[A Systematic Review of Reviews of Interventions for the Promotion of Physical Activity: Methodology and First Results]

Abstract

As part of the development of recommendations for physical activity promotion, a review of reviews was performed. This article presents both the utilised methodology and first results.A systematic review of reviews was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Sport Discus, PsycInfo and other electronic databases. Reviews in English and German were included.213 reviews were identified for further analysis. A large number of reviews were identified for physical activity promotion among children and adolescents (74) and adults (66). In contrast, only 14 reviews dealt with physical activity promotion among older people.This review of reviews allowed for an analysis of the effectiveness regarding different intervention types for physical activity promotion. Depending on the target group and type of intervention, differences in quality of available evidence could be identified.