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. 2022 May 4;12(5):e061104. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061104

Table 4.

Key data to be extracted within the review

Study details Author(s)
Type of publication
Year of publication
Country of origin
Description of methodology Aims/Purpose
Study design
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Definition of frailty and frailty assessment or proxy functional measure used
Primary and secondary outcomes
Where applicable, definition of the carers involved
Setting/Context (geographical, cultural, social environment and the organisational and political systems in which an intervention occurs)
Sample size
Characteristics of the study population, including:
Ethnicity
  1. Age

  2. Sex

  3. Indicators of socioeconomic status

  4. Presence of cognitive impairment

  5. Number, type and severity of long-term conditions

  6. Level of frailty of participants

Where applicable, characteristics of carers or family members or significant others, including relationship to care receiver
Description of intervention Focus of the intervention (sedentary behaviour, physical activity, exercise or combination)
If applicable, the type of physical activity/ exercise, including equipment used and an outline of the components included
The methods used to prescribe the intervention
The decision rules for determining the starting level
The intervention duration and dose, that is, the prescribed frequency and intensity, the duration of the intervention and any maintenance period
The mode of delivery (face-to-face, virtual, individual or group)
The decision rules for determining progression
Details of how the programme was progressed and how this was monitored
The location/setting of delivery (eg, home-based or in-centre) including any necessary infrastructure or other relevant features
Details, methods of and reasons for tailoring, personalisation or adaptation.
Details and methods of any modifications to the intervention during the study, particularly in relation to periods of ill-health and fluctuating symptomology
Intervention rationale, programme theory or goals
The physical or informational materials used in the intervention, including those provided to participants or used in intervention delivery or in training of intervention providers
The procedures, activities and/or processes used in the intervention, including any enabling or supportive activities, motivation strategies used (eg, counselling/education; environmental modification; prompting; self-monitoring; social comparison; financial incentives)
Amount of supervision, including contact time
The intervention providers, including their qualifications/expertise, background and any training provided to them
Description of how carers, relatives or significant others are included within the design, development or delivery of the intervention
How intervention fidelity was assessed, and by whom, including methods for measuring adherence will also be included
Strategies used to maintain or improve fidelity
How well the intervention was delivered as planned, including recorded levels of adherence to the programme