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SynthesisThe Gerontologist2015

Interventions to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.

Jo-Ana D Chase

Open access · bronzeAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
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Synthesis in The Gerontologist, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
106citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 212 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Transtheoretical Model for Physical Activity in Older Adults: Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jo-Ana D ChaseSinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia. chasej@missouri.edu.
University of Missouri · US

Funding

Interventions to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Meta-AnalysisF31NR013586 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI CHASE, JO-ANA D · 2012 to 2013
$61k
NINR NIH HHS F31 NR013586NINR NIH HHS F31NR013586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of the studyTo determine the overall effectiveness of interventions designed to increase physical activity (PA) behavior among community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN AND

methodsComprehensive literature searching identified eligible PA intervention studies among community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older, or sample mean age of 70. Diverse study characteristics were extracted and outcome data were duplicate coded. Overall mean effect sizes (ESs) were synthesized using a random-effects model. Heterogeneity of effects was analyzed using Q and I(2) statistics. Moderator analyses were conducted using meta-analytic analogues of ANOVA and regression for dichotomous and continuous moderators, respectively.

resultsESs were calculated from 13,829 primary study subjects. The overall mean ES for two-group posttest comparisons was 0.18 (95% CI 0.10-0.26, p < .001). This represents a difference of 620 steps/day or 73 min of PA/week between treatment and control groups. Significant moderators included the use of theory, how interventions were delivered, and cognitive plus behavioral-type intervention components. Non-significant moderators include the type of interventionist, delivery setting, and various measures of intervention dose. IMPLICATIONS: PA interventions significantly improved PA behavior among community-dwelling older adults. Effective PA interventions may be efficiently delivered using already available resources and personnel. Future PA intervention research should be theoretically based, incorporate more diverse subjects, and compare intervention delivery methods.

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overExerciseFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivationPhysical FitnessExerciseQuantitative synthesisSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID25298530
PMCPMC4542588
OpenAlexW2017768678

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