scholarly journals Effects of community-based interventions on physical activity levels: systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique Guerra ◽  
Evelyn Helena Corgosinho Ribeiro ◽  
Tiago Rodrigues Lima ◽  
Douglas Roque Andrade ◽  
Mathias Roberto Loch
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Operational Strategies ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Aiming to evaluate the effects of community-based interventions on the physical activity (PA) levels in adults, in December, 2017 a systematic review was developed in five electronic databases (Pubmed, Physical Education Index, Scopus, Sportdiscus e Web of Science) and in reference lists, looking for community-based randomised controlled trials (RCT) with interventions aimed at PA increasing levels assessed by objective methods in samples of adults. Risk of bias was assessed using an adapted version of the EPHPP instrument. Of 3,223 articles initially identified, nine composed the descriptive synthesis. Most interventions focused on inactive people and women. In view of the heterogeneity between the PA indicators, a descriptive synthesis of the data was chosen, thus, considering number of steps per day, four of five interventions showed statistically positive results. In regard of moderate-to-vigorous PA levels, two of five interventions showed potential results. Most of interventions were based on educational activities as practices of counselling, home visits and telephone support. Articles with moderate risk of bias were the majority in four of the five domains assessed. In conclusion, most of the studies included showed the potential of community-based interventions to increase the number of steps per day. It is important that future studies discuss operational strategies of interventions, such as counselling and home visits.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students' Physical Activity Levels: An Early Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro López-Valenciano ◽  
David Suárez-Iglesias ◽  
Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra ◽  
Carlos Ayán
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
University Students ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: This systematic review aimed to analyze the impact that the COVID-19 lockdown had on the amount of physical activity performed by university students.Materials and Methods: A systematic electronic search for studies providing information regarding physical activity levels pre and during COVID-19 pandemic in university students was performed up to 20th October 2020 in the databases Cochrane Library, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science. The risk of bias of external validity quality of included studies was assessed by means of those the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). The quality of the evidence for main outcomes was graded using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.Results and Conclusions: A total of 10 studies were selected. Physical activity levels were assessed by means of questionnaires (10 studies) and accelerometer (1 study). Risk of bias was regarded as low and high in six and four investigations, respectively. The quality of evidence was downgraded to low. A significant reduction of physical activity levels were observed in 9 studies. Compared to pre-lockdown values, five studies showed a reduction of light/mild physical activity (walking) between 32.5 and 365.5%, while seven studies revealed a reduction of high/vigorous physical activity between 2.9 and 52.8%. Walking, moderate, vigorous, and total physical activity levels have been reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic confinements in university students of different countries. Despite of the reductions, those who met the current minimum PA recommendations before the lockdown generally met the recommendations also during the confinements.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of adult community-based physical activity interventions with objective physical activity measurements and long-term follow-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e034541
Author(s):  
Charlotte Wahlich ◽  
Umar A R Chaudhry ◽  
Rebecca Fortescue ◽  
Derek G Cook ◽  
Shashivadan Hirani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Intervention Effects ◽  
Meta Analyses

ObjectiveTo identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of physical activity (PA) interventions with objective PA outcomes in adults and to evaluate whether intervention effects were sustained beyond 12 months.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesSeven databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane library, CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature) and ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts)) were searched from January 2000 until December 2019.Eligibility criteriaRCTs reporting objective PA outcomes beyond 12 months with community-based participants aged ≥18 years were included; those where controls received active interventions, including advice to increase PA levels, were excluded.Data extraction and synthesisTwo independent reviewers completed extraction of aggregate data and assessed risk of bias. Meta-analyses used random-effects models at different follow-up points. Primary outcomes were daily steps and weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA).ResultsOf 33 282 records identified, nine studies (at generally low risk of bias) were included, five in meta-analyses with 12 months to 4 year follow-up. We observed 12 month increases for intervention vs control participants in steps/day (mean difference (MD)=554 (95% CIs: 384 to 724) p<0.0001, I2=0%; 2446 participants; four studies) and weekly MVPA minutes (MD=35 (95% CI: 27 to 43) p<0.0001, I2=0%; 2647 participants; four studies). Effects were sustained up to 4 years for steps/day (MD=494 (95% CI: 251 to 738) p<0.0001, I2=0%; 1944 participants; four studies) and weekly MVPA minutes (MD=25 (95% CI: 13 to 37) p<0.0001, I2=0%; 1458 participants; three studies).ConclusionsThere are few PA interventions with objective follow-up beyond 12 months, more studies are needed. However, this review provided evidence of PA intervention effects beyond 12 months and sustained up to 4 years for both steps/day and MVPA. These findings have important implications for potential long-term health benefits.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017075753.

