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ReviewPreventive medicine reports2022

Evaluating physical activity interventions for socioeconomically disadvantaged adults through the RE-AIM framework: A systematic review of experimental and non-/quasi-experimental trials.

Stephanie Linder, Susanne Ferschl, Karim Abu-Omar, Heiko Ziemainz, Anne Kerstin Reimers

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Review in Preventive medicine reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Stephanie LinderDepartment of Sport Science and Sport, Division of Physical Activity and Public Health, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.
Susanne FerschlDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62, 80992 Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Karim Abu-OmarDepartment of Sport Science and Sport, Division of Physical Activity and Public Health, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.
Heiko ZiemainzDepartment of Sport Science and Sport, Division of University Sports, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.
Anne Kerstin ReimersDepartment of Sport Science and Sport, Division of Physical Activity and Public Health, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, 91058 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The promotion of physical activity in people from lower social strata is a public health priority. Previous reviews of physical activity interventions among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults have focused on intervention effectiveness without considering their translation into practice. This review utilised the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Efficacy/Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) to (1) evaluate the extent to which experimental and non-/quasi-experimental trials of interventions to promote physical activity among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults report on issues of internal and external validity and (2) to provide recommendations for future intervention studies. Four databases were searched through June 2021. We included studies published in English or German since 2000 that tested physical activity interventions for socioeconomically disadvantaged adults. Two researchers coded all studies using a validated RE-AIM data extraction tool with 61 indicators referring to internal and external validity. Binary coding (yes = 1/no = 0) was applied to calculate the number and percentage of studies reporting each of the indicators. We included 39 studies of which 22 were non-/quasi-experimental trials. Indicators of reach were most frequently reported (59.2%), followed by implementation (38.9%) and efficacy/effectiveness (28.9%). Dimensions related to external validity were least frequently reported (adoption: 21.9%, maintenance: 17.8%). Few differences were found between experimental and non-/quasi-experimental trials. Analysis showed overall poor reporting of components related to internal and external validity. We recommend that future research should increase attention on reporting indicators of internal and external validity to facilitate their translation and implementation into real world settings.

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External validityPhysical activityRE-AIMSocioeconomic disadvantage

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PMCPMC9502049

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