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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies (n=22)

From: A qualitative synthesis of factors influencing maintenance of lifestyle behaviour change in individuals with high cardiovascular risk

Study (in publication date order)

Na

Age rangeb

Risk factorc

Lifestyle behavioursd

Timee

Sullivan et al., USA [48]

10

47-77

Type 2 diabetes

Diet, physical activity

at least one year1

Gullanick et al., USA [38]

45

34-74

Heart disease

Diet, weight loss, physical activity and smoking

3-18 months2

Parry et al., Scotland [44]

48

65-84

Heart disease

Smoking

NR3

Byrne et al., England [30]

76

20-60

Obesity

Diet, physical activity

at least one year4

Bidgood et al., England [29]

18

NRf

Obesity

Diet, weight loss, physical activity)

NRf (all currently obese)3

Davis et al., USA [35]

27

30-55

Obesity

Diet, weight loss, physical activity

NRf (all currently obese)

Gregory et al., Scotland [37]

45

Under 65 years (NOS)g

Heart disease

Diet, physical activity and smoking

2-3 years5

Nagelkerk et al., USA [42]

24

26-78

Type 2 diabetes

General including diet

Range 1–26 years (mean 9.93)1

Dailey et al., USA [33]

23

40-77

hyperlipidemia

Diet, physical activity

within one year1

O’Shea et al., Australia [43]

22

51-79

COPD

Physical activity

12-24 weeks6

Lee et al., Taiwan [39]

22

All aged > 60 years (NOSg)

hypertension

Physical activity

within one month6

Chen et al., Taiwan [31]

18

55-81

COPD

Diet, physical activity, smoking

at least one year3

Darr et al., England [34]

65

40-83

General

Alcohol, diet, physical activity, smoking

within one year7

Coghill et al., England [32]

38

54.8 mean (SD 5.0)

hyperlipidemia

Physical activity

12 weeks6

Gazmararian et al., USA [36]

24

56 (mean:no SD)

Type 2 diabetes

Diet, weight loss, physical activity

at least 6 months1

Malpass et al., England [41]

30

30-80

Type 2 diabetes

Diet, physical activity

12-18 months1

Peel et al., Scotland [45]

21

NR

Type 2 diabetes

Physical activity

6-12 months1

White et al., England [49, 50]

15

42-72

Heart disease

Diet, smoking, physical activity

9 months6

Lewis et al., England [40]

6

61-83

COPD

Physical activity

at least one month6

Peterson et al., USA [46]

61

46-86

Heart disease

Diet, weight loss, smoking, physical activity

at least one year4

Beverly et al., USA [28]

60

51-81

Type 2 diabetes

Physical activity

1-46 years1

Rahim-Williams et al., USA [47]

25

46-87

Type 2 diabetes

Diet, weight loss, physical activity

3-41 months1

  1. a this is the number of participants recruited to the study, not the number from whom data were extracted.
  2. bthe age ranges of participants entering the studies was extracted where possible. For those studies where this was not reported, the mean, and if reported, standard deviation, were also extracted.
  3. cthis is the primary risk factor reported within the study, though participants in many had more than one.
  4. d we did not necessarily extract data relating to all lifestyle behaviours: maintenance related themes were our primary focus.
  5. etime since: 1 = diagnosis; 2 = surgery alone; 3 = onset (where time since formal diagnosis not reported); 4 = maintenance of lifestyle behaviours; 5 = discharge from hospital; 6 = post-intervention, and; 7 = diagnosis or surgery.
  6. fNR = not reported.
  7. g NOS = not otherwise specified.