Table 2 Studies included in the analysis
Reference | Intervention | Country | Duration of the social marketing campaign | Sample size | Interventions included | QAT score | Risk of bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DiGuiseppi et al. (2014) [31] | N’Balance | USA | 21 months | 280 people | DiGuiseppi CG, Thoreson SR, Clark L, Goss CW, Marosits MJ, Currie DW, et al. Church-based social marketing to motivate older adults to take balance classes for fall prevention: Cluster randomized controlled trial. Prev Med. 2014;67:75–81. | 80,9% | Low |
Kamada et al. (2018) [32] | Communicate | Japan | 5 years | 4414 people | Kamada M, Kitayuguchi J, Abe T, Taguri M, Inoue S, Ishikawa Y, et al. Community-wide intervention and population-level physical activity: a 5-year cluster randomized trial. Int J Epidemiol. 012018;47 [2]:642–53. | 78,6% | Low |
Wilson et al. (2015) [33] | PATH | USA | 2 years | 434 people | Wilson DK, van Horn ML, Siceloff ER, Alia KA, St George SM, Lawman HG, et al. The Results of the « Positive Action for Today’s Health » (PATH) Trial for Increasing Walking and Physical Activity in Underserved African-American Communities. Annals of behavioral medicine: a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2015;49 [3]:398–410. | 71,4% | Medium |
Withall et al. (2012) [34] | Fit and Fab | United-Kingdom | 6 months | 364 people | Withall J, Jago R, Fox KR. The effect a of community-based social marketing campaign on recruitment and retention of low-income groups into physical activity programmes - a controlled before-and-after study. BMC public health. 2012;12:836. | 73,8% | Medium |
Varma et al. (2015) [35] | Baltimore Experience Corps trial | USA | 3 years | 702 people | Varma VR, Tan EJ, Gross AL, Harris G, Romani W, Fried LP, et al. Effect of Community Volunteering on Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Prev Med. Jan 2016;50 [1]:106–10. | 66,7% | Low |
Matsudo et al. (2002) [36] | The Agita São Paulo experience | Brazil | 4 years | 645 people | Matsudo V, Matsudo S, Andrade D, Araujo T, Andrade E, Oliveira LC de, et al. Promotion of physical activity in a developing country: The Agita São Paulo experience. Public Health Nutrition. 2002 Feb;5(1a):253–61. | 57,1% | High |
Reger-Nash et al. (2006) [37] | Wheeling,WV, BCWelch Walks | USA | 2 months (four times) | 3944 people | Reger-Nash B, Bauman A, Cooper L, Chey T, Simon KJ. Evaluating community wide walking interventions. Evaluation and Program Planning. 2006 Aug 1;29 [3]:251–9. | 58,3% | Medium |
Russell et al. (2007) [38] | Chef CharlesClub | USA | 6 months | 60 people | Russell C, Oakland MJ. Nutrition Education for Older Adults: The Chef Charles Club. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2007 Jul 1;39 [4]:233–4. | 52,4% | High |
Richert et al. (2007) [39] | Move MoreDiabetes | USA | 2 years | 1500 people | Richert ML, Webb AJ, Morse NA, O’Toole ML, Brownson CA. Move More Diabetes. Diabetes Educ. 2007 Jun 1;33(S6):179S–184S. | 71,4% | High |