Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: A multicomponent exercise intervention to improve phys ical functioning, cognition and 
psychosocial well -being in elderly  nursing home residents: a  study p rotocol of a randomized 
controlled trial in the PROCARE (Prevention and occupational health in long -term care) project  
 
Version: 1 Date: 18 Apr 2019  
 
Reviewer: Virginia Ramseyer Winter  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
I'm excited to see this article published - it makes an important contribution to the body image 
interv ention research. That said, I have a few concerns that should be addressed:  
 
1. Please be sure to consistently italicize the titles of movies/films (including Embrace and To 
the Bone).  
 
 
2. After the first sentence of the background section, I was left wond ering "so what?" Body 
image has an influence on many health and mental health outcomes, please add a sentence 
describing these.  
 
 
3. Proofread carefully for punctuation and grammar.  
 
 
4. As of April 1, Embrace is available on Netflix - please add this informat ion. 
 
 
5. Please update the number of BIM Facebook followers.  
 
 
6. Were participants compensated? Please add this to the method section.  
 
 
7. Please indicate what high scores mean for the internalization of the thin ideal (for example, a 
higher score indicates h igher/lower internalization).  
 
 
8. Please add the Cronbach's alpha for the self -objectification measure in the current sample.  
 
 
9. It is unclear why you chose your covariates. Please justify these. Should you also control for 
when they saw Embrace? It seems t hat if they saw it 6 months ago vs. 1 week ago would have an 
impact.  
 
 
10. What software was used for statistical analysis?  
 
 
11.  The age range is quite large. Perhaps you should address outliers or maybe the median age 
would provide more useful information than the mean?  
 
 
12. Please define what it means to become a body image ambassador.  
 
 
13. The first sentence of the discussion commu nicates causation. Be careful with this language, 
as you cannot infer causation. This occurs again when you state, "These results support the use 
of Embrace as a body image intervention..."  
 
 
14. You mention that some women wrote responses up to 300 words. P lease add the range, 
mean, and standard deviation.  
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the aut hors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your co mments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your co mments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
 
Declaration of competing interests  
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