Table 1 Cochrane Library search strategy

#1

MeSH descriptor: [Exercise] explode all trees

#2

MeSH descriptor: [Exercise Therapy] explode all trees

#3

MeSH descriptor: [Motor Activity] explode all trees

#4

MeSH descriptor: [Sports] explode all trees

#5

MeSH descriptor: [Recreation] explode all trees

#6

MeSH descriptor: [Dancing] explode all trees

#7

“exercise”:ti,ab,kw

#8

“physical activity” or “motor activity”:ti,ab,kw

#9

((physical or resistance or strength) near training):ti,ab,kw

#10

training:ti

#11

sport*:ti,ab,kw

#12

walk or walking or bicycle* or cycling or run or jog or running or jogging:ti,ab,kw

#13

athlet* or basketball or cricket or dance or dancing or football* or hockey or netball or rugby or ski or skiing or soccer or swim* or volleyball:ti,ab,kw

#14

“physical education” or “physical training” or “physical fitness”:ti,ab,kw

#15

#1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 or #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13 or #14

#16

MeSH descriptor: [Cardiovascular Diseases] explode all trees

#17

MeSH descriptor: [Heart Diseases] explode all trees

#18

MeSH descriptor: [Vascular Diseases] explode all trees

#19

MeSH descriptor: [Diabetes Mellitus] explode all trees

#20

MeSH descriptor: [Renal Insufficiency, Chronic] explode all trees

#21

MeSH descriptor: [Neoplasms by Site] explode all trees

#22

MeSH descriptor: [Neoplasms] explode all trees

#23

MeSH descriptor: [Lung Diseases, Obstructive] explode all trees

#24

MeSH descriptor: [Arthritis, Rheumatoid] explode all trees

#25

MeSH descriptor: [Osteoporosis] explode all trees

#26

cardiovascular or cardio-vascular or cvd:ti

#27

((cardiovascular or cardio-vascular) near disease*):ti,ab,kw

#28

((cardiovascular or cardio-vascular) near (event* or outcome* or risk*)):ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#29

coronary or heart or chd or myocardial:ti (Word variations have been searched)

#30

((coronary or heart) near disease*):ti,ab,kw

#31

((coronary or heart) near (event* or outcome* or risk*)):ti,ab,kw

#32

(ischaemic or ischemic or ischaemia or ischemia):ti (Word variations have been searched)

#33

((ischaemic or ischemic or ischaemia or ischemia) near disease*):ti,ab,kw

#34

((ischaemic or ischemic or ischaemia or ischemia) near (event* or outcome* or risk*)):ti,ab,kw

#35

myocardial infarct*:ti,ab,kw

#36

vascular:ti (Word variations have been searched)

#37

vascular near disease*:ti,ab,kw

#38

(vascular near (event* or outcome* or risk*)):ti,ab,kw

#39

stroke:ti,ab,kw

#40

atherosclero* or arteriosclero*:ti,ab,kw

#41

“peripheral artery” or “peripheral arterial”:ti,ab,kw

#42

“heart failure”:ti,ab,kw

#43

thrombo* or embolism or embolus or PE or DVT:ti,ab,kw

#44

hypertens* or anti-hypertens* or antihypertens*:ti,ab,kw

#45

diabet*:ti,ab,kw

#46

rheumat* or arthritis:ti,ab,kw

#47

osteoporosis:ti,ab,kw

#48

MeSH descriptor: [Overweight] explode all trees

#49

obes* or overweight:ti,ab,kw

#50

neoplas* or cancer* or carcinoma* or tumor* or tumour*:ti,ab,kw

#51

((kidney or renal) near (disease* or failure or insufficiency)):ti,ab,kw

#52

MeSH descriptor: [Hypertension] explode all trees

#53

MeSH descriptor: [Blood Pressure] explode all trees

#54

MeSH descriptor: [Mental Disorders] this term only

#55

MeSH descriptor: [Depressive Disorder] explode all trees

#56

MeSH descriptor: [Depression] explode all trees

#57

depress*:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#58

((mental* or mood) near/3 (ill* or disorder* or health)):ti (Word variations have been searched)

#59

MeSH descriptor: [Dementia] explode all trees

#60

dementia* or alzheimer*:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#61

#16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24 or #25 or #26 or #27 or #28 or #29 or #30 or #31 or #32 or #33 or #34 or #35 or #36 or #37 or #38 or #39 or #40 or #41 or #42 or #43 or #44 or #45 or #46 or #47 or #48 or #49 or #50 or #51 or #52 or #53 or #54 or #55 or #56 or #57 or #58 or #59 or #60

#62

#15 and #61

#63

MeSH descriptor: [Heart Diseases] explode all trees and with qualifiers: [Rehabilitation - RH]

#64

MeSH descriptor: [Vascular Diseases] explode all trees and with qualifiers: [Rehabilitation - RH]

#65

#62 or #63 or #64