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Table 5 Implementation of the activities

From: Process evaluation of a kindergarten-based intervention for obesity prevention in early childhood: the Toybox study Malaysia

 

Month 1 (drinking)

Month 2 (physical activity)

Month 3 (healthy snacking)

Month 4 (sedentary behavior)

Month 5 (1st half – drinking; 2nd half – physical activity)

Month 6 (1st half – healthy snacking; 2nd half – sedentary behavior)

Dose delivered (completeness)

Teachers’ monthly logbook

Implementation/retention of environmental changes in the kindergarten

99%

93%

93%

98%

98%

99%

Implementation/retention of children’s lifestyle behaviors in the kindergarten

98%

93%

94%

91%

96%

92%

Duration of physical activities per week

-

30–60 min = 40%

30–60 min = 44%

30–60 min = 46%

30–60 min = 60%

30–60 min = 56%

-

 > 60 min = 56%

 > 60 min = 36%

 > 60 min = 44%

 > 60 min = 36%

 > 60 min = 32%

Number of classroom activities (kangaroo story, sensory games, visits, and experiments)

61.5%

(8 of 13 activities)

92.3%

(12 of 13 activities)

93.8%

(15 of 16 activities)

93.9%

(31 of 33 activities)

1st half:

92.3% (12 of 13 activities)

2nd half:

100% (13 of 13 activities)

1st half:

100% (16 of 16 activities)

2nd half:

96.8% (30 of 31 activities)

Delivery of material to parents

      

• Introductory bulletin

92%

-

-

-

-

-

• Bulletin

88%

88%

80%

84%

1st half: 84%

2nd half:

88%

1st half: 80%

2nd half:

84%

• Tip card

84%

88%

80%

84%

1st half: 84%

2nd half:

88%

1st half: 80%

2nd half:

84%

• Poster

72%

76%

76%

80%

-

-

Fidelity

Implementation of the sequence of four behavior according to the time plan

88%

92%

84%

76%

80%

76%

Implementation of classroom environmental changes according to the material and time plan

88%

92%

84%

76%

80%

76%

Implementation of children’s actual behavior according to the material and time plan

88%

92%

84%

76%

80%

76%

Implementation of the classroom activities according to the material and time plan

88%

92%

84%

76%

80%

76%

Delivery of material (newsletter, tip cards, posters) to parents according to the time plan

88%

92%

84%

76%

80%

76%

Dose received (exposure and satisfaction)

Teachers

The teacher’s guide was read and understood

96%

92%

88%

92%

92%

84%

The amount of information in the Teacher’s guide is sufficient

100%

96%

96%

88%

-

-

Activities in the class activity guide are easily conducted

100%

96%

96%

88%

96%

84%

Teachers enjoyed the activities

100%

100%

96%

88%

96%

96%

The activities conducted were enjoyed by the children

100%

100%

100%

88%

96%

96%

The information, content, and activities were in line with the objectives

96%

96%

96%

88%

-

-