Physical Activity Interventions in Latin America: What Value Might Be Added by Including Conference Abstracts in a Literature Review?

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (s2) ◽  
pp. S265-S278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Hoehner ◽  
Jesus Soares ◽  
Diana C. Parra ◽  
Isabela C. Ribeiro ◽  
Michael Pratt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Previous Review ◽  
Practice Recommendation

Background:This review assessed whether conference abstracts yield useful information on the types and effectiveness of community-based physical activity (PA) interventions in Latin America, beyond that from interventions included in a recent systematic review of peer-reviewed literature.Methods:Abstracts from 9 conferences were searched for community-based interventions to promote PA in Latin America and summarized. Three reviewers classified and screened abstracts. Evaluated interventions that were not included in the previous review were assessed.Results:Search of abstracts from 31 proceedings of 9 conferences identified 87 abstracts of studies on community-based interventions focused on increasing PA. Only 31 abstracts reported on studies with a control group and an outcome related to PA. Ten of these abstracts represented interventions that had not been included in the previous review of peer-reviewed literature, but the abstracts were insufficient in number or detail to make a practice recommendation for any single intervention.Conclusions:This review highlighted the challenges and low added value of including conference abstracts in a systematic review of community PA interventions in Latin America. Stronger evaluation design and execution and more published reports of evaluated interventions are needed to build an evidence base supporting interventions to increase PA in Latin America.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of community-based interventions for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a study protocol for a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo-Yeon Kim ◽  
Ah. Rim Kim
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Abstract Background Schizophrenia requires a community-based intervention approach combined with standard treatment to prevent relapses. A literature review is required to understand the effectiveness of community-based interventions and to enhance quality in countries where they have not been fully established. This is a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of community-based interventions for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Methods We will search (from inception to January 2021) PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, CINAHL, and Research Information Sharing Service/Korean databases. Randomized controlled trials on community-based interventions for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders will be eligible. The comparison groups will include patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are only receiving the usual care and those who also receive community-based interventions. The schizophrenia spectrum disorders referred to in this study are defined according to the DSM-5: delusional disorders, schizophrenic disorders, and schizoaffective disorder will be included. Relapse/re-hospitalization rates (primary outcome) and quality of life (secondary outcome) will be identified for each group. Two reviewers will independently screen study titles, abstract data, and full-text articles and perform the data extraction process. Potential conflicts will be resolved through discussion. The study risk of bias will be appraised using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 tool. Results will be descriptively synthesized and will be structured according to patients’ characteristics, intervention type and exposure, and outcome type. If feasible and appropriate, outcome data will be used to perform random effects meta-analyses. Discrete variables will be calculated via odds ratio, and continuous variables will be calculated via standardized mean difference using RevMan 5.3 software. Discussion We will provide a summary of the available evidence on the effectiveness of community-based interventions and specific guidelines to improve their outcomes. Systematic review registration PROSPERO (CRD42019145660).

Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Older Adults Living in Rural and Regional Areas: A Systematic Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Moore ◽  
Jeni Warburton ◽  
Paul D. O’Halloran ◽  
Nora Shields ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Effective Community ◽  
Meta Analyses

The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the characteristics and effectiveness of community-based interventions designed to increase physical activity participation in older adults (aged 65 years or more) living in rural or regional areas. Relevant peer-reviewed literature was obtained, using four primary electronic search engines, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. The initial search identified 4,690 articles. After removal of duplicates and excluded articles, seven articles were included in the review. Few consistencies existed between intervention types, duration, outcome measures, and follow-up. Results provide some evidence to support the effectiveness of community-based interventions that include low- to moderate-intensity exercise to increase physical activity, physical function, and psychological state. However, without more rigorous studies it is difficult to identify the most critical characteristics of community-based interventions for older adults in rural and regional settings.

How School Time Physical Activity Is the “Big One” for Daily Activity Among Schoolchildren: A Semi-Experimental Approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin C. Guinhouya ◽  
Mohamed Lemdani ◽  
Géoffroy K. Apété ◽  
Alain Durocher ◽  
Christian Vilhelm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Roc Analysis ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Type Method ◽  
School Time ◽  
The Relationship

Background:This study was designed to model the relationship between an ActiGraph-based “in-school” physical activity (PA) and the daily one among children and to quantify how school can contribute to the daily PA recommendations.Method:Fifty boys and 43 girls (aged 8 to 11 years) wore ActiGraph for 2 schooldays of no structured PA. The daily moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPAd) was regressed on the school time MVPA (MVPAs). Then, a ROC analysis was computed to define the required MVPAs.Results:Children spent 57% of their awaking time at school. School time PA opportunities (ie, recesses: ~18% of a child’s awaking time) accounted for >70% of the MVPAd among children. Then, MVPAd (Y) could be predicted from MVPAs (X) using the equation: Y = 2.06 X0.88; R2 = .889, P < .0001. Although, this model was sex-specifically determined, cross-validations showed valid estimates of MVPAd. Finally, with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 90%, MVPAs, a 34 min.d−1 was required to prompt the daily recommendation.Conclusions:The current study shows the contribution of MVPA at school to recommended activity levels and suggests the value of activity performed during recesses. It also calls for encouraging both home- and community-based interventions, predominantly directed toward girls.

Experiences in physical activity promotion in health care settings for primary prevention in the UK

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Randomised Controlled

In addition to the delivery of primary care services, recent changes to the NHS in the United Kingdom have placed increasing responsibility on GPs for the commissioning of the full range of health services from prevention through to clinical interventions and rehabilitation. Whilst historically there has always been an expectation that primary care professionals were ideally placed to provide support for prevention as well as treatment, their active engagement in the promotion of physical activity has remained largely superficial. With notable exceptions where individuals have a personal interest or commitment, the majority of health professionals tend to limit themselves to peremptory non-specific advice at best, or frequently don’t broach the subject at all. There are a number of reasons for this including increasing time pressures, a general lack of knowledge, limited evidence and concerns about litigation in the event of an adverse exercise induced event. However in the 1990s there was a surge of interest in the emerging “Exercise on Prescription” model where patients could be referred to community based exercise instructors for a structured “prescription” of exercise in community leisure centres. Despite the continuing popularity of the model there remain problems particularly in getting the active support of health professionals who generally cite the same barriers as previously identified. In an attempt to overcome some of these problems Wales established a national exercise referral scheme with an associated randomised controlled trial. The scheme evaluated well and had subsequently evolved with new developments including integration with secondary and tertiary care pathways, accredited training for exercise instructors and exit routes into alternative community based exercise opportunities.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of web-based and mobile health interventions designed to enhance adherence to physical activity for people with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandeep Sekhon ◽  
Claire White ◽  
Emma Godfrey ◽  
Aliya Amirova ◽  
Åsa Revenäs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Inflammatory Arthritis ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Behaviour Change Techniques ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Intervention Content ◽  
Secondary Outcomes

Abstract Objective The aim of this systematic review was to assess the evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCT) and cohort studies for the effectiveness of digital interventions designed to enhance adherence to physical activity (PA) for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and describe the intervention content using established coding criteria. Methods Six electronic databases were searched for published and unpublished studies. Independent data extraction and quality assessment (Cochrane risk of bias II or ROBIN I) were conducted by two reviewers. The primary outcome was self-reported adherence to PA post-intervention. Secondary outcomes included self-reported adherence to PA at other timepoints, level of PA or engagement with intervention at any follow-up timepoint. Intervention content was assessed using the Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template and the Behaviour Change Techniques taxonomy version 1. Results From 11,136 reports, four moderate risk of bias studies (three RCTs, one cohort study) including 1,160 participants with rheumatoid arthritis or juvenile inflammatory arthritis were identified. Due to heterogeneity of outcomes, a narrative synthesis was conducted. Only one RCT reported a small between group difference in adherence to PA [mean difference (95% confidence intervals) -0.46 (-0.82. -0.09)] in favour of the intervention. There were no between group differences in any secondary outcomes. Interventions included between 3–11 behaviour change techniques but provided minimal exercise prescription information. Conclusion There is currently limited moderate quality evidence available to confidently evaluate the effect of web-based and mobile health interventions on adherence to PA or level of PA post intervention in people with IA.

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