SynthesisBMC public health2017
Correlates associated with participation in physical activity among adults: a systematic review of reviews and update.
Synthesis in BMC public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07407829 (Step by Step Back - A Feasibility Study of a CBT-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Stress-Related Exhaustion), which is not on this map. Cited by 133 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Step by Step Back - A Feasibility Study of a CBT-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Stress-Related Exhaustion
Who cites it
133 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Physical activity experience of patients with hypertension: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative literature.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Determinants of physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: an umbrella review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators of domain-specific physical activity: a systematic review of reviews.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- The effectiveness of case management for cancer patients: an umbrella review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Motives and Barriers Related to Physical Activity within Different Types of Built Environments: Implications for Health Promotion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Exploring Perceived and Objective Measures of the Neighborhood Environment and Associations with Physical Activity among Adults: A Review and a Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Evidence synthesis - A systematized literature review on the associations between neighbourhood built characteristics and walking among Canadian adults.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2019Pooled it
- The role of the 'obligation to help others' within the superwoman schema: implications for physical activity in African American women with low activity levels.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Impact of In-Person and Mobile Exercise Coaching on Psychosocial Factors Affecting Exercise Adherence in Inactive Women With Obesity: 20-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Predictors associated with an increase in daily steps among people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes participating in a two-year pedometer intervention.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Postmenopausal women's experiences of a resistance training intervention against vasomotor symptoms: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2022Trial
- Parent-focused online intervention to promote parents' physical literacy and support children's physical activity: results from a quasi-experimental trial.BMC public health · 2022Trial
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- The Effects of Occupational and Leisure Time Physical Activity on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Repeated-Measures Longitudinal Study.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Relationships of Cognitive Function With Subsequent Device-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Healthy Individuals and Those With Bipolar Disorder: Findings From the UK Biobank.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Individualized exercise intervention for the overweight and obese population using WeChat and wearable devices: a non-randomized trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Determinants Under the Double Burden of Malnutrition: Contrasting Pathways for Underweight and Overweight Chinese Adolescents.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Relationship between childcare workers' physical literacy and support for promoting children's physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Appearance anxiety and college students' exercise participation: a chain mediation model of negative body image and exercise self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnderstanding which factors influence participation in physical activity is important to improve the public health. The aim of the present review of reviews was to summarize and present updated evidence on personal and environmental factors associated with physical activity.
methodsMEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for reviews published up to 31 Jan. 2017 reporting on potential factors of physical activity in adults aged over 18 years. The quality of each review was appraised with the Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) checklist. The corrected covered area (CCA) was calculated as a measure of overlap for the primary publications in each review.
resultsTwenty-five articles met the inclusion criteria which reviewed 90 personal and 27 environmental factors. The average quality of the studies was moderate, and the CCA ranged from 0 to 4.3%. For personal factors, self-efficacy was shown as the strongest factor for participation in physical activity (7 out of 9). Intention to exercise, outcome expectation, perceived behavioral control and perceived fitness were positively associated with physical activity in more than 3 reviews, while age and bad status of health or fitness were negatively associated with participation in physical activity in more than 3 reviews. For environmental factors, accessibility to facilities, presence of sidewalks, and aesthetics were positively associated with participation in physical activity.
conclusionsThe findings of this review of reviews suggest that some personal and environmental factors were related with participation in physical activity. However, an association of various factors with physical activity could not be established because of the lack of primary studies to build up the organized evidence. More studies with a prospective design should be conducted to understand the potential causes for physical activity.
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