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Table 5 Training features associated with promising fidelity outcomes (n = 35 studies)

From: Features of effective staff training programmes within school-based interventions targeting student activity behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Training features

Moderate/high fidelity

N = 28

Low fidelity

N = 7

P-valuea

Mean number of BCTs used (±SD)

5.2 (± 3.6)

3.4 (± 2.4)

0.19

Number of studies reporting any theory/rationale used (%)

17 (85.0)

2 (28.5)

< 0.01

Median hours of total training time (IQR)

11.6 (4.3–14.0)

3.9 (0.6–7.0)

0.22

Median number of training sessions (IQR)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–2)

0.85

Median training delivery period (months) (IQR)b

6.0 (1.8–12)

21.0 (15–24)

0.02

  1. N Number of studies with available data, IQR Interquartile range
  2. aBased on Chi-square and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests (bold: p < 0.05)
  3. bPeriod over which training delivered if more than one session delivered