SynthesisBMC public health2022
Barriers and facilitators of domain-specific physical activity: a systematic review of reviews.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity across the adult life course and the risk of invasive ovarian cancer.International journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Development and Preliminary Validation of a Tool to Assess Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Switch Trials.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators to exercise engagement during lung cancer treatment: a scoping review.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Organizational Tensions in the Implementation of Modifiable Off-the-Shelf Technologies in a University Hospital: Qualitative Multimethod Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Barriers to Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundKnowing what facilitates and hinders physical activity behaviour across domains (leisure, travel, work or education, and household) is central for the development of actions for more active lifestyles. Thus, the aim of this systematic review of reviews was to summarize the evidence on barriers and facilitators of domain-specific physical activity.
methodsWe included systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis that investigated the association between modifiable barriers and facilitators and levels of domain-specific physical activity. Reviews published until September 2020 were retrieved from PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, Regional Library of Medicine (BIREME), and PsycNET, and from the reference list of selected articles. Each review was screened by two independent reviewers for eligibility. Data extracted from selected papers included methodological aspects (number of primary studies, study designs, and age groups); physical activity domains and barriers and facilitators investigated; and direction of association. For each pair of barrier/facilitator and domain-specific physical activity, we recorded the number of positive, negative, and null associations reported across reviews. Quality assessment of each systematic review was performed using the AMSTAR-2 tool.
resultsForty-four systematic reviews were selected. The evidence base was largest for leisure-time followed by travel-related physical activity. A very small number of reviews included physical activity in work, educational and domestic settings. Across all physical activity domains, factors related to the built environment were more abundant in the reviews than intra and interpersonal factors. Very consistent positive associations were observed between a range of intrapersonal factors and leisure-time physical activity, as well as moderately consistent evidence of positive association for general social support and support from family members. Evidence of moderate consistency was found for the positive association between transport-related physical activity and positive beliefs about consequences, walkability, and existence of facilities that support active travel. Evidence on barriers and facilitators for physical activity at work, educational, and domestic settings was limited in volume and consistency.
conclusionsEfforts and resources are required to diversify and strength the evidence base on barriers and facilitators of domain-specific physical activity, as it is still limited and biased towards the leisure domain and built environment factors.
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