Table 2.
Between group differences in scores for healthy eating and physical activity practices and FMS and physical activity knowledge of educators a.
| Outcome | Usual practice |
In-person intervention |
Online training |
Baseline difference between groups |
Effect of time |
Group differences in effect of time |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n = 102 educators) |
Follow-up (n = 75 educators) |
Baseline (n = 89 educators) |
Follow-up (n = 67 educators) |
Baseline (n = 113 educators) |
Follow-up (n = 62 educators) |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p value | p value | p value | |
| Healthy eating practices (0 to 36 pts) |
24.2 (4.1) | 25.3 (4.3) | 25.3 (3.8) | 25.9 (4.3) | 24.1 (4.3) | 26.5 (4.7) | In-person vs Usual: 0.30 |
0.18 | In-person vs Usual: 0.80 |
| Online vs Usual: 0.08 |
Online vs Usual: 0.03 |
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| Physical activity practices (0 to18 pts) |
13.3 (2.7) | 13.4 (3.0) | 13.2 (3.0) | 13.3 (2.9) | 12.8 (3.2) | 14.1 (2.9) | In-person vs Usual: 0.99 |
0.92 | In-person vs Usual: 0.56 |
| Online vs Usual: 0.15 |
Online vs Usual: 0.03 |
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| Fundamental movement skills and physical activity knowledge (0 to 44 pts) |
31.0 (6.8) | 33.3 (6.4) | 32.7 (7.0) | 33.4 (6.6) | 32.2 (6.3) | 34.1 (5.8) | In-person vs Usual: 0.10 |
0.04 | In-person vs Usual: 0.78 |
| Online vs Usual: <0.001 |
Online vs Usual: 0.98 |
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a
Analyses account for educators’ province and for clustering related to repeated measures. Note: Time and place of the study: September 2013 to May 2019 in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, Canada.