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Table 3 Overview of all the outcome measurements and their corresponding sources

From: The Healthy Primary School of the Future: study protocol of a quasi-experimental study

Outcome measurement

Informants

     

Children

  

Parents of children in groups 1–8 (age 4–12)

Onderwijs monitor Limburg

GGD

Group 2 (age 5–6)

Group 3–4 (age 6–8)

Group 5–8 (age 8–12)

   

General health child

      

 Weight, objectively measured

X

X

X

   

 Height, objectively measured

X

X

X

   

 Waist and hip circumference, objectively measured

X

X

X

   

 Handgrip strength, objectively measured

X

X

X

   

 Blood pressure

     

X

 Disease status, hospital admissions, medicine use, healthcare visits

   

X

 

X

 Sick leave

    

X

 

 Birthweight

     

X

Socio-emotional health of child

      

 HR-QoL (EQ-5D-Y, PedsQL)

  

X

X

  

 Psychological attributes (SDQ)

  

X

X

  

 Self-efficacy (SEQ-C and Manikin scale, full SEQ-C only in groups 7–8)

  

X

   

 Self-confidence, social skills, school wellbeing, future expectations and social support

    

X

 

Physical activity behaviour of child

      

 Physical activity (Actigraph)

 

X

X

   

 Sedentary behaviour (ActivPal)

  

group 5

   

 Shuttle run test

 

X

X

   

 Sports club membership

 

X

X

X

  

 Active transport forms to school

X

X

X

   

 Leisure time physical activity

X

X

X

   

 Leisure time physical activity

   

X

  

Dietary behaviour of child

      

 Food intake (food frequency questionnaire and dietary recall)

X

X

X

X

  

 Familiarity with healthy food products

X

X

X

X

  

 Food preferences

X

X

X

X

  

Household information

      

 Parental weight and height

   

X

  

 Parenting styles

     

X

Parenting practices regarding nutrition and physical activity (CSPQ)

   

X

  

 Parental well-being (SWLS)

   

X

  

 Parental HR-QoL (EQ-5D)

   

X

  

 Parental labour participation

   

X

  

 SES (including deprivation, income, and education)

   

X

  

 Parental leave and absence due to illness of child

   

X

  

Teacher-related variables

      

 Teacher’s practices regarding nutrition and physical activity

    

X

 

 Teacher’s height and weight

    

X

 

School achievement of child

      

 Test results (CITO and other tests)

    

X

 

 School advice and secondary school track actually attended

    

X

 

 Learning disabilities

    

X

 

 School absenteeism and repeating years

    

X

 

Process-evaluation

      

 Qualitative and quantitative evaluation

X

X

X

X

  

 New school entries

    

X

 
  1. Abbreviations: CITO centrale eindtoets basisonderwijs, CSPQ comprehensive snack parenting questionnaire, EQ-5D-Y EuroQol 5-Dimensions Youth version, EQ-5D EuroQol 5-Dimensions, GGD regional public health services, PedsQL paediatric quality of life inventory, SDQ strength and difficulties questionnaire, SEQ-C self- efficacy questionnaire for children, SWLS satisfaction with life survey