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Table 3 Criterion validity of the Out-of-School Nutrition and Physical Activity Observational Practice Assessment Tool (OSNAP-OPAT)

From: Validity of a practitioner-administered observational tool to measure physical activity, nutrition, and screen time in school-age programs

Item

N a

Weekly mean (SD) b

Validation criterion measure

Pearson correlation (week) b

P value

Pearson correlation (1 day) c

Range

Physical Activity

How many children do you think were active when they attended physical activity time? (0–4 scale: 0 Not offered, 1 Few, 2 Some, 3 Most, 4 All)

20

2.54 (0.39)

SOPLAY

0.48

0.03

0.28

0.09-0.50

How many minutes do you think the typical child at your program was physically active today? (Mins)

15

34.40 (12.31)

Accelerometer

0.43

0.11

0.23

−0.17-0.44

What is the least amount of physical activity time that was offered to any group of children today? (Mins)

15

21.13 (14.88)

Accelerometer

0.59

0.02

0.33

−0.19-0.62

How many minutes do you think the typical child at your program was engaged in vigorous physical activity (i.e. activity more than a walk) today? (Mins)

15

26.59 (13.46)

Accelerometer

0.43

0.11

0.21

0.09-0.36

What is the least amount of vigorous physical activity time that was offered to any group of children today? (Mins)

15

18.29 (14.41)

Accelerometer

0.63

0.01

0.42

0.13-0.61

Nutrition

Was a fruit or vegetable offered at snack? (Proportion)

20

0.59 (0.29)

Observation

0.84

0.0001

0.52

0.38-0.66

Were grains served at snack? (Proportion)

20

0.68 (0.34)

Observation

0.60

0.005

0.47

0.25-0.56

If grains were served at snack, were whole grains served? (Proportion)

20

0.47 (0.32)

Observation

0.43

0.06

0.32

0.17-0.50

Was water served (with a pitcher or from a cooler) at snack? (Proportion)

20

0.70 (0.41)

Observation

0.73

0.0003

0.66

0.59-0.72

How many kids consumed sugary drinks from outside the snack program (e.g. vending, home, etc.) during the afterschool day? (0–3 scale: 0 None, 1 Few, 2 Some, 3 Many)

20

0.74 (0.78)

Observation

0.70

0.0005

0.62

0.54-0.70

How many kids consumed food from outside the snack program during the afterschool day? (0–3 scale: 0 None, 1 Few, 2 Some, 3 Many)

20

1.06 (0.65)

Observation

0.68

0.001

0.65

0.48-0.82

Was 100% juice served at snack? (Proportion)

15

0.29 (0.32)

Observation

0.50

0.06

0.42

0.17-0.82

If 100% juice was served at snack, was it served in a container greater than 4oz? (Proportion)

15

0.25 (0.31)

Observation

0.56

0.03

0.59

0.33-0.86

For the children who were served water, how much do you think they drank? (0–3 scale: 0 None, 1 Some, 2 Most, 3 All)

20

0.64 (0.36)

Plate waste

0.56

0.01

0.49

0.39-0.60

Screen time

Did your program offer any recreational (i.e. internet, entertainment) computer time today? (Proportion)

20

0.39 (0.35)

Observation

0.85

0.0001

0.60

0.46-0.72

Did your program show any broadcast or cable TV or movies today? (Proportion)

20

0.03 (0.10)

Observation

0.68

0.0007

0.50

0.49-0.50

  1. a. Criterion validity assessed in 20 programs during phase 1 and 15 programs during phase 2.
  2. b. Pearson correlations for weekly OSNAP-OPAT data were based on 5 days of data in phase 1. In phase 2, data was collected on 4 days in 9 sites, 5 days in 3 sites, and 3 days in 3 sites.
  3. c. Pearson correlations comparing one day of OSNAP-OPAT data to average weekly offerings via criterion measures were calculated for each day of the week and then averaged to get a validity estimate for one day of OSNAP-OPAT data.