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. 2021 Jan 4;10:6. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01555-8

Table 2.

Data extraction variables

Variable Additional details
Study inclusion/exclusion If excluded, rationale provided
Design and setting
Dates Study duration
N, number of groups, and dropout rates
Participant demographics This will include baseline cognitive status and activity or fitness level, diagnosis, disease severity, co-morbidities, Apo-E status, age, sex, nationality and/or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education
Included caregiver or caretaker
Recruitment approach
Adherence reported according to how intervention was recorded For example, supervised, unsupervised, objective monitors, etc.
Follow-up assessment
Outcomes To include cognitive, emotional, functional, motor, physiological, social, or quality of life
Reported challenges and conflicts
Bias assessment variables To include randomization method, randomization concealment, blinding, method of reporting outcomes, missing information, and other relevant variables
Outcome description To include scale range; minimal detectable change; and/or minimal clinically important difference; incidence of dementia; time to conversion; changes in health, cognitive, or quality of life variables; and changes in dementia related biomarkers
Other outcome factors To include time to follow-up in study methodology, scale range, minimal detectable change, and/or minimal clinically important difference
Results: included participant group sizes, summary of results For example, means, SD, and statistical changes
Physical activity/exercise treatment prescription data
 Physical activity/exercise modality For example, type, group, peer/coach, and additional motivators
 Treatment minutes/session
 Treatment duration Total number of weeks
 Supervised or unsupervised treatment paradigm
 Harm or side effects Drug or secondary health condition interaction