Table 1 General characteristics of included systematic reviews (SRs)
From: Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review
Characteristics | SRs with meta-analysis (n = 38) | SRs without meta-analysis (n = 13) | Overall (n = 51) |
|---|---|---|---|
Review characteristics | |||
Year of publication [n (%)] | |||
2007–2014 | 3 (8) | 1 (8) | 4 (8) |
2015–2022 | 35 (92) | 12 (92) | 47 (92) |
Continent of corresponding author of SRs [n (%)] | |||
Europe | 16 (42) | 4 (31) | 20 (39) |
North America | 6 (16) | 5 (38) | 11 (22) |
South America | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Asia | 7 (18) | 1 (8) | 8 (16) |
Africa | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Oceania | 9 (24) | 3 (23) | 12 (24) |
Number of included primary studies [median (IQR)] | 12 (18–27) | 8 (12–24) | 17 (11–26) |
Included study design [n (%)] | |||
Randomized controlled trial | 38 (100) | 3 (23) | 41 (80) |
Non-randomized controlled trial | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Botha | 0 (0) | 10 (77) | 10 (20) |
Population characteristics | |||
Overall sample size [median (IQR)]b | 2 401 (1 385–3 636) | 1 272 (526–3 374) | 2 355 (1 294–3 626) |
Mean age [median (IQR)]c | 56 (49–64) | 51 (38–67) | 55 (49–64) |
Percentage of female participants [median (IQR)]d | 61 (47–66) | 61 (48–66) | 61 (50–66) |
Type of population [n (%)] | |||
Mixed | 15 (39) | 4 (31) | 19 (37) |
Overweight | 3 (8) | 2 (15) | 5 (10) |
Older adults | 4 (11) | 0 (0) | 4 (8) |
Pathologies | 16 (42) | 7 (54) | 23 (45) |
Treatment characteristics | |||
Intervention [n (%)]e | |||
Multicomponent | 38 (100) | 10 (77) | 48 (94) |
Non multicomponent | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 1 (2) |
Outcome measurementsf | |||
Physical activity | |||
Steps per day | 22 (58) | 11 (85) | 33 (65) |
Moderate to vigorous physical activity(MVPA) | 14 (37) | 7 (54) | 21 (41) |
Composite | 16 (42) | 2 (15) | 17 (33) |
Sedentary behaviour (SB) | 6 (16) | 3 (23) | 9 (18) |