The Importance of Psychological and Social Factors in Influencing the Uptake and Maintenance of Physical Activity after Stroke: A Structured Review of the Empirical Literature

Table 2

Criteria for including and excluding publications in the review.

	Criteria
Include if publication	(i) included participants with diagnosed stroke
	(ii) focuses on psychological or social factors
	(iii) focuses on issues pertinent to the uptake of or maintenance of PA/exercise after stroke
	(iv) reports empirical data whether quantitative (e.g., RCT, survey, cohort, case-control, interrupted time series) or qualitative (e.g., in-depth interview, focus group, and ethnography)
	(v) reports primary or secondary derived data
Exclude if publication	(i) does not include a sufficient focus on people with stroke
	(ii) is not primarily focused on PA or exercise after stroke
	(iii) does not report data pertinent to understanding psychological or social factors
	(iv) is not empirical