Table 1 Summary of characteristics of included studies
From: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of physical activity referral schemes’ components
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Location | |
UK | 20 (35.0) |
Sweden | 12 (21.0) |
New Zealand | 6 (11.0) |
Spain | 3 (5.0) |
Denmark | 3 (5.0) |
Canada | 3 (5.0) |
Australia | 3 (5.0) |
USA | 2 (4.0) |
Norway | 1 (2.0) |
The Netherlands | 2 (4.0) |
Mexico | 1 (2.0) |
Finland | 1 (2.0) |
Year of publication | |
1990 to 2000 | 4 (7.0) |
2001 to 2010 | 20 (35.0) |
2011 to 2022 | 33 (58.0) |
Study design | |
Experimental design | 28 (49.0) |
Quasi-experimental design | 12 (21.0) |
Observational | 17 (30.0) |
Comparison group1 | |
Usual care | 14 (25.0) |
Advice only | 5 (9.0) |
Standard/low-intensive PARS | 11 (19.0) |
Prescription/referral only | 3 (5.0) |
Other comparison | 4 (7.0) |
No comparison | 21 (37.0) |
Sample size | |
Total | 44,690 |
Median, Range | 316 (14 to 6610) |
14 to 250 | 27 (47.0) |
251 to 1000 | 21 (37.0) |
> 1000 | 9 (16.0) |
Outcomes1 | |
Physical activity | 45 (79.0) |
Subjective measure (e.g. questionnaires) | 34 (75.6) |
Objective measure (e.g. accelerometers) | 4 (8.9) |
Both | 7 (15.6) |
Uptake | 28 (49.0) |
Adherence | 34 (60.0) |
Follow-up | |
No follow-up (mid-, post-scheme) | 23 (40.0) |
1 to 6 months | 20 (35.0) |
7 to 12 months | 13 (23.0) |
24 months | 1 (2.0) |