Appendix 1 Breakdown of research question and subsequent search terms using the SPIDER tool (Cooke et al., 2012) SPIDER Breakdown Search Terms S - Sample Older adults, aged 65 older adult* OR elder* OR years and above, living senior* OR retire* OR independently in the ag$ing community. P of I Phenomenon of Acceptability of Physical activity OR – interest engagement in physical exercise OR walk* OR activity for older adults yoga OR danc* OR tai chi who are not currently OR gym OR activities active or involved in an daily living intervention. D Design Qualitative research interview* OR focus – methods, including group* OR meta-synthesis interviews, focus OR review* groups, and open-ended questions. E Evaluation Acceptability, acceptab* OR perception* – feasibility, perceptions, OR attitude* OR belief* attitudes, views, beliefs, OR barrier* OR motivat* barriers, motivation. R Research Type Qualitative studies or qualitative OR mixed – mixed method studies method* in which qualitative results are analysed and reported separately to quantitative results. Appendix 2 Electronic Search Strategy (20/04/2015) AMED 1985 - April 2015 Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 - April Week 2 2015 PsycINFO 1806 - April Week 2 2015 older adult*.mp senior*.mp ag$ing.mp elder*.mp
Appendix 1 Breakdown of research question and subsequent search terms using the SPIDER tool (Cooke et al., 2012) SPIDER Breakdown Search Terms S - Sample Older adults, aged 65 years and above, living independently in the community. older adult* OR elder* OR senior* OR retire* OR ag$ing P of I – Phenomenon of interest Acceptability of engagement in physical activity for older adults who are not currently active or involved in an intervention. Physical activity OR exercise OR walk* OR yoga OR danc* OR tai chi OR gym OR activities daily living D – Design Qualitative research methods, including interviews, focus groups, and open-ended questions. interview* OR focus group* OR meta-synthesis OR review* E – Evaluation Acceptability, feasibility, perceptions, attitudes, views, beliefs, barriers, motivation. acceptab* OR perception* OR attitude* OR belief* OR barrier* OR motivat* R – Research Type Qualitative studies or mixed method studies in which qualitative results are analysed and reported separately to quantitative results. qualitative OR mixed method* Appendix 2 Electronic Search Strategy (20/04/2015) AMED 1985 - April 2015 Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 - April Week 2 2015 PsycINFO 1806 - April Week 2 2015 older adult*.mp senior*.mp ag$ing.mp elder*.mp
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