Table 1.
Comparison of the Number of Afterschool Programs Implementing STEPs From Baseline to Post-Assessment
| Intervention (n=10) |
Control (n=10) |
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| Strategies To Enhance Practice for Physical Activity (STEPs-PA) | Baseline | Post- Assessment |
Baseline | Post- Assessment |
| 1 Schedule of daily programming | ||||
| None | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Limited detail (Defines time of occurrence with broad label for activity, no other details provided) |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Detailed (Clearly defines type of activity [snack, homework, enrichment, physical activity], location of occurrence, staff roles/responsibilities, necessary supplies, materials, equipment) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2 Following schedule of daily programming a | ||||
| None of the days | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Some of the days | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Everyday | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 3 Physical activity scheduled | ||||
| None of the days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Some of the days | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Everyday | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
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| 4 Allocated time for physical activity | ||||
| ≥60 minutes of physical activity scheduled | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| 5 Types of physical activity scheduled | ||||
| Girls only | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| (Specific games/activities scheduled for girls - can include gender-specific
activities like dance and/or girl version of game - soccer for girls) |
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| Organized physical activity (Specific games/activities scheduled and led by adult) |
8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Free play physical activity (Children released to play ground, no structured, adult-facilitated games taking place, some children active, some not. Recommend free-play along with organized) |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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| 6 Quantity of staff physical activity-related training | ||||
| Received no training related to physical activity skills | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Less than 1 hour per year related to physical activity skills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1-4 hours per year related to physical activity skills | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| More than 4 hours per year related to physical activity skills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 7 Quality of staff physical activity-related training (of those programs that delivered physical activity training) |
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| Training delivered by non-certified personnel at your program (Afterschool leader or staff without physical activity or health promotion certification) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Training delivered by qualified professional (Physical educator, health promotion specialist, degree/certificate in health education field) |
4 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
a
If had no schedule coded as not following schedule