Table 3.
Key methodological indicators of studies included in updated review (shaded studies reported a significant positive effect on physical activity)
| Ref | Methodological quality (0-10) |
Design | Physical activity measure | Adherence to intervention1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family-based interventions | ||||
| Chen ‘0936 | 9 | RCT | Accelerometer | No information provided |
| Hovell ‘1037 | 6 | RCT | CR 24-hour recall | 75% had high attendance |
| Morgan ‘1038 | 5 | RCT | Pedometer | Participants attended 81% of sessions |
| Reinehr ‘1039 | 6 | RCT | CR questionnaire | All families (except one) had high attendance |
| Sacher ‘1040 | 5 | RCT | CR+PR questionnaire | High for 9-wk sessions (mean attendance 86%), low for 12-wk swim pass (32% of families used this) |
| Shelton ‘0741 | 4 | RCT | PR Diary | No information provided |
| Community-based interventions | ||||
| Black ‘1042 | 10 | RCT | Accelerometer | 52% had high attendance |
| Farley ‘0743 | 2 | CT | Direct observation | Popular upon opening, higher attendance when school was in session |
| Haire-Joshu ‘1044 | 5 | RCT | PR questionnaire | 82% had high attendance |
| Rosenkranz ‘1045 | 8 | RCT | CR questionnaire (accelerometer for during intervention sessions) |
High implementation and high attendance |
Abbreviations: Ref: reference; CR: Child-report; PR: Parent-report; wk: week.
1
High attendance defined as attending all or most of the sessions offered. The information provided varies according to what was provided in the original papers.