Table 1 Intervention reporting assessment criteria based on TIDieR [10] recommendations

Clear

Necessary details reported

Unclear

Some detail reported but did not satisfy the criteria fully

Not reported

No reference to the reporting domain in study report(s)

Not applicable

Reporting domain not applicable to the exercise intervention described

When after injury

Intended or actual timing for the start of the intervention after fracture or surgery explicitly stated.

Where done

Location/s of where the intervention took place. Reporting home, hospital, rehabilitation centre was sufficient.

Who delivered

Who administered the intervention (where applicable). Which recognised health professionals (e.g. physiotherapist/ physical therapist, occupational therapist) or for non-health professionals (e.g. administrative staff, trainer) additional information about training or expertise required.

Group/individual

Intervention conducted in a group, individually, or both.

Duration of intervention

Session duration (e.g. minutes) for supervised sessions and period of time over which intervention took place (e.g. weeks). Session duration of home programmes, and supervised sessions where only one exercise was performed and the specifics of the exercise are outlined, did not need to be reported.

Frequency of intervention

How often the intervention was to be completed over a specific period of time i.e. the intended schedule.

Specifics of exercise prescription so would be reproducible

The exercises, sets and repetitions for resistance exercises, duration for aerobic exercises, and exercise loading or intensity needed to be described in sufficient detail, or a reference provided that describes these in sufficient detail, that would allow the intervention to be reproduced.

Tailoring/modifications

Any component of the intervention was explicitly stated to be adapted to the individual and how this was achieved was explained.

Adherence

Completed intervention sessions expressed relative to the prescribed number of sessions for either the supervised or home component of the intervention where applicable e.g. 70% or 20/30, except pragmatic studies where the number of sessions was not prescribed but the number of sessions received by participants was reported.