 main categories.
 Conclusions: The results of this research can be provided as a roadmap to relevant organizations, such as the Ministry of Health and Medical Education and all medical universities and their managers, to formulate effective strategies to expand public sports and improve the desired health outcomes.

Communities are the main places where the public spend their daily activities, and suitable community environments can help improve their subjective well-being. However, there is still limited evidence on how fitness environments in communities affect the public's subjective well-being. In recent years, Chinese governments have been created the 15-min fitness circle in communities to provide the public with convenient fitness facilities and venues. Whether this policy is effective in improving the public's subjective well-being and the mechanisms that how this policy affects it has not been fully explored. To answer this question, we further focus on the mediating role of sports participation between the 15-min fitness circle and public subjective well-being. This study utilizes data from the 2021 China General Social Survey (CGSS) to integrate the 15-min fitness circle, public sports participation, and subjective well-being into a unified analytical framework. A three-step regression model was used to analyse their relationship and the mediating effect of sport participation. And SPSS Macro PROCESS was used to test the robustness of their mediating effects. Our research findings indicate the following: (1) the 15-min fitness circle has a significant positive predictive effect on the subjective well-being of the Chinese public (β = 0.080, p < 0.001), (2) The 15-min fitness circles have a significant positive impact on sports participation (β = 0.234, p < 0.001), and (3) sports participation serves as a crucial mediator in the relationship between the 15-min fitness circle and subjective well-being [Bootstrap 95% CI: 0.008, 0.019]. The study concludes that community fitness facilities are of great relevance in improving the subjective well-being of the public. The results of the study provide empirical support for the rationalization of the 15-min fitness circle in China, and provide theoretical and practical references for other developing countries in exploring ways to improve the subjective well-being of the public.