Table 1 CERT checklist from EFIBAR study exercise programme
Item | Checklist Item | Identification (section) | |
|---|---|---|---|
WHAT: materials | 1 | Detailed description of the type of exercise equipment | Additional file 1: Table S1 |
WHO: provider | 2 | Detailed description of the qualifications, expertise and/or training | Exercise programme characteristics |
HOW: delivery | 3 | Describe whether exercises are performed individually or in a group | Exercise programme characteristics |
4 | Describe whether exercises are supervised or unsupervised; how they are delivered | Exercise programme characteristics | |
5 | Detailed description of how adherence to exercise is measured and reported | Programme adherence Tally sheet/daily control (Additional file 3: Table S3) | |
6 | Detailed description of motivation strategies | 16 reinforcement WhatsApp messages / every Friday (Additional file 3) 4 reinforcement videos / end of every month (Additional file 3) | |
7a | Detailed description of the decision rule(s) for determining exercise progression | Doses: Training load/intensity | |
7b | Detailed description of how the exercise programme was progressed | Doses: Training load/intensity | |
8 | Detailed description of each exercise to enable replication | Additional file 2: Table S2 | |
9 | Detailed description of any home programme component | Programme adherence | |
10 | Describe whether there are any non-exercise components | Exercise programme rationale | |
11 | Describe the type and number of adverse events that occur during exercise | Tally sheet/daily control (Additional file 3: Table S3) | |
WHERE: location | 12 | Describe the setting in which the exercises are performed | Exercise programme characteristics |
WHEN, HOW MUCH: dosage | 13 | Detailed description of the exercise intervention | Weekly volume |
TAILORING: what, how | 14a | Describe whether the exercises are generic (one size fits all) or tailored | Sessions structure and exercises |
14b | Detailed description of how exercises are tailored to the individual | Sessions structure and exercises | |
15 | Describe the decision rule for determining the starting level | Sessions structure and exercises | |
HOW WELL: planned, actual | 16a | Describe how adherence or fidelity is assessed/measured | Programme adherence Tally sheet/daily control (Additional file 3: Table S3) |
16b | Describe the extent to which the intervention was delivered as planned | Tally sheet/daily control (Additional file 3: Table S3) |