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Table 2 PA effects of included studies stratified by intervention strategies

From: A socio-ecological approach to physical activity interventions in childcare: a systematic review

 

Studies1

 

High quality multi-level theory-based

High quality

Lower quality2

Strategy

Significant

Non-significant

Significant

Non-significant

Significant

Non-significant

Organizational level

Structured PA

      

Every day (10-30 min)

  

Alhassan [30]

 

Annesi [39]3

Winter & Sass [45]3

Binkley & Specker [31]

Sharma [48]3

Eliakim [33]

Trost [36]

2-4 per week (15-45 min)

Fitzgibbon [34]

Puder [35]

Fitzgibbon [34]3

Puder [35]3

Alhassan [38]

Bellows [40]

Jones [44]

Fitzgibbon [41]3

Fitzgibbon [42]3

Reilly [47]3

Compared to free play

    

Parish [46]3

 

Brown [49]

Deal [50]

Playground/-time modifications

 

Puder [35]

 

Cardon [32]

Hannon & Brown [43]

Alhassan [37]

Puder [35]3

Nicaise [51]

Van Cauwenberghe [52]

Interpersonal level

Teacher involvement

Fitzgibbon [34]

Puder [35]

Alhassan [30]

Puder [35]3

Alhassan [38]

Bellows [40]

Eliakim 2007 [33]

Annesi 2013 [39]3

Winter & Sass 2011 [45]3

Fitzgibbon 2011 [34]3

Jones 2011 [44]

Reilly 2006 [47]3

Trost 2008 [36]

Parish 2007 [46]3

Sharma 2011 [48]3

Parental involvement

Fitzgibbon 2011 [34]

Puder 2011 [35]

Fitzgibbon 2011 [34]3

Puder 2011 [35]3

 

Bellows 2013 [40]

     

Fitzgibbon 2005 [41]3

Fitzgibbon 2006 [42]3

Winter & Sass 2011 [45]3

Reilly 2006 [47]3

Sharma 2011 [48]3

Intrapersonal level

Knowledge, beliefs, motor skills, aerobic fitness, self-efficacy

Fitzgibbon 2011 [34]

Puder 2011 [35]

Alhassan 2012 [30]

Puder 2011 [35]3

Annesi 2013 [39]3

Fitzgibbon 2005 [41]3

Eliakim 2007 [33]

Jones 2011 [44]

Fitzgibbon 2006 [42]3

Fitzgibbon 2011 [34]3

Parish 2007 [46]3

Winter & Sass 2011 [45]3

Reilly 2006 [47]3

      

Sharma 2011 [48]3

  1. Notes: 1Named by first author, 2Moderate and low quality studies, 3Theory-based intervention.