Table 3 Effect estimates for the comparisons concerning referral to local resources with follow-up

Elley [19]

Energy expenditure kcal/kg/week

878 (1)

Advice

Mean change diff (96% CI)

9 months

9.38 (3.96, 14.81)

Low^1,5

Fortier [20]

Minutes of moderate PA/day

120 (1)

Advice

Mean diff, p-value

Post-treatment

−1.8, ns

Low³

120 (1)

3 months

−1.6, ns

Low³

PA score

120 (1)

Mean diff, p-value

Post-treatment

5.5, p = 0.01

Moderate¹

120 (1)

3 months

0.9, ns

Low³

Harrison [21]

Number of participants who met PA goal (90 min/week)

330 (1)

Advice

OR (95% CI)

3 months

1.67 (1.08, 2.60)

Moderate¹

312 (1)

9 months

1.49 (0.86, 2.57)

Low³

Stevens [22]

Level of PA last 4 weeks

314 (1)

Advice

Mean diff (95% CI)

4 months

1.52 (1.14,1.95)

Low^1,4

Armit [23]

Number of participants who met PA goal (150 min/week)

91 (1)

Advice

OR (95% CI)

Post-treatment

2.07 (0.86, 5.02)

Low³

91 (1)

3 months

1.14 (0.47, 2.76)

Low³

Taylor [24]

Minutes of PA/week

67 (1)

No treatment

Mean diff, p-value

1 month

66, ns

Very low^2,6

67 (1)

3 months

- 23, ns

Very low^2,6

67 (1)

6 months

- 4, ns

Very low^2,6

Energy expenditure kcal/kg/day

67 (1)

Mean diff, p-value

1 month

0.7, ns

Very low^2,6

67 (1)

3 months

0.1, ns

Very low^2,6

67 (1)

6 months

0.2, ns

Very low^2,6