Review authors and date | Stated aim of review | Dates covered | Publication type/language | Population | Intervention type | Setting | Study design | Outcome measured | AMSTAR assessmenta |
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Dobbins & Beyers, 1999 [12] | ‘To assess, analyze, and draw conclusions about the effects of heart health community-based initiatives’ | 1994-1998 | No restriction | No restriction | Community heart health projects with community involvement in delivery | Community | Randomized and non-randomized control trials | No restriction | 1: Y |
2: Y | |||||||||
3: Y | |||||||||
4: N | |||||||||
5: Y | |||||||||
6: Y | |||||||||
7: Y | |||||||||
8: Y | |||||||||
9: Y | |||||||||
10: N | |||||||||
11: Y | |||||||||
‘Systematic’ | |||||||||
Fogelholm & Lahti-Koski, 2002 [16] | ‘Summarize the results of large community interventions for prevention of cardiovascular diseases, with dietary changes and increased physical activity as target behaviors, and change in obesity as one outcome variable” | 1990-2002 | No restriction | No restriction | Any physical activity intervention with a PA component | Community | No restriction | Body weight, BMI, obesity | 1: CA |
2: N | |||||||||
3: N | |||||||||
4: N | |||||||||
5: Y | |||||||||
6: Y | |||||||||
7: N | |||||||||
8: N | |||||||||
9: Y | |||||||||
10: N | |||||||||
11: N | |||||||||
‘Non-systematic’ | |||||||||
Jackson et al. 2005a [14] | ‘To determine the effects of interventions implemented through sporting organizations to increase (active and non-active) participation in organized sport.’ | No restriction −2004 | No restriction | No restriction | Any intervention implemented through sporting organizations to increase sport | No restriction | Non-randomized and randomized controlled trials. | Participation in sport | 1: Y |
2: Y | |||||||||
3: Y | |||||||||
4: Y | |||||||||
5: NAb | |||||||||
6: NA | |||||||||
7: NA | |||||||||
8: NA | |||||||||
9: NA | |||||||||
10: Y | |||||||||
11: Y | |||||||||
‘Systematic’ | |||||||||
Jackson et al. 2005b [15] | ‘To determine if policy interventions implemented through sporting organizations instigate and sustain healthy behavior change within the sport setting’ | No restriction −2004 | No restriction | No restriction | Policy intervention implemented through sporting organizations intended to instigate and/or sustain healthy behavior change | No restriction | Non-randomized and randomized controlled trials. | Behavior change, intentions, attitudes, knowledge, changes in policy. | 1: Y |
2: Y | |||||||||
3: Y | |||||||||
4: Y | |||||||||
5: NAb | |||||||||
6: NA | |||||||||
7: NA | |||||||||
8: NA | |||||||||
9: NA | |||||||||
10: Y | |||||||||
11: Y | |||||||||
‘Systematic’ | |||||||||
King, 1998 [17] | ‘To describe the conceptual and strategic differences between community-level and individual-level approaches to activity promotion, and to highlight some examples of promising community intervention programs that have been evaluated systematically.’ | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Any community intervention to promote PA (implicit) | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear (behavior change most frequently reported) | 1: CA |
2: CA | |||||||||
3: CA | |||||||||
4: CA | |||||||||
5: N | |||||||||
6: N | |||||||||
7: N | |||||||||
8: N | |||||||||
9: Y | |||||||||
10: N | |||||||||
11: N | |||||||||
‘Non-systematic’ | |||||||||
Murphy and Bauman, 2007 [13] | ‘Large-scale, one-off sporting or physical activity events are often thought to impact population PA levels. this article reviews the evidence and explores the nature of the effect’ | No restriction −2005 | No restriction | No restriction | Elite or mass sporting event; major population level health promotion events | Community | No restriction | No restriction | 1: CA |
2: CA | |||||||||
3: N | |||||||||
4: N | |||||||||
5: N | |||||||||
6: N | |||||||||
7: N | |||||||||
8: N | |||||||||
9: CA | |||||||||
10: N | |||||||||
11: N | |||||||||
‘Non-systematic’ | |||||||||
Pate, 2000 [18] | To summarize literature on “community-based promotion of physical activity and proper diet among children and youth” (rationale, characteristics and impact) | Not clear | Not clear | Youth (implicit in title) | Interventions based in ‘communities’ | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 1: CA |
2: CA | |||||||||
3: CA | |||||||||
4: CA | |||||||||
5: N | |||||||||
6: N | |||||||||
7: N | |||||||||
8: N | |||||||||
9: Y | |||||||||
10: N | |||||||||
11: N | |||||||||
‘Non-systematic’ | |||||||||
Sharpe, 2003 [19] | Implicit: to review the effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in community settings | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Community-based | Unclear | 1: N |
2: CA | |||||||||
3: CA | |||||||||
4: CA | |||||||||
5: N | |||||||||
6: N | |||||||||
7: N | |||||||||
8: N | |||||||||
9: Y | |||||||||
10: N | |||||||||
11: N | |||||||||
‘Non-systematic’ |