Table 1.
The preparatory actions, instructions, and strategies reported in physical activity and sedentary behavior assessment methodologies for adults with intellectual disability (n = 91).
| ID | % | ||
| Preparatory Actions Before Data Collection | |||
| General | Conducted a Local Venue Visit | 2, 16, 18, 24, 47, 67, 69, 81–83, 87 | 12.1 |
| Blinded PPT, CG, or Researcher | 10, 19, 20, 25, 27, 52, 57, 66, 81, 82 | 11.0 | |
| Trained Research Staff | 3, 17, 19, 54, 55, 74, 81, 90 | 8.8 | |
| Organized Logistics for Tool Return | 18, 45, 58, 67, 73 | 5.5 | |
| Direct Observation | Planned for Observer Changeovers | 1, 81 | 2.2 |
| Chose Convenient Timeframe for PPT | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Wearables | Designated Wearable Placement(s) † and apparatus(-es) to secure it in place | 2, 3, 4 †, 5 †, 7 †, 10, 14–16 †, 18 †, 19, 21 †, 24–27 †, 30, 31 †, 33 †, 34 †, 36–38 †, 40 †, 42 †, 43 †, 48, 49 †, 50, 51 †, 53 †, 56–58 †, 60 †, 62, 63, 65–67 †, 69 †, 70 †, 72, 73 †, 75–82 †, 85 †, 87–89 † | 61.5 |
| Reported Epoch Length Setting | 2, 14–17, 19, 26, 31, 33, 34, 40, 50, 51, 56, 58, 60–61, 63, 65, 67, 69–70, 73, 89 | 26.4 | |
| Placed Wearable on PPT Belt or Body | 27, 36, 38, 49, 56, 65, 67, 71, 75, 77–79 | 14.3 | |
| Calibrated Wearable | 10, 25, 36–38, 53, 56, 76, 83 | 9.9 | |
| Custom-Fit Wearable Bands | 2, 14, 16, 27, 31, 62, 63, 67 | 8.8 | |
| Reported Sampling Frequency Setting | 2, 14, 26, 31, 58, 61, 65, 89 | 8.8 | |
| Chose Long Timeframe | 16, 37, 60 | 3.3 | |
| Provided Contact Information | 18, 80 | 2.2 | |
| Subjective Tools | Adapted or Altered Existing Tool | 3, 16, 18, 27, 45, 54, 55, 78, 81, 82, 86, 87 | 13.2 |
| Developed Tool or Instrument | 23–25, 39, 53, 91 | 5.5 | |
| Identified Proximity of the Proxy | 29, 46, 54, 55, 78 | 5.5 | |
| Prepared Examples of or on Tools | 16, 18, 82, 86, 87 | 5.5 | |
| Prepared Paper and Online Version | 39, 45 | 2.2 | |
| Verified PPT Understood Tasks | 16, 65 | 2.2 | |
| Provided Instructions Before Data Collection To: | |||
| PPT | Verbal Support | 1, 4, 5, 14, 20, 23, 25, 38, 40, 46, 48–53, 55, 60, 65, 67, 69–71, 75, 77–80, 83–85, 87, 89, 90 | 37.4 |
| Verbal Direct Instruction | 2, 3, 5–7, 9, 16, 18, 25, 26, 30, 43, 49, 50, 53, 57, 58, 63, 66, 67, 76–79, 83, 85 | 28.6 | |
| Verbal Explanation | 20, 24, 65, 80, 82 | 5.5 | |
| Written Guidelines | 2, 63, 67, 80 | 4.4 | |
| Visual Demonstration(s) | 18, 42, 82, 83 | 4.4 | |
| Video-Enhanced Instruction | 53, 82 | 2.2 | |
| Visual Activity Schedules | 25 | 1.1 | |
| CG | Verbal Direct Instruction | 5, 15, 16 *, 36, 37, 48, 63, 67, 76–79, 82, 83, 88 | 16.5 |
| Verbal Support | 1, 12, 40, 67, 75–76, 78–79 | 8.8 | |
| Written Guidelines | 2, 45, 63, 67, 72, 80, 82 | 7.7 | |
| Verbal Explanation | 20, 46, 56, 65, 80, 82 | 6.6 | |
| Visual Demonstration(s) | 42, 83 | 2.2 | |
| Familiarization With Assessment Tools Before Data Collection For: | |||
| PPT | Practice in Supervised Setting | 16, 25, 27, 48, 81–83 | 7.7 |
| Habituate in Unsupervised Setting | 57, 73 | 2.2 | |
| CG | Practice in Supervised Setting | 82 | 1.1 |
| Behavioral Strategies Undertaken During Data Collection By: | |||
| PPT | Self-Monitored in Log or Diary | 9, 16 ¶, 25 ¶, 26, 27 ¶, 44, 46, 47, 51, 52, 58 ¶, 67 ¶, 77–84 | 22.0 |
| Environmental Modification/Behavioral Support | 18–19, 30, 43, 53, 66, 82 | 7.7 | |
| CG | Provided Assistance or Supervision | 5 *, 9, 15, 18 *, 19, 22 *, 24 *, 27 *, 29 *, 33 *, 38 *, 51 *, 52 *, 54–57, 65 *, 68 *, 75 *, 78 *, 80, 86 *, 87 *, 91 * | 27.5 |
| Monitored in Log or Diary | 1, 9 *, 16 *¶, 17, 25 *¶, 26, 27 *¶, 36, 37, 46, 47, 51, 52, 58 ¶, 67 ¶, 76, 78–83, 85 ¶, 88, 89 | 27.5 | |
| Establishing Conditions to Facilitate Data Collection | 15, 39, 43, 45, 54, 56, 57 *, 76, 78–80 | 12.1 | |
| Environmental Modification/Behavioral Support | 39, 45, 82 | 3.3 | |
| Provided Negative Feedback | 76, 78 | 2.2 | |
| Verified Log Entry Accuracy | 27 | 1.1 | |
| Researcher | Establishing Conditions to Facilitate Data Collection | 7, 10, 16, 22–24, 27 *, 28–30, 43, 45, 46, 52–55, 57, 58, 65, 73, 78, 80–82, 85, 87, 90, 91 | 31.9 |
| Provided Assistance or Supervision | 14–16 *, 25 *, 27 *, 29, 36–38, 43, 74, 78, 91 | 14.3 | |
| Provided Monetary Incentives | 3, 16, 19, 22, 25–26, 29, 48, 89 | 9.9 | |
| Modified Assessment Timeframe | 15–16, 43 *, 57 *, 60, 62, 67 | 7.7 | |
| Collected Tool at Convenient Locations for PPT/CG | 40, 48, 49, 63, 85, 87 | 6.6 | |
| Monitored in Log or Diary | 1, 10, 25 *¶, 27 *¶, 81 | 5.5 | |
| Environmental Modification/Behavioral Support | 1, 81 | 2.2 | |
Notes. CD: cannot determine; CG: caregiver; ID: study identification number (see Table A2); PPT: participant. * As needed. † Only designated wearable placement and not apparatus for securing into place. ¶ Not used for PA or SB volume.