Shakespear-Druery, Jane and De Cocker, Katrien and Biddle, Stuart ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-6895 and Gavilan-Carrera, Blanca and Segura-Jimenez, Victor and Bennie, Jason
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8668-8998
(2021)
Assessment of muscle-strengthening exercise in public health surveillance for adults: a systematic review.
Preventive Medicine, 148:106566.
ISSN 0091-7435
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Abstract
There is strong scientific evidence that muscle-strengthening exercise (i.e. use of weight machines, push‐ups, sit-ups) is independently associated with a reduced risk of multiple chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease). However, prevalence rates for meeting the muscle-strengthening exercise guideline (≥2 times/week) are significantly lower (~20%) than those reported to meet the aerobic physical activity guideline (e.g. walking, jogging, cycling) (~50%). It is therefore important to understand public health surveillance approaches to assess muscle-strengthening exercise. The aim of this review was to describe muscle-strengthening exercise assessment in public health surveillance. Informed by the PRISMA guidelines, an extensive keyword search was undertaken across 7 electronic data bases. We identified 86,672 possible articles and following screening (n = 1,140 in full-text) against specific inclusion criteria (adults aged ≥18 years, English, studies containing <1000 participants), extracted data from 156 manuscripts. Fifty-eight different survey systems were identified across 17 countries. Muscle-strengthening exercise frequency (85.3%), duration (23.7%) and intensity (1.3%) were recorded. Muscle-strengthening exercise questions varied significantly, with some (11.5%) requiring a singular ‘yes’ vs ‘no’ response, while others (7.7%) sought specific details (e.g. muscle groups targeted). Assessments of duration and intensity were inconsistent. Very few studies measured the validity (0.6%) and reliability (1.3%) of muscle-strengthening exercise questions. Discrepancy exists within the current assessment systems/surveys used to assess muscle-strengthening exercise in public health surveillance. This is likely to impede efforts to identify at risk groups and trends within physical activity surveillance, and to accurately assess associations between muscle-strengthening exercise and health-related outcomes.
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Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Item Status: | Live Archive |
Additional Information: | Submitted version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Resilient Regions - Centre for Health Research (1 Apr 2020 -) |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Resilient Regions - Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (1 Aug 2018 -) |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2021 06:03 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2021 01:06 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | assessment; measurement; muscle-strengthening exercise; public health surveillance |
Fields of Research (2008): | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science > 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified |
Fields of Research (2020): | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4207 Sports science and exercise > 420799 Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420699 Public health not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | C Society > 92 Health > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920401 Behaviour and Health |
Socio-Economic Objectives (2020): | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200401 Behaviour and health |
Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106566 |
URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/42144 |
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