Recruitment and characteristics of participants in trials of physical activity for adults aged 45 years and above in general practice: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practice is well situated to promote physical activity (PA), but with PA levels declining after 45 years of age, often those who are most likely to benefit from interventions tend to be the least likely recruited to participate in research.

Aims and rationale

The aim of this study was to investigate recruitment and reporting of participant demographics in PA trials for adults aged 45 years and above. Specific objectives were: (i) to examine the reporting of demographics of participants; (ii) to investigate the strategies used to recruit these participants; and, (iii) to examine the efficiency of recruitment strategies.

Methods

Seven databases were searched, including: PubMed, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Scopus

SUBMITTER: McNamara R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047612 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature