Mall Walking Program Environments, Features, and Participants: A Scoping Review
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW — Volume 12 — August 13, 2015
PEER REVIEWED
We searched the following databases: CINAHL, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The database search yielded 208 articles. The hand search of bibliographies from publications, grant applications, and funding announcements yielded 46 articles. Of 254 unique citations, 215 were excluded during the first round of review for not meeting basic criteria. Of the remaining 39 publications reviewed, 7 were excluded for not meeting language or content criteria, which left 32 articles in the final abstraction process.
Figure. Article search and selection for a scoping review of evidence on mall walking programs for middle-aged and older adults.
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