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A stepped-wedge implementation and evaluation of the healthy active peaceful playgrounds for youth (HAPPY) intervention.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Increasing physical activity in children is a health priority. The Healthy Active Peaceful Playgrounds for Youth (HAPPY) study aimed to examine a multi-component playground intervention designed to increase the proportion of physical activity during recess and lunch of primary school students. METHODS:The 2016 Australian focused HAPPY Study was a 12-month, metropolitan primary school based intervention, which was evaluated using a stepped wedge design. The intervention combined teacher development, environmental modifications, and peer support, with the outcomes of increasing physical activity, and analysing students' sources of social support to be physically active. RESULTS:Between baseline and follow-up, the proportion of students involved in vigorous activities during recess and lunch times increased significantly from 15 to 25% (p?

SUBMITTER: Dudley D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5910562 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A stepped-wedge implementation and evaluation of the healthy active peaceful playgrounds for youth (HAPPY) intervention.

Dudley Dean D   Cotton Wayne W   Peralta Louisa L   Winslade Matthew M  

BMC public health 20180420 1


<h4>Background</h4>Increasing physical activity in children is a health priority. The Healthy Active Peaceful Playgrounds for Youth (HAPPY) study aimed to examine a multi-component playground intