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Table 1 General characteristics and methodological aspects of the included articles

From: Understanding the relationships between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review of qualitative studies

 

Number of articles

Studies reference numbers

General characteristics

  

Country

  

  North-America

17

[25–41]

  Europe

11

[28, 42–51]

  Oceania

4

[28, 52–54]

  South America

2

[28, 55]

  Asia

1

[28]

Setting

  

  Urban

22

[25–29, 31, 32, 34, 36, 39, 42–49, 51, 53–55]

  Rural

4

[30, 33, 39, 41]

  Not reported

6

[35, 37, 38, 40, 50, 52]

Gender

  

  Female + male

28

[25–32, 34–40, 42–54]

  Female

3

[33, 41, 55]

Special populations

  

  Ethnic minority

8

[26, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 52, 55]

  Low SES

5

[25, 31, 47, 53, 55]

Methodological aspects

  

Sampling techniques

  

  Purposive

20

[25–27, 29–31, 33–35, 39, 42, 43, 46–50, 53–55]

  Purposive and convenience

11

[26, 28, 32, 36, 37, 40, 41, 45, 49, 51, 52]

Sample size

  

  n ≤ 30

15

[26, 27, 30, 32, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48–50, 52, 54, 55]

  30 ‹ n ≤ 60

10

[31, 33–36, 41, 43, 44, 47, 51]

  60 ‹ n ≤ 100

4

[25, 29, 37, 53]

  n ›100

3

[28, 39, 46]

Type of research

  

  Pure basic research

24

[25–33, 38–41, 43–45, 47–49, 51–55]

  Intervention-related research

8

[34–37, 39, 42, 46, 50]

Methodology

  

  Pure qualitative

23

[26, 28–32, 34–41, 43, 44, 47, 49–52, 54, 55]

  Mixed-methods

8

[25, 27, 33, 42, 45, 46, 48, 53]

Qualitative data collection method

  

  Focus group discussion

20

[25, 26, 28–34, 36–39, 41, 42, 45–47, 52, 55]

  Individual interviews

9

[27, 35, 40, 44, 48–50, 53, 54]

  Photo-voice

3

[26, 29, 32]

  Observation

3

[25, 31, 44]

  Walk-along

3

[42, 46, 51]

  Interviews/participant

  

  Observation

  

  Virtual reality experiment

1

[43]

Data analysis method

  

  Inductive

17

[26, 31, 32, 35–37, 39–42, 45, 49, 51–55]

  Deductive

4

[27, 28, 43, 47]

  Hybrid*

8

[25, 29, 33, 34, 38, 44, 48, 50]

  Not reported

2

[30, 46]

Qualitative analysis software used

  

  Atlas/ti

3

[32, 39, 44]

  Nvivo

3

[47, 48, 51]

  NUD*IST

2

[33, 35]

  N4

1

[52]

  Not reported

22

[25–31, 34, 36–38, 40–43, 45, 46, 49, 50, 53–55]

Data analysis validation

  

  Member checking

2

[25, 31]

  None reported

29

[26–30, 32–55]

  1. *Combination of inductive and deductive.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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