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Table 3 Methodological quality of the included studies

From: Determinants of physical activity and exercise in healthy older adults: A systematic review

  

Item*

Quality score %

Reference

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

Boyette et al., 1997

 

?

+

+

-

0.17

0.17

-

-

29

Brassington et al., 2002

 

?

+

?

-

0

0

+

+

38

Burton et al., 1999

 

?

-

+

-

0.45

0.45

+

+

49

Cheung et al., 2007

 

?

+

?

-

0

0

+

-

25

Costanzo and Walker 2008

 

+

+

?

-

0

0

+

+

50

Cluster 1**

Garcia and King, 1991

?

?

?

-

0.69

0.62

+

+

41

 

King et al., 1997

?

?

?

-

0.6

0.6

+

+

40

 

Oka et al., 1995

-

?

?

-

0.33

0.33

+

-

21

 

Oman and King, 1998

-

?

?

-

0.5

0.5

+

+

38

Cluster 2**

McAuley et al., 2003

?

+

?

-

0

0

+

+

38

 

McAuley et al., 2007

?

+

?

-

0.7

0.8

+

+

56

Dubbert et al., 2002

 

?

+

?

-

0.14

0.14

+

+

41

Emery et al., 1992

 

?

+

?

-

0.25

0.25

-

-

19

Finkelstein et al., 2008

 

?

+

?

+

1

1

+

-

63

Hirvensalo et al., 2000

 

?

?

?

-

0.25

0.25

+

?

19

Jancey et al., 2007

 

-

-

-

-

0.71

0.43

+

+

39

Kahana et al., 2005

 

?

?

?

-

0.50

0.50

+

+

38

Li et al., 2001

 

?

-

-

-

0

0

+

+

25

Li et al., 2005

 

?

+

?

-

0.43

0.29

+

+

47

Lucidi et al., 2006

 

+

+

?

-

0

0

+

+

50

Michael et al., 2010§

 

?

+

+

-

1

1

+

+

75

Morey et al., 2003

 

-

+

?

-

0.29

0.29

+

-

32

Nitz and Choy, 2007

 

?

+

?

-

0.09

0.09

-

-

15

Oman and King, 2000

 

?

+

?

-

0

0

+

-

25

Rhodes et al., 2001

 

?

+

?

-

0

0

+

-

25

Sarkisian et al., 2007

 

?

+

?

+

0

0

+

+

50

Shaw and Spokane, 2008

 

+

?

?

-

0.40

0.40

+

+

48

Shimada et al., 2007

 

+

-

?

-

0.67

0.67

+

+

54

Stiggelbout et al., 2006

 

+

+

?

-

0

0

+

+

50

Touvier et al., 2010

 

?

?

?

-

0.67

1

+

+

46

Tu et al., 2004

 

?

?

?

-

0.56

0.56

+

+

39

Wilcox and King, 2004

 

?

+

?

-

0

0

+

-

25

Williams and Lord, 1995

 

?

-

?

-

0.12

0.12

+

-

16

Yasunaga et al., 2008§

 

?

+

+

+

1

1

+

+

88

  1. * Item number corresponds with item description in Table 1
  2. ** Cluster of multiple manuscripts reporting on the same original data set
  3. § Manuscripts with a percentage of 70% or more were considered high quality