title: Community-based physical activity interventions among women: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Review and assess the effectiveness of community-based physical activity interventions among women aged 18-65 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic review
  
  
  METHODS
  To find relevant articles, the researcher selected reports published in English between 1 January 2000 and 31 March 2013. Systematic search was to find controlled-trial studies that were conducted to uncover the effect of community-based interventions to promote physical activity among women 18-65 years of age, in which physical activity was reported as one of the measured outcomes. The methodological quality assessment was performed using a critical appraisal sheet. Also, the levels of evidence were assessed for the types of interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The literature search identified nine articles. Four of the studies were randomised and the others studies had high methodological quality. There was no evidence, on the basis of effectiveness, for social cognitive theory-based interventions and inconclusive evidence of effectiveness for the rest of interventions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is insufficient evidence to assess the effectiveness of community-based interventions for enhancing physical activity among women. There is a need for high-quality randomised clinical trials with adequate statistical power to determine whether multicomponent and community-based intervention programmes increase physical activity among women, as well as to determine what type of interventions have a more effective and sustainable impact on women's physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amiri Farahani
authors.affiliation: DG Int'l Relations Department, MOHME, IR Iran Head- Oncopathology Research Centre, IUMS, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asadi-Lari
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Eesa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Centre for educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS) Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Soroor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parvizy
authors.affiliation: The Research Centre for Modelling in Health, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Akbar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Haghdoost
authors.affiliation: Faculty Member of Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Centre, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ziba
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Taghizadeh
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D014930:Women
references.citation: Prev Chronic Dis. 2005 Apr;2(2):A17
references.pmid: 15888228
references.citation: BMC Public Health. 2012;12:581
references.pmid: 22849310
references.citation: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Feb;35(2):286-96
references.pmid: 12569218
references.citation: Prev Med. 2006 Dec;43(6):447-53
references.pmid: 16919322
references.citation: J Law Med Ethics. 2007 Spring;35(1):131-7
references.pmid: 17341221
references.citation: Int J Surg. 2010;8(5):336-41
references.pmid: 20171303
references.citation: Annu Rev Public Health. 1998;19:173-202
references.pmid: 9611617
references.citation: Prev Med. 2006 May;42(5):364-8
references.pmid: 16504278
references.citation: J Natl Med Assoc. 2007 Apr;99(4):428-38
references.pmid: 17444433
references.citation: Scand J Work Environ Health. 2002 Apr;28(2):75-84
references.pmid: 12019591
references.citation: Br J Gen Pract. 2011 Mar;61(584):e125-33
references.pmid: 21375895
references.citation: BMC Public Health. 2007;7:216
references.pmid: 17716376
references.citation: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2001 Apr;10(4):287-301
references.pmid: 11319168
references.citation: Health Educ Behav. 2010 Jun;37(3):403-23
references.pmid: 19875639
references.citation: Am J Prev Med. 2008 Mar;34(3):224-233
references.pmid: 18312811
references.citation: Prev Med. 2008 Jun;46(6):499-510
references.pmid: 18394692
references.citation: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003 Nov;58(6):P329-37
references.pmid: 14614117
references.citation: Phys Ther. 2008 Feb;88(2):156-75
references.pmid: 18073267
references.citation: Int J Prev Med. 2013 Aug;4(8):929-39
references.pmid: 24049620
references.citation: Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2008;6(4):173-87
references.pmid: 19382818
references.citation: Prev Med. 2011 Jul-Aug;53(1-2):24-8
references.pmid: 21371494
references.citation: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005;(1):CD003180
references.pmid: 15674903
references.citation: Am J Prev Med. 2004 May;26(4):330-43
references.pmid: 15110061
references.citation: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011;(4):CD008366
references.pmid: 21491409
references.citation: J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2006 May;15(4):412-29
references.pmid: 16724889
references.citation: Health Place. 2009 Mar;15(1):117-24
references.pmid: 18515171
references.citation: Nutr J. 2009;8:17
references.pmid: 19409085
references.citation: Ann Behav Med. 2005 Dec;30(3):191-200
references.pmid: 16336070
references.citation: Am J Prev Med. 2005 Jul;29(1):61-70
references.pmid: 15958254