Meta-analysis of internet-delivered interventions to increase physical activity levels

Davies, Cally A; Spence, John C; Vandelanotte, Corneel; Caperchione, Cristina M; Mummery, W Kerry

doi:10.1186/1479-5868-9-52

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 1 Study design and intervention characteristics

From: Meta-analysis of internet-delivered interventions to increase physical activity levels

Source	Country	Study Quality	Intention to Treat	Control Group	Baseline Sample^a	Avg Age^a	% Female^a	Health Status	Additional Behaviours	Baseline Measure	Intro Session	Duration (weeks)
Bosak and Yates, 2009 [15]	USA	Fair	Yes	SC	22	50.9	27	Metabolic Syndrome	Nil	Phone	Face	6
Carr et al.,2008 [16]	USA	Good	No	Control	67	45	81	Overweight	Nil	Face	Face	16
Cook et al.,2007 [17]	USA	Fair	No	Int	480	42.01	72	General	Nutrition	Internet	NR	12
Dunton and Robertson, 2008 [18]	USA	Good	No	Control	156	42.8	100	General	Nil	Internet	NR	12
Glasgow et al., 2010^b[19]	USA	Good	Yes	SC	463	58.4	49.8	Diabetes	Self-M	Phone	Internet	16
Grim et al., 2011^b[20]	USA	Fair	No	SC	233	21.2	72	General	Nil	NS	NR	10
Hager et al., 2002^b[21]	USA	Fair	No	Control	525	42	56	General	Nil	Internet	NR	6
Haung et al., 2009 ^b[22]	Taiwan	Good	No	Minimal	146	18	100	General	Nil	Face	NR	NR
Hurling et al., 2007 [23]	England	Fair	Yes	Control	77	40.4	67	General	Nil	Face	Face	9
Kim and Kang, 2006 ^b[24]	South Korea	Good	No	SC	73	55.1	46.6	Diabetes	Nil	Face	Internet	12
Kosma et al., 2005 [25]	USA	Good	No	Control	151	38.7	72	Physical Disabilities	Nil	Internet	NR	4
Leibreich et al., 2009 [26]	Canada	Good	Yes	Minimal	49	54.1	59	Diabetes	Nil	Internet	NR	12
Lorig et al.,2006 [27]	USA	Good	No	SC	958	57.5	71.4	Chronic Disease	Self-M	Internet	NR	6
Lorig et al.,2008 [28]	USA	Good	No	SC	855	52.35	90.2	COPD	Self-M	Internet	NR	6
Lorig et al., 2010 [29]	USA	Good	Yes	SC	761	54.3	73	General	Self-M	Internet	NR	6
Mailey et al., 2011 [30]	USA	Good	No	SC	51	25	68.1	Mental Illness	Nil	Face	Face	10
Marshall et al., 2003 [31]	Australia	Good	Yes	Int	655	43	51	General	Nil	Phone	NR	8
McConnon et al., 2007 [32]	England	Fair	No	SC	221	45.8	77	Overweight	Weight loss	Face	Face	52
McKay et al., 2001 [33]	USA	Good	No	Minimal	78	52.3	53	Diabetes	Nil	Internet	Internet	8
Morgan et al., 2009 [34]	Australia	Fair	Yes	Control	65	35.9	0	Overweight	Weight loss	Face	Face	12
Morgan et al., 2011 [35]	Australia	Good	Yes	True	110	44.4	0	Overweight	Weight loss	Face	Face	14
Motl et al., 2011 [36]	USA	Good	No	Control	54	45.85	90	MultipleSclerosis	Nil	Mail	Internet	12
Napolitano et al., 2003 [37]	USA	Good	No	Control	65	42.8	86	General	Nil	Phone	NR	12
Nguyen et al., 2008 [38]	USA	Good	Yes	Int	50	69.5	44	COPD	Self-M	Face	Face	26
Ornes and Randsell, 2007^b[39]	USA	Fair	Yes	Minimal	112	20.6	100	General	Nil	Face	Face	4
Parrott et al., 2008 [40]	USA	Good	Yes	Control	170	20.2	38	General	Nil	Face	NR	2
Plotnikoff et al., 2005 [41]	Canada	Good	No	Control	2121	44.9	73.5	General	Nutrition	Internet	NR	12
Skar et al., 2011 ^b[42]	Scotland	Fair	Yes	True	1273	22.8	63.7	General	Nil	Internet	Internet	8
Smith et al.,2009 [43]	USA	Good	No	Control	41	43.5	80.5	Overweight	Nutrition	Face	Face	16
Spittaels et al.,2007 ^b[44]	Belgium	Good	Yes	Control	434	42.4	66.1	General	Nil	Internet	NR	26
Steele et al., 2007 ^b[45]	Australia	Good	Yes	Int	192	38.7	86	General	Nil	Face	NR	12
Wadsworth and Hallam, 2010 [46]	USA	Fair	No	Control	91	NS	100	General	Nil	Face	Face	26
Winnett et al.,2007 ^b[47]	USA	Good	No	Control	1071	52.17	67	General	Nutrition	Face	NR	12
Zutz et al.,2007 [48]	Canada	Good	No	Control	15	58.5	20	Cardiac Rehab	Nutrition	Face	Face	12

Abbreviations: avg, average; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Self-M, self-management; Int, intervention; Intro, introductory; NR, not reported; SC, standard care.
^a If studies include more than two groups, information presented is inclusive of all groups included in the study; ^b Studies include more than two groups.

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