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Table 3.

Perceived benefits of physical activity amongst Arab immigrants/refugees.

Author, date	Study design	AIR participants’ characteristics, destination & native countries	Physical health benefits				Mental and psychosocial benefits
			(A) Heart disease & diabetes prevention, (B) Weight loss, (C), Improved blood circulation, & (D) Increased LE				(A) Reduced distress, (B) managed management, (C) Improved sleep, (D) Improved self-confidence, & (E) Integration into the mainstream society
			(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)
Berggren et al., 2017	QIF	13 adults aged ≥18, 62% F, US, Somalia	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓	✓
Caperchione et al., 2011	QF	29 adult women, $\bar{x}$ age = 39, Australia, mixed ^a	✓				✓
Devlin et al., 2012, Devlin et al., 2011	QF	30 adult women, $\bar{x}$ age = 39, US, Somalia	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Eldoumi and Gates, 2019	MM	447 mothers aged 18–40, US, mixed ^a	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓		✓
Gele et al., 2015	QI	30 adult women aged ≥25, Norway, Somalia	✓
Greves et al., 2007	QF	18 adults, US, Somalia	✓	✓			✓	✓			✓
Hashimoto-Govindasamy and Rose, 2011	QI	12 adult women, $\bar{x}$ age = 31, Australia, Sudan									✓
Marinescu et al., 2013	QF	12 women, US, Somalia	✓	✓	✓		✓				✓
Mcewen et al., 2008	QF	65 adults, UK, Somalia	✓				✓
Nicolaou et al., 2012, Nicolaou et al., 2011	QF	22 AIR aged 16–48, Netherlands, Morocco	✓	✓
Olaya-Contreras et al., 2019	QF	33 adults, 58% F, Sweden, Iraq	✓	✓
Persson et al., 2014	QF	26 women aged 17–67, 54% married, Sweden, Somalia			✓				✓
Qahoush et al., 2010	CSS	180 adult women, $\bar{x}$ age = 37.6, US, mixed ^a	✓	✓	✓
Rothe et al., 2010	QF	61 adults (71%) & adolescents, 84% F, US, Somalia	✓	✓				✓
Södergren et al., 2008	QF	23 women aged 28–61, Sweden, Iraq	✓				✓
Sulaiman et al., 2007	QF	20 adults & elderly, $\bar{x}$ age = 58.8, Australia, mixed ^a	✓
Tami et al., 2012	QIF	22 mothers aged < 45, US, mixed ^a	✓				✓
Wieland et al., 2011	MM	14 adult women aged ≥22, US, Somalia	✓				✓				✓
Wieland et al., 2015, Wieland et al., 2013	QF	62 adults & adolescents, 47% F, US, mixed ^a	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wilson and Renzaho, 2015	QF	31 adults & adolescents, Australia, mixed ^a		✓

Abbreviations: AIR: Arab immigrants and refugees; CSS: cross-sectional study; F: females; L: life expectancy; M: males; MM: mixed method; PA: physical activity; QF: qualitative focus groups; QI: qualitative interviews; QIF: Mixed qualitative interviews and focus groups; $\bar{x}$ age = mean age. ^a AIR from mixed Arab countries.