First Author & year | Design & Quality | Intervention | Venue | Duration (weeks) | Population |
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Beaufort Research 2013 [49] | CSSc | Welsh National ERS | LC | 16 | Wales; N = 1000; Age ≥18 |
Beers 2006 [21] | Qualitativeb | Free access to advice and facilities – ELC participants | LC | 12 | Wirral; N = 181; Age 16–79 |
Carroll 2002 [19] | Qualitativea | GP referred - activities including gym, swimming and aerobics | LC | Varied | Mid and North England; N = 35; South Asian Muslim women; plus 10 GP referrers, 13 scheme providers |
Clarke 1996 [43] | CSSb | GP referred ERS with personalised counselling and tailored exercise prescription | LC | 12 | Birmingham; N = 500; mean age ca 46 [SD ca 14.0]; 69 % F; 40 % social class IV/V |
Cock 2006 [35] | Qualitativec | GP referred ERS (5 schemes); activities included gym-, water- and hall-based exercises | LC | 10–13 | South & North England; N = 1024 |
Crone 2002 [22] | Qualitativeb | GP referred ERS (3 schemes) | Varied | Ca 12 | North & South West England; N = 18; mean age 55.5 years; F13 M5 |
Crone 2005 [54] | |||||
Cummings 2010 [44] | CSSb | Exercise for Health programme; walking, gym, swim, cycle and class-based exercises | Not stated | Not stated | Northern Ireland; N = 210; mean age 54.8 ± 15.7; F106 M104 |
Day 2001 [50] | CSSc | Exercise for Health programme; consultation & follow up | Varied | 8 | Scottish borders; N = 324 |
Graham 2006 [23] | Qualitativeb | GP referred ERS - Consultation, exercise, review. | LC/G | 14 | North West England; N = 985 |
Qualitativeb | ERS - Gym-and class-based activities | LC | 10 | East Sussex; N = 8; Age 43–77 years; all female | |
Joyce 2010 [36] | Qualitativec | ERS (some GP referred) - Gym membership on prescription for patients with obesity related conditions | G | 12 | County Durham; N = 25 in community; GP ERS N = 5; F3 M2; 4/5 were >50 years old |
Khanam 2008 [45] | CSSb | GP referred ERS- 3 gym sessions per week (overweight women) | LC | Not stated | East London; N = 25; Age 30–60 mean age 47.3 (SD 9.1); all F; Bangladeshi; Muslim |
Lord 1995 [37] | Qualitativec | GP referred ERS −3 sessions per week | LC | 10 | Stockport; N = 252; Ag 30–55; F198 53 M53 1 Unknown; Socially deprived area; plus 6 referrers, 7 scheme providers |
Markland 2010 [46] | CSSb | GP referred ERS [no further description] | Not stated | 10 | UK (location not stated); N = 136; mean age 54.5; (SD 12.9); range 23–80; all F. |
Martin 1999 [25] | Qualitativeb | GP referred ERS | LC/G | 10 | Margate Kent; N = 77; mean age 53 years; F39 M28 |
Qualitativeb | Primary care referred ERS including gym-based sessions and swimming | LC | 26 | Inner London; N = 17; mean age 54.7 (SD 12.4); range 31–68); F13 M4; plus 7 referrers, 4 scheme providers | |
Morton 2008 [47] | CSSb | ERS (no detail) - Two sessions per week | LC | Ca 10–12 | UK (location not stated); N = 30; mean age 51.9 years; F22 M8 |
Murphy 2010 [27] | Qualitativeb | GP referred ERS with discounted sessions in six centres | LC | 16 | Wales; N = 32 participants; CHD risk factors |
Moore 2013 [58] | |||||
Myron 2009 [38] | Qualitativec | GP referred ERS - 2 centres | Varied | Not stated | UK (location not stated); N not stated. Mean age 42, range 20–72; 71 % F. |
Rahman 2011 [48] | CSSb | GP referred ERS; free of charge – 2 sessions per week | LC | 12 | UK (location not stated); N = 653; 18–83 years; F = 68.6 %. M = 31.4 % |
Schmidt 2008 [28] | Qualitativeb | GP or health professional referred ERS -Specialist advice and low cost access to facilities | Not stated | 20 | Amsterdam, Netherlands; N = 523; Low SES and ethnic minority women aged 24–55 |
Sharma 2012 [29] | Qualitativeb | Health professional referred ERS - 2 supervised gym sessions per week | LC | South London; N = 9; 37–61 year; F4 M5; stroke survivors | |
Shaw 2012 [30] | Qualitativeb | GP referred for pre-exercise screening, health coaching (3 sessions) and community based exercise | Varied | 52 | Paisley, Scotland; N = 174; mean age 69.9 years; 43 M41; patients with stable coronary heart disease |
Singh 1997 [39] | Qualitativec | GP referred supervised ERS – 20 sessions free, 20 half price | LC | Not stated | South East London; N = 13; age range 30–61; F11 M2 |
Stathi 2004 [31] | Qualitativeb | Supervised ERS – gym and class based activities | LC | Not stated | South West England; N = 13; age range 63–79; F5 M8 |
Tai 1999 [51] | Longitudinala | GP referred ERS -Tailored programme of 20 sessions | LC | 10 | Inner London; N = 152; age range 16–75; F108 M44 |
Taket 2006 [32] | Qualitativeb | GP referred pilot ERS – three exercise consultations plus phone calls – walking, gardening, classes | Not stated | 52 | Inner London; N = 225; Age 44–65; F 22 M15; Type II diabetics; plus 14 non participants, 32 health professionals |
Gauvin 2007 [59] | |||||
Taylor 1996 [40] | Qualitativec[within RCT] | GP referred ERS with 20 sessions at half cost – included rowing, cycling, step machine and treadmill sessions. | LC | 10 | Hailsham, East Sussex; N = 142; age range 40–70 years; patients with CHD risk factors |
Taylor 1998 [60] | |||||
Walsh 2012 [41] | Qualitativec | Local authority subsidised exercise programme | Not stated | 12 | UK (location not stated); N = 2101, ≥age 45; chronic joint pain/osteo-arthritis; plus 88 scheme providers |
Ward 2007 [42] | Qualitativec | GP referred Welsh Heartlinks programme - ERS, Tai Chi, SlimSwim; motivational interviews | Varied | 52 | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales; N = 317; 24–88 years; F212 M105; plus 3 referrers |
Wiles 2008 [20] | Qualitativea | Physiotherapy referred ERS - 3 schemes | LC | Not stated | South England; N = 9; age range 18–78 years; 1 F 8 M; stroke survivors; plus 15 physios, 6 scheme providers |
Wiles 2007 [61] | |||||
Wormold 2004 [33] | Qualitativeb | GP referred ERS – 4 schemes | LC | 10 | North Yorkshire; N = 30; Age range 25–84; 20 F 10 M |
Wormold 2006 [34] | Qualitativeb | Active Lifestyles service including ERS | Varied | 10–12 | Kingston upon Hull; N = 16; Mean age 53; range 15–73; 11 F 5 M; urban deprived; |