A Pragmatic Evaluation of the Primary School Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)

Autor/inn/en	Murtagh, Elaine; Mulhare, Brian; Woods, Catherine; Corr, Méabh; Belton, Sarahjane
Titel	A Pragmatic Evaluation of the Primary School Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 36 (2021) 6, S.634-645 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Corr, Méabh)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyab036
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Elementary School Students; Physical Activity Level; After School Programs; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The period after school represents an opportunity to engage children in physical activity (PA) programmes in schools. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an afterschool programme, delivered in schools, on children's participation in and attitudes to PA. Ten schools took part in this non-randomized controlled trial (five experimental and five control schools). Experimental schools participated in an after-school programme delivered by teachers and parents for 50 min per week. Outcome measures included device-measured PA, self-report youth PA behaviour and parental perceptions of the school environment. Measurements took place at baseline, and mean follow-up was at 10 weeks. Data were collected from 196 participants, with a mean age of 8.1 ± 0.8 years. Mean daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for the entire sample at baseline was 69.9 ± 23.3. While both groups presented a decline in MVPA levels, there was a significant difference in the change from baseline to follow-up (P = 0.043) of min/day MVPA between the control group (-13.2 ± 23.9) and the experimental group (-0.9 ± 25.2). This programme may help maintain MVPA levels, with children exposed to the intervention experiencing a significantly lower decline in MVPA than their control counterparts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01