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. 2014 Jul 2;11:80. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-80

Table 1.

Methodological quality assessment tool and quality score of the included studies (n = 18)

 
 
Exercise intervention adherence
Exercise maintenance after completion of an intervention
 
 
 
Pre
During
 
 
 
After
 
 
 
 
During/after
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Items/reference   [39] [40] [42] [43] [41] [45] [47] [44] [46] [48] [49] [50] [56] [53] [52] [51] [55] [54] Score (%)
Study population and participation
Topic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A. Description of cancer type, stage and treatment
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
100
B. Description of inclusion and exclusion criteria
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
100
C. Positive if the participation rate at baseline was at least 80%, or if the non-response was not selectivea
V/P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
?
0
0
1
0
0
16
Study attrition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
D. Number of patients included in the analysis ≥100
V
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
E. Positive if the response at first follow-up was at least 80%, or if the non-response at first follow-up was not selectiveb
V/P
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
80
Data collection
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
F. Positive if determinants of adherence were measured with a reliable toolc
V/P
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.7
63
G. Positive if determinants of adherence were measured with a valid toold
V/P
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.4
0
0
0
40
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H. Adherence was measured by an objective toole
V/P
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
37
Data analysis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I. Multivariate analysis techniques was used.
V/P
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
38
J. Results were presented as point estimates (mean differences/Beta’s/correlation coefficients) and measures of variability (SD, standard error or CI)
I
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
37
K. Positive if number of samples is at least 10 times the number of independent variables
V/P
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
42
Total quality score (%)f   22 78 51 47 28 67 64 57 54 29 59 55 68 55 52 43 31 21  

1, study provided information on the quality item and met the criterion; 0, study provided information on the quality item but did not meet the criterion; ?,study provided no or insufficient information on the quality item.

I: informativeness; V: validity/P: precision. aattrition analyses were performed and results showed no significant differences between baseline study sample and population of eligible subjects; battrition analyses were performed and results showed no significant differences between dropouts and follow‒up participants; cassociated factors showed internal consistency of Cronbach's alpha ≥0.70 or test‒retest correlations of ≥0.80 or κ/ICC ≥0.70. For clinical factors a standardized protocol was followed by trained researchers; dassociated factors showed correlations of ≥0.80 or κ/ICC ≥0.70 with similar constructs. For physical variables (i.e., past physical activity and past sedentary behavior) an objective measurement instrument (i.e., accelerometer/pedometer) was used. For clinical variables a standardized protocol was followed by trained researchers; eFor walking interventions: adherence or maintenance was measured by accelerometer or pedometer read out by the researcher. For supervised exercise : the trainer reported presence of the participant; fthe number of items scored positively on the validity/precision (V/P) criteria divided by the total number of validity/precision criteria (i.e. 8).