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Table 1 Study Characteristics

From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of adherence to physical activity interventions among three chronic conditions: cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes

First author, year (superscript = references)

Sample size

Duration

Chronic disease

Type

Age in years (mean)

Location

Gokal et al., 2016 [35]

50

12 weeks

cancer

breast

52.00

home-based

Huang et al., 2015 [36]

159

12 weeks

cancer

breast

48.27

home-based

Cadmus et al., 2009 [37]

50

24 weeks

cancer

breast

55.80

home-based

Courneya et al., 2009 [38]

122

12 weeks

cancer

lymphoma

53.20

clinic-based

Segal et al., 2008 [39]

81

24 weeks

cancer

prostate

65.75

clinic-based

Al-Majid et al., 2015 [40]

14

12 weeks

cancer

breast

50.30

clinic-based

Courneya et al., 2008 [41]

242

17 weeks

cancer

breast

50.00

clinic-based

Dodd et al., 2010 [42]

119

12 weeks

cancer

breast, colorectal, or ovarian

50.50

home-based

Duijts et al., 2012 [43]

422

12 weeks

cancer

breast

48.20

home-based

Giallauria et al., 2015 [44]

94

52 weeks

cancer

breast

53.50

clinic-based

Nikander et al., 2007 [45]

28

12 weeks

cancer

breast

53.00

clinic-based

Pickett et al., 2002 [46]

52

12 weeks

cancer

breast

52.00

home-based

Shang et al., 2012 [47]

126

20 weeks

cancer

breast, colorectal, or prostate

60.20

clinic-based

Courneya et al., 2003 [48]

102

16 weeks

cancer

colorectal

60.00

home-based

Lian et al., 2014 [49]

330

12 weeks

CVD

coronary artery disease

62.30

home-based

Li et al., 2015 [50]

77

12 weeks

CVD

CVD

80.68

home-based

Salvetti et al., 2008 [51]

39

12 weeks

CVD

coronary disease

53.00

home-based

Gary et al., 2011 [52]

24

12 weeks

CVD

heart failure

60.00

home-based

Guimaraes et al., 2014 [53]

32

12 weeks

CVD

hyper-tension

53.70

clinic-based

Houle et al., 2011 [54]

65

52 weeks

CVD

acute coronary syndrome

59.00

home-based

Kitzman et al., 2010 [55]

53

16 weeks

CVD

heart failure

70.00

clinic-based

Lee et al., 2015 [56]

80

12 weeks

diabetes

type 2

56.08

home-based

Church et al., 2010 [57]

113

36 weeks

diabetes

type 2

55.80

clinic-based

Dela et al., 2004 [58]

24

12 weeks

diabetes

type 2

51.50

home-based

Balducci et al., 2014 [59]

127

48 weeks

diabetes

type 2

60.00

clinic-based

Negri et al., 2010 [60]

60

16 weeks

diabetes

type 2

65.70

clinic-based

Nicolucci et al., 2012 [61]

606

49 weeks

diabetes

type 2

60.00

clinic-based

Sigal et al., 2007 [62]

251

22 weeks

diabetes

type 2

53.50

clinic-based

Nam et al., 2012 [63]

140

24 weeks

diabetes

type 2

56.39

clinic-based

Tessier et al., 2000 [64]

39

16 weeks

diabetes

type 2

69.40

clinic-based