Table 1.

Eligibility criteria for inclusion of articles in the study.

Criterion type	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Study design	Randomized controlled trials	Systematic reviews Case studies Cross-sectional studies
Population	Community-dwelling older adults with musculoskeletal conditions, aged 60 years and over, receiving exercise interventions for health conditions	People not actively seeking or accessing health care Services targeting recipients of health promotion measures, screening, and so on
Intervention	Physical therapy exercise instructions provided using real-time TRa; definition of real-time TR was quoted from a previous study [27] describing the interventions as follows: provided by means of any kind of technological device allowing for health care professional–patient interaction online, provided by health care professionals or caregivers through remote supervision, and including at least one specific intervention targeted to rehabilitation (eg, teletraining, TR, telehealth, and internet based)	General information not tailored or selected specifically for individual patients Telemedicine using multimedia approaches, with an intention for patient action or behavior change
Comparison	Comparators included either usual physical therapy rehabilitation interventions, which were provided in person in a hospital or institution setting; educational interventions; or no specific interventions	N/Ab
Outcome	Any kind of physical function or motor performance outcome (eg, mobility, balance, strength, and walking), adherence outcome (eg, complete rate), or cost-effectiveness outcome	Clinician outcomes Service-level outcomes Questionnaire results Self-report results

^aTR: telerehabilitation.

^bN/A: not applicable; the comparison criterion type did not have any exclusion criteria.