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Table 2 Description of measures used to assess PA program implementation

From: The FLEX study school-based physical activity programs – measurement and evaluation of implementation

Process measures

Implementation factor(s) measured

100 Mile Club

Collected/conducted

CHALK/Just Move

Collected/Conducteda

Program surveys Teacher and champion (web-based survey link sent to all teachers & champions at each time point)

Implementation and fidelity Dose delivered Reach Receptivity and sustainability

Midpoint (Year 1), Post-Intervention (Year 2)

Baseline: 6/7 schools Midpoint: 5/7 schools Post-intervention: 3/7 schools

Midpoint (Year 1), Post-Intervention (Year 2)

Baseline: 16/57 teachers/classrooms Midpoint: 6/23b teachers/classrooms Post-Intervention: 20/57 teachers/classrooms

Child surveys Conducted at post-intervention to assess participation and reception of program

Receptivity

Post-Intervention (Year 2)

Post-intervention: 5/7 schools

Post-Intervention (Year 2)

Post-intervention: 6/6 schools

Accelerometry In-session physical activity measurement

Dose received

Physical activity measured by accelerometer; start and end time of session recorded by research staff

2 implementing schools

Physical activity measured by accelerometer; start and end time of session(s) recorded by classroom teachers

2 implementing schools, 8 classrooms

Key informant interviews Conducted with champions and teachers after post-intervention

Implementation and fidelity Receptivity and sustainability

20–30 min interviews conducted via telephone by research staff

4 champions

20–30 min interviews conducted via telephone by research staff

14 classroom teachers

  1. aCHALK/Just Move data are from all six randomized and implementing schools
  2. bOnly 4th grade teachers may have participated for two years and therefore were only ones asked to complete a survey at midpoint