Is It Really Home-Based? A Commentary on the Necessity for Accurate Definitions across Exercise and Physical Activity Programmes

Denton, F ORCID: 0000-0002-1016-1786, Power, S ORCID: 0000-0003-1592-9165, Waddell, A, Birkett, S ORCID: 0000-0003-0422-6843, Duncan, M ORCID: 0000-0002-2016-6580, Harwood, A ORCID: 0000-0002-5745-2564, McGregor, G ORCID: 0000-0001-8963-9107, Rowley, N ORCID: 0000-0003-2893-2398 and Broom, D ORCID: 0000-0002-0305-937X (2021) Is It Really Home-Based? A Commentary on the Necessity for Accurate Definitions across Exercise and Physical Activity Programmes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (17). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1661-7827

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Abstract

Background: There is wide discrepancy in how published research defines and reports home-based exercise programmes. Studies consisting of fundamentally different designs have been labelled as home-based, making searching for relevant literature challenging and time consuming. This issue has been further highlighted by an increased demand for these programmes following the COVID-19 pandemic and associated government-imposed lockdowns. Purpose: To examine what specifically constitutes home-based exercise by: (1) developing definitions for a range of terms used when reporting exercise and physical activity programmes and (2) providing examples to contextualise these definitions for use when reporting exercise and physical activity programmes. Methods: A literature search was undertaken to identify previous attempts to define home-based exercise programmes. A working document, including initial definitions and examples were developed, which were then discussed between six experts for further refinement. Results: We generated definitions for universal key terms within three domains (and subdomains) of programme design: location (home-based, community/centre-based, or clinical setting), prescription (structured or unstructured) and delivery (supervised, facilitated, or unsupervised). Examples for possible combinations of design terms were produced. Conclusions: Definitions will provide consistency when using reporting tools and the intention is to discuss the issues presented as part of a Delphi study. This is of paramount importance due to the predicted increase in emerging research regarding home-based exercise.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans; Exercise; Communicable Disease Control; Pandemics; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; definitions; exercise interventions; home-based exercise; reporting; COVID-19; Communicable Disease Control; Exercise; Humans; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Toxicology
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions:	Sport and Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	MDPI
Date of acceptance:	27 August 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access:	10 April 2024
Date Deposited:	10 Apr 2024 11:49
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2025 12:37
DOI or ID number:	10.3390/ijerph18179244
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23003

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