Table 5.
Program Characteristics (Implementers Only)a
| Mean (SD) | |
| Duration of program session, weeks | 10 (2.5) |
| Days per week classes meet | 2 (0.6) |
| Length of class sessions, minutes | 57 (12) |
| Number of participants per class | 13 (11) |
| Percent | |
| Peer leader helps with programs, % | 72 |
| Attendance rate of participants, % | 84 |
| Reason for implementation, % | |
| - To help others | 38 |
| - New professional goal | 19 |
| - Supervisor's suggestion | 12 |
| - Community involvement | 11 |
| - Other | 20 |
| Reason for continuing to run the program, %b | |
| - To help others | 38 |
| - I enjoy strength training | 13 |
| - Community involvement | 13 |
| - New professional goal | 7 |
| - Supervisor request | 6 |
| - Other | 23 |
| Reason for no longer leading the program, %c | |
| - A volunteer/colleague took over | 27 |
| - Due to time/scheduling conflicts | 20 |
| - Not enough participant interest | 10 |
| - Job no longer supportive | 7 |
| - Other | 36 |
| Compensation for running the program, % | |
| - It's part of my job/salary | 51 |
| - It's 100% volunteer (no pay) | 38 |
| - Other | 11 |
Due to the nature of survey data, sample size varies by question. Range is noted below.
a – sample size range: n = 246–270 (unless noted otherwise below)
b – sample size: n = 206;
c – sample size: n = 103