Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for study selection
Component | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
Study design | Any observational or experimental design (including both quantitative and qualitative studies) | Not applicable |
Type of literature and specific details | Primary studies (e.g. research or original articles) published in English language only | Secondary studies (e.g. review articles – systematic or narrative reviews) |
Participants | Postgraduate primary care physician trainees of any year from any institution or comparable populations in their training: - Primary care - Family medicine - Family practice - Family physician - General practitioner | Undergraduate medical students and other specialty training |
Educational aspects | Educational programs or training that address PA counseling or relevant training: - PA prescription - Exercise counseling - Exercise prescription | Lifestyle counseling programs that did not include PA or exercise components |
Outcomes | Studies that provided at least one outcome relating to PA counseling training (e.g. program structures, learner’s outcomes, or patient’s outcomes) | Studies that provided insufficient data related to PA counseling training |
Studies with outcomes that did not link to educational programs |