Study location | Design overall risk of bias✝ | Participants longest follow-up | Intervention and duration | Comparison | Physical activity outcomes | Measured by |
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Isaacs 2007 [17] England | RCT Unclear3,4,5,7 | 943 adults 40–74 years 3 months | Supervised PA in groups | Advice | Minutes of PA/week | Questionnaire on 7-day leisure time activities, walking, occupational activity and work in the home [48] |
Energy expenditure, kcal/kg/week | ||||||
1) strength, fitness | ||||||
2) walks led by instructor | ||||||
Duration: 10 weeks | ||||||
Park 2011 [18] South Korea | RCT Unclear1,2,3,4,5 | 45 older adults ≥ 65 years Post-treatment | Supervised PA in groups | No treatment | MET-adjusted minutes of PA/week | International Physical Activity Questionnaire [49] |
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Elley 2003 [19] New Zealand | Cluster-RCT Unclear2,3,4 | 878 adults 40–79 years 9 months | Referral to local resources w/follow-up | Advice | Energy expenditure, kcal/kg/week | Auckland Heart Study Physical Activity Questionnaire [50] |
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Fortier 2011 [20] Canada | RCT Low3 | 120 adults 18–69 years 3 months | Referral to local resources w/follow-up | Advice | Minutes of moderate PA/day | Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire [51]; accelerometer [52] |
PA score | ||||||
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Harrison 2004 [21] England | RCT Low4 | 545 adults ≥ 18 years 9 months | Referral to local resources w/follow-up | Advice | Number of participants who met PA goal (90 min/week) | Adapted 7-Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire [53] |
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Stevens 1998 [22] England | RCT Unclear2,3,4,5,7 | 714 adults 45–74 years 4 months | Referral to local resources w/follow-up | Advice | Level of PA last 4 weeks | Adapted 7-Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire [53] |
Duration: 10 weeks | ||||||
Armit 2009 [23] Australia | RCT Low2,4 | 136 adults 50–70 years 3 months | 1) Referral to local resources w/follow-up | Advice | Number of participants who met PA goal (150 min/week) | Active Australia Physical Activity Questionnaire [54] |
2) Self-organised PA w/follow-up | ||||||
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Taylor 1998 [24] England | RCT Unclear2,3,4,5 | 142 adults 40–70 years 6 months | Referral to local resources w/follow-up | No treatment | Minutes of PA/week | 7-Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire [53] |
Energy expenditure, kcal/kg/day | ||||||
Duration: 10 weeks | ||||||
Bjørk Petersen 2012 [25] Denmark | RCT Unclear1,3,4 | 655 adults ≥ 18 years Post-treatment | Self-organised PA w/follow-up | Advice | Minutes of PA/week | International Physical Activity Questionnaire [49]; ergometer [55, 56] |
Increased level of PA | ||||||
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Aerobic capacity | ||||||
Harland 1999 [26] England | RCT Low2,3 | 209 adults 40–64 years§ 9 months | Self-organised PA w/follow-up | Advice | PA score | National Fitness Survey Questionnaire [57] |
- level of PA | ||||||
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
- occasions with PA | ||||||
Baker 2008 [27] Scotland | RCT Unclear1,3 | 79 adults 18–65 years Post-treatment | Self-organised PA w/follow-up | No treatment | Number of steps/day | Pedometer [58] |
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Green 2002 [28] USA | RCT Low3 | 316 adults 18–65 years 3 months | Self-organised PA w/follow-up | No treatment | PA score | Physician Assessment and Counselling for Exercise [59] |
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Kirkwood 2007 [29] Scotland | RCT High1,2,3,4,5 | 34 adult women 30–50 years Post-treatment | Self-organised PA w/follow-up | No treatment | Energy expenditure, kcal/kg/day | Accelerometer [60] |
Duration: 12 weeks | ||||||
Kolt 2007 [30] New Zealand | RCT Unclear2,3,4,5 | 186 older adults ≥ 65 years 9 months | Self-organised PA w/follow-up | No treatment | Minutes of PA/week | Auckland Heart Study Physical Activity Questionnaire [50] |
Duration: 12 weeks |