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Peer Review Status: Refereed
Title: Insufficient Reporting of Factors Associated with Exercise Referral Scheme Uptake, Attendance, and Adherence: A Systematic Review of Reviews
Author(s): Shore, Colin
Hubbard, Gill
Gorely, Trish
Hunter, Angus
Polson, Rob
Galloway, S D
Contact Email: s.d.galloway@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: physical activity
exercise prescription
program evaluation
Issue Date: Aug-2019
Date Deposited: 10-May-2019
Citation: Shore C, Hubbard G, Gorely T, Hunter A, Polson R & Galloway SD (2019) Insufficient Reporting of Factors Associated with Exercise Referral Scheme Uptake, Attendance, and Adherence: A Systematic Review of Reviews. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16 (8), pp. 667-676. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0341
Abstract: Background: Exercise Referral Schemes (ERS) are prescribed programmes aimed at tackling physical inactivity and associated non-communicable disease. Inconsistencies in reporting, recording and delivering ERS make it challenging to identify what works, why, and for whom. Methods: PRISMA guided this narrative review of reviews. Fifteen electronic databases were searched for systematic reviews of ERS. Reviewers applied inclusion criteria and quality assessed via the AMSTAR tool. Data on uptake, attendance and adherence were extracted. Results: Eleven reviews met the inclusion criteria. AMSTAR quality was medium. Definitions of uptake varied within reviews. Uptake ranged from 35%-81%. Groups reported as more likely to take up ERS included, (i) females and (ii) older adults. Attendance was defined variably but ranged from 12%-49%. Men were more likely to attend ERS. Effect of medical diagnosis upon uptake and attendance was inconsistent. Exercises prescribed were unreported and therefore, adherence to exercise prescriptions was unreported. The influence of theoretically-informed approaches on uptake, attendance and adherence was generally lacking, however, self-determination, peer support and supervision support were reported as influencing attendance. Conclusions: There was insufficient reporting across studies about uptake, attendance and adherence. Complex interventions like ERS require consistent definitions, recording and reporting of these key facets, but this is not evident from the existing literature.
DOI Link: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0341
Rights: Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2019, 16 (8), pp. 667-676. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0341 © Human Kinetics, Inc.

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