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Is It Really Home-Based? A Commentary on the Necessity for Accurate Definitions across Exercise and Physical Activity
Francesca Denton1, Sofie Power1, Alexander Waddell1
1Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 2DS, UK.
This study defines key terms for home-based exercise programs to improve research consistency. Clear definitions are crucial for understanding and searching exercise and physical activity literature.
Area of Science:
- Exercise Science
- Physical Therapy
- Public Health
Background:
- Inconsistent definitions of home-based exercise programs hinder literature searches.
- The COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for home-based exercise, highlighting the need for clarity.
- Existing research lacks standardized terminology for reporting exercise and physical activity programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish clear definitions for terms used in reporting home-based exercise and physical activity programs.
- To provide contextual examples for these definitions to ensure consistent reporting.
- To address the ambiguity in current research on home-based exercise program design.
Main Methods:
- Conducted a literature search to identify existing definitions of home-based exercise programs.
- Developed a working document with initial definitions and examples.
- Refined definitions through expert discussion among six specialists.
Main Results:
- Generated definitions for key terms across three domains: location, prescription, and delivery.
- Defined terms include: home-based, community/centre-based, clinical setting (location); structured, unstructured (prescription); supervised, facilitated, unsupervised (delivery).
- Provided examples illustrating various combinations of these design terms.
Conclusions:
- The proposed definitions aim to standardize reporting of exercise and physical activity programs.
- These definitions are essential for improving consistency in research tools and literature searches.
- Further refinement through a Delphi study is planned, given the anticipated rise in home-based exercise research.
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