Table 2.
Characteristics of excluded studies (n = 42)
| First Author, Year | Title | Reason for Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson, 2001 | The ethical beliefs and behaviours of Victorian fitness professionals | No KT to fitness trainers |
| Lobb, 2008 | Perceptions of antiobesity medications among personal trainers | |
| Malek, 2002 | Importance of health science education for personal fitness trainers | |
| Manley, 2008 | Fitness instructors' recognition of eating disorders and attendant ethical/liability issues | |
| Melton, 2008 | The current state of personal training: an industry perspective of personal trainers in a small Southeast community | |
| Shields, 2007 | Do personal trainers help clients take responsibility for their exercise? | |
| Tulloch, 2006 | Physical activity counseling in primary care: who has and who should be counseling? | |
| Wiles, 2008 | Exercise on prescription schemes for stroke patients post-discharge from physiotherapy | |
| Wing, 1996 | Effects of a personal trainer and financial incentives on exercise adherence in overweight women in a behavioral weight loss program | |
| Dowda, 2005 | Evaluating the sustainability of SPARK physical education: a case study of translating research into practice | Wrong population: children, teachers |
| Kelly, 1998 | Preparation and job demographics of adapted physical educators in the United States | |
| Sondag, 1998 | Integrating health and physical education: a data-based assessment of theory versus practice | |
| Graves, 1991 | Nutrition training, attitudes, knowledge, recommendations, responsibility, and resource utilization of high school coaches and trainers | Wrong population: coaches, athletic trainers |
| Rockwell, 2001 | Nutrition knowledge, opinions, and practices of coaches and athletic trainers at a Division I University | |
| Walker, 2008 | Evaluation of athletic training students' clinical proficiencies | |
| Weidner, 2005 | Importance and applicability of approved clinical instructor standards and criteria to certified athletic trainers in different clinical education settings | |
| Whitson, 2006 | Certified athletic trainers' knowledge and perception of professional preparation involving eating disorders among athletes | |
| William, 2007 | Perceptions of elite coaches and sports scientists of the research needs for elite coaching practice | |
| Boltri, 2008 | Diabetes prevention in a faith-based setting: results of translational research | Wrong population: general public |
| Dajpratham, 2007 | Knowledge and practice of physical exercise among the inhabitants of Bangkok | |
| Estabrooks, 2008 | Determining the impact of Walk Kansas: applying a team-building approach to community physical activity promotion | |
| Faulkner, 2007 | Get the news on physical activity research: a content analysis of physical activity research in the Canadian print media | |
| Leslie, 1991 | The effect of contingency contracting on adherence and knowledge of exercise regimens | |
| Hooker, 2005 | The California active aging community grant program: translating science into practice to promote physical activity in older adults | |
| Kelly, 2007 | Translating research into practice: using concept mapping to determine locally relevant intervention strategies to increase physical activity | |
| McNamara, 2008 | Online weight training | |
| Abramson, 2000 | Personal exercise habits and counseling practices of primary care physicians: a national survey | Wrong populations: healthcare professional |
| Allenspach, 2007 | Patient and physician acceptance of a campaign approach to promoting physical activity | |
| Bowman, 2007 | Physical activity advisement practices in diabetes education centres across Canada | |
| Brehm, 1999 | Training Health Professionals: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach in a University-based Weight-loss Program | |
| Connaughton, 2001 | Graduating medical students' exercise prescription competence as perceived by deans and directors of medical education in the United States | |
| Davis, 2008 | Interprofessional continuing health education for diabetic patients in an urban underserved community | |
| Douglas, 2006 | Primary care staff's views and experiences related to routinely advising patients about physical activity. A survey | |
| Huang, 2004 | The Victorian Active Script Programme: promising signs for general practitioners, population health, and the promotion of physical activity | |
| Kopp, 2008 | Proper Exercise and Nutrition kit: use of obesity screening and assessment tools with underserved populations | |
| Kremer, 1995 | Physical activity programs offered in substance abuse treatment facilities | |
| Laws, 2004 | A new evidence-based model for weight management in primary care: the Counterweight Programme | |
| Mann, 2000 | Prescribing exercise for cardiac patients: Knowledge, practices, and needs of family physicians and specialists | |
| McQuigg, 2005 | Empowering primary care to tackle the obesity epidemic: the Counterweight Programme | |
| Miller, 2000 | Health-related physical fitness knowledge of student allied health professions. Evaluation and the Health Professions | |
| Petrella, 2007 | Physical activity counseling and prescription among Canadian primary care physicians | |
| Ruby, 1993 | The knowledge and practices of registered nurse, certified diabetes educators: teaching elderly clients about exercise | |