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Table 2 Items achieving consensus agreement from Delphi Round 2

From: Development of Australian physical activity and screen time guidelines for outside school hours care: an international Delphi study

Statement

Responses (n)

All round 2 n = 54

% agreement (≥ 7 on 9 point Likert scale)

Mean Likert score (SD)

Median (MADM)

Before School Care

Physical Activity

 For physical activity to be fun

43

95%

7.9 (1.5)

8 (0.9)

 For OSHC services to provide appropriate space outdoors for PA

43

81%

7.3 (1.9)

8 (1.4)

Screen Time

 That staff and older children in OSHC services role model appropriate screen time use e.g. only access personal devices at beginning and end of sessions

43

80%

7.5 (2.0)

8 (1.6)

 That recreational screen time should be limited

43

81%

7.2 (2.2)

7 (1.6)

After School Care

Physical Activity

 To provide an opportunity for free play/unstructured physical activity

39

95%

8.2 (1.1)

9 (0.9)

 To provide fun physical activity

39

92%

8.2 (1.2)

9 (1.0)

 To provide opportunity for outdoor play and outdoor equipment to encourage physical activity

39

92%

8 (1.1)

8 (0.9)

 To provide physical activity opportunities for children of different ages

39

89%

8.1 (1.2)

9 (0.9)

 To provide physical activity opportunities for children of different abilities

39

95%

8.3 (1.1)

9 (0.9)

 To provide opportunities for varying intensities of physical activity (light, moderate, moderate-vigorous, vigorous

39

84%

7.5 (1.7)

8 (1.2)

Screen Time

 That physical activity is the preference to recreational screen time

39

82%

7.6 (1.6)

8 (1.3)

Vacation Care

Physical Activity

 To provide a diverse range of physical activity throughout the day

38

89%

7.8 (1.4)

8 (1.0)

 To provide opportunities for outdoor physical activity

38

97%

8.2 (1.1)

9 (0.9)

 To provide opportunities for unstructured/free play to encourage physical activity

38

97%

8.3 (1.0)

9 (0.9)

 To provide physical activity that is fun

38

97%

8.3 (0.9)

9 (0.8)

Other

 That OSHC educators are continually supported, upskilled and motivated to help children achieve healthy activity behaviours

36

86%

7.5 (1.2)

7 (1.0)

 To provide a wide range of activities throughout the day in OSHC services with recognition of the 24 h movement guidelines (i.e. balanced between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and screen time

36

83%

7.6 (1.4)

8 (1.1)

 To use a guideline or policy to better guide physical activity, recreational screen time and sedentary behaviours in OSHC

36

81%

7.6 (1.3)

8 (1.1)

  1. MADM Mean absolute deviation from median, SD Standard deviation