Table 3 Adherence to Unsupervised Interventions
Study Reference | Method of Measurement | Unit of Measurement | Timepoint(s) of Measurement | Adherence Result (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIIT | MICT | ||||
Aamot et al. [54] | Self-Report | Percentage of reported regular exercisers | 52 weeks post-intervention | 72% | – |
Bjorke et al. [73] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 24 weeks | 52% (32%) | 65% (32%) |
Currie et al. [85] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 12 weeks post-intervention | 91.7% (83.3%) | 100% |
Dowd et al. [94] | Self-Report | Number of MVPA minutes per week | 12 weeks post-intervention | 131.5 (32.1) | – |
Emtner et al. [99] | Self-Report | Number of exercise sessions completed per week | 8 weeks post-intervention | 2 | – |
Gauthier et al. [108] | Self-Report | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 6 weeks | 86.1% (11.7%) | 97.8% (9.4%) |
Guillamo et al. [118] | Self-Report | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 20 weeks post-intervention | 30% | – |
Heje et al. [123] | – | Number of exercise minutes per week | 8 weeks post-intervention | 30–50 |  |
Hesketh et al. [124] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 12 weeks | 39% (36%) | 48% (35%) |
Howden et al. [129] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 80 weeks | 88% (11%) | – |
Ivanova et al. [134] | Activity Tracker | Number of MVPA minutes per week | 4- and 24-weeks post-intervention | 4: 313.5 (88.3) 24: 290.8 (122.7) | 4: 313.5 (88.3) 24: 290.8 (122.7) |
Jung et al. [139] | Self-Report | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 4 weeks post-intervention | 89% (11%) | 71% (31%) |
Jung et al. [26] | Activity Tracker | Change in MVPA minutes per week | 12-, 24-, and 52-weeks post-intervention | 12: 68.5 24: 24.4 52: 2.2 | 12: 86.4 24: 99 52: 61.6 |
Karstoft et al. [142] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 16 weeks | 85% (4%) | 94% (6%) |
Keogh et al. [147] | Self-Report | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 8 weeks | 94% (8%) | 88% (12%) |
Locke et al. [157] | Activity Tracker | Number of MVPA10+ minutes per week | 24 weeks post-intervention | 69.4 (11.7) | 53 (16.9) |
Madssen et al. [163] | Self-Report | Number of exercise sessions completed per week | 52 weeks post-intervention | 2–3 | – |
Mendelson et al. [167] | Activity Tracker | Number of MVPA minutes per week | 16 weeks post-intervention | 105 (90) | 82 (53) |
Midtgaard et al. [171] | Self-Report | Percentage of reported regular exercisers | 52 weeks post-intervention | 70.4% | – |
Moholdt et al. [173] | Self-Report | Percentage of reported regular exercisers | 24 weeks post-intervention | 73.9% | 68% |
Moholdt et al. [174] | Self-Report | Number of exercise sessions completed per week | 24 weeks | 1.6 (1.6) | – |
Pattyn et al. [184] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of reported regular exercisers | 52 weeks | 93.1% | 89.6% |
Poon et al. [188] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 8 weeks | 90.1% (4.3%) | 95.8% (3.3%) |
Poon et al. [189] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 16 weeks | 84% (8.4%) | 83.8% (4.3%) |
Roy et al. [198] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of reported regular exercisers | 52 weeks | 23.1% | – |
Scott et al. [207] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 6 weeks | 95% (2%) | – |
Smith-Ryan et al. [213] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 12 weeks | 63.3% (36.9%) | – |
Taylor et al. [217] | Self-Report | Number of exercise sessions completed per week | 12-, 24-, and 52-weeks post-intervention | 12: 2.8 (1.7) 24: 3.5 (1.5) 52: 3.1 (1.8) | 12: 3.3 (1.8) 24: 3.7 (1.6) 52: 3.5 (2.1) |
Valent et al. [226] | Self-Report | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 12 weeks | 79.2% (12.5%) | – |
Vella et al. [227] | Activity Tracker | Percentage of prescribed exercise sessions completed | 8 weeks post-intervention | 93.4% (8.3%) | 93.1% (10.6%) |