The following strategy employed was used to search MEDLINE and was modified for use in other databases:
- physical activity.mp. or *Motor Activity/ 35649
- exertion.mp.
- physical fitness.mp.
- "physical education and training".mp.
- sports.mp. or *Sports Medicine
- dancing.mp.
- exercise therapy.mp.
- (physical$ adj5 (fit$ or train$ or activ$ or endur$)).tw.
- sport$.tw.
- walk$.tw.
- bicycle$.tw.
- 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12
- elderly.mp. or *Aged
- *Old Age Assistance/ or old$.mp.
- aged.mp. or *Homes for the Aged/ or *"Aged, 80 and over"/ or *Health Services for the Aged/ or *Aged Top of page
- *Nursing, Supervisory/ or *Housing for the Elderly/ or *Aged/ or *Health Services for the Aged/ or senior.mp.
- *Age Factors/ or *"Aged, 80 and over"/ or *Aged/ or older.mp. or *Aging
- 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17
- trial.mp. or *"Randomized Controlled Trial [Publication Type]"/ or *"Clinical Trial [Publication Type]"/ or *"Clinical Trial, Phase II [Publication Type]"/ or *"Clinical Trial, Phase IV [Publication Type]"/ or *"Clinical Trial, Phase I [Publication Type]"/ or *"Clinical Trial, Phase III [Publication Type]"/ or *"Controlled Clinical Trial [Publication Type]"
- *"Review Literature"/ or systematic review.mp. or *Meta-Analysis
- review.mp. or "Review [Publication Type]"
- 20 or 21
- cardiovascular disease.mp. or *Cardiovascular Diseases
- *Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/ or *Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic/ or *Diabetes Mellitus, Lipoatrophic/ or *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/ or *Diabetes Insipidus/ or *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/ or *Diabetes, Gestational/ or *Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic/ or *Diabetes Complications/ or diabetes.mp. or *Diabetes Mellitus
- *Dementia, Vascular/ or *Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders/ or *Dementia, Multi-Infarct/ or *AIDS Dementia Complex/ or *Dementia/ or dementia.mp.
- *Accidental Falls/ or *Nursing Homes/ or *Mental Disorders/ or *Institutionalization/ or *Aged/ or *Behavioral Symptoms/ or *Residential Treatment/ or *Mental Retardation/ or *Residential Facilities/ or residential care.mp. or *Homes for the Aged
- *Education, Special/ or *Transcultural Nursing/ or *Cultural Characteristics/ or *Cultural Diversity/ or *Minority Groups/ or culturally diverse.mp. or *Jews/ or *Ethnic Groups
- *communication barriers/ or *information dissemination/ or *language/ 9801 27 *Geriatric Assessment/ or *"Activities of Daily Living"/ or *Health Services for the Aged/ or *Frail Elderly/ or *Long-Term Care/ or frail.mp. or *Homes for the Aged/ or *Urinary Incontinence
- limit 28 to (humans and english language and yr="1990 - 2006")
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