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Table 4 Descriptive statistics for educator-reported effectiveness and implementation outcome, by experimental group

From: Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial

 

Wait-listed comparison group

Intervention group

Effectiveness outcomes

Baseline

Post-intervention

Baseline

Post-intervention

Meets policy recommendation of providing 180 + mins/day of physical activity in young children (N = 655)

N = 308

N = 147

N = 248

N = 123

 Yes – n (%)

222 (72.1)

108 (73.5)

160 (64.5)

76 (61.8)

Meets policy recommendation of providing 30 + mins/day of energetic play in kindergarten children (N = 646)

N = 303

N = 144

N = 245

N = 121

 Yes – n (%)

255 (84.2)

129 (89.6)

195 (79.6)

102 (84.3)

Meets policy recommendation of providing 180 + mins/day of physical activity and 30 + mins/day of energetic play in kindergarten children (N = 646)

N = 303

N = 144

N = 245

N = 121

 Yes – n (%)

195 (64.4)

96 (66.7)

140 (57.1)

71 (58.7)

Total time provided for indoor and outdoor physical activity (N = 655)

N = 308

N = 147

N = 248

N = 123

 Median (IQR)

207.9 (140.4)

214.2 (161.0)

186.2 (156.8)

175.6 (127.4)

 0 min/day – n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

 30 min/day – n (%)

5 (1.6)

2 (1.4)

6 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

 60 min/day – n (%)

20 (6.5)

3 (2.0)

20 (8.1)

6 (4.9)

 90 min/day – n (%)

13 (4.2)

8 (5.4)

15 (6.0)

14 (11.4)

 120 min/day – n (%)

18 (5.8)

14 (9.5)

22 (8.9)

17 (13.8)

 150 min/day – n (%)

30 (9.7)

12 (8.2)

21 (8.5)

7 (5.7)

 180 min/day – n (%)

29 (9.4)

17 (11.6)

30 (12.1)

17 (13.8)

 210 min/day – n (%)

42 (13.6)

15 (10.2)

29 (11.7)

17 (13.8)

 240 min/day – n (%)

39 (12.7)

18 (12.2)

20 (8.1)

16 (13.0)

 270 min/day – n (%)

24 (7.8)

7 (4.8)

19 (7.7)

4 (3.3)

 300 min/day – n (%)

29 (9.4)

13 (8.8)

14 (5.6)

8 (6.5)

 330 min/day – n (%)

11 (3.6)

7 (4.8)

6 (2.4)

2 (1.6)

 360 min/day – n (%)

48 (15.6)

31 (21.1)

42 (16.9)

12 (9.8)

Time provided for energetic play (N = 646)

N = 303

N = 144

N = 245

N = 121

 < 15 min/day – n (%)

2 (0.7)

3 (2.1)

9 (3.7)

3 (2.5)

 15–29 min/day – n (%)

46 (15.2)

12 (8.3)

41 (16.7)

16 (13.2)

 30–44 min/day – n (%)

55 (18.2)

28 (19.4)

56 (22.9)

31 (25.6)

 45–59 min/day – n (%)

51 (16.8)

29 (20.1)

36 (14.7)

16 (13.2)

 60 + mins/day – n (%)

149 (49.2)

72 (50.0)

103 (42.0)

55 (45.5)

Implementation outcome

 Uptake of practices (total count)a (N = 657)

N = 308

N = 151

N = 251

N = 125

 Median (IQR)

5.1 (6.8)

5.7 (6.8)

5.6 (6.4)

6.3 (8.1)

  1. Notes: Percentages are adjusted for ECEC clustering
  2. aTotal count of practices consists of 21 physical activity practices corresponding to 15 of the practices outlined in the policy template