Background
Rationale
Research questions and objective
Research questions
Objective
Methods
Eligibility criteria
Types of studies
Types of participants
Types of interventions
Types of outcome measures
Search methods for identification of studies
Electronic searches
Population | Intervention | Study design |
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“old adults” [Title/Abstract] | “Step counter” [Title/Abstract] | “randomized controlled trial” [Title/Abstract] |
elderly[Title/Abstract] | “physical activity monitor” [Title/Abstract] | “controlled clinical trial” [Title/Abstract] |
“Above 60 years” [Title/Abstract] | “step monitor” [Title/Abstract] | “cross-over trial” [Title/Abstract] |
Seniors [Title/Abstract] | Pedometer [Title/Abstract] | “cross over trial” [Title/Abstract] |
Aged [MeSH] | Fitbit [Title/Abstract] | “randomized” [Title/Abstract] |
Aged, 80 and over [MeSH] | “activity monitor” [Title/Abstract] | “clinical trial” [Title/Abstract] |
Frail elderly [MeSH] | “nokia go” [Title/Abstract] | “randomly” [Title/Abstract] |
‘older people’. [Title/Abstract] | “misfit ray” [Title/Abstract] | |
‘older adults’ [Title/Abstract] | “moov now” [Title/Abstract] | |
“accelerometer-based tracker” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“xiaomi mi band” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“tomtom” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“vivoactive” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“jawbone” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“movement counter” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“quantified movement” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“fitness tracker” [Title/Abstract] | ||
“activity monitoring device” [Title/Abstract] physic* AND activit* AND monitor* [Title/Abstract] PAM[Title/Abstract] AND monitor*[Title/Abstract] |
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Data collection and analysis
Data management
Selection of studies
Data extraction and management
Assessment of risk of bias in included studies
Measures of treatment effect
Unit of analysis issues
Assessment of heterogeneity
Assessment of small study bias
Data synthesis
Subgroup analysis and investigation of heterogeneity
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Placement of PAM (ankle worn, wrist worn, hip worn)
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Type of PAM (pedometer versus accelerometer)
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Diagnoses (healthy, cancer patients, pulmonary patients, cardiovascular patients, etc.)
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Feedback frequency (real time, daily, weekly or monthly)
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Mean age
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Sex distribution
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Number (or percent) of participants with walking aids
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Intervention length
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Mean baseline physical activity