Subgroups | Overall analysis | Pedometer PA alone | Pedometer PA promotion + PR | |||||||||
n | Effect size | I2 % | n | Effect size | I2 % | n | Effect size | I2 % | ||||
SMD | 95% CI | SMD | 95% CI | SMD | 95% CI | |||||||
Goal setting | ||||||||||||
Weekly | 9 | 0.50 | 0.21–0.78 | 77 | 6 | 0.44 | 0.16–0.71 | 70 | 3 | 0.82 | −0.23–1.88 | 88 |
Infrequent | 10 | 0.55 | 0.24–0.85 | 75 | 6 | 0.64 | 0.19–1.09 | 84 | 4 | 0.29 | 0.04–0.54 | 0 |
Duration | ||||||||||||
<3 months | 15 | 0.57 | 0.31–0.84 | 78 | 10 | 0.57 | 0.27–0.88 | 79 | 5 | 0.60 | 0.00–1.20 | 76 |
>3 months | 4 | 0.34 | 0.18–0.50 | 0 | 2 | 0.36 | 0.17–0.55 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | −0.10–0.80 | 34 |
Type of feedback | ||||||||||||
Remote | 10 | 0.47 | 0.27–0.67 | 68 | 8 | 0.46 | 0.24–0.68 | 67 | 2 | 0.67 | −0.32–1.66 | 83 |
Face-to-face | 9 | 0.60 | 0.14–1.06 | 81 | 3 | 0.70 | −0.06–1.46 | 86 | 5 | 0.48 | −0.03–0.99 | 65 |
Measure of PA | ||||||||||||
Accelerometer | 8 | 0.38 | 0.09–0.67 | 79 | 4 | 0.36 | −0.03–0.75 | 83 | 4 | 0.44 | −0.04–0.91 | 74 |
Pedometer | 11 | 0.64 | 0.35–0.92 | 69 | 8 | 0.64 | 0.31–0.97 | 75 | 3 | 0.63 | 0.00–1.26 | 48 |
Baseline PA levels | ||||||||||||
Low baseline PA | 7 | 0.32 | 0.10–0.53 | 51 | 4 | 0.46 | 0.21–0.70 | 36 | 3 | 0.11 | −0.10–0.33 | 0 |
High baseline PA | 11 | 0.67 | 0.36–0.98 | 80 | 8 | 0.59 | 0.24–0.94 | 83 | 3 | 0.95 | 0.22–1.67 | 63 |
PR: pulmonary rehabilitation; SMD: standard mean difference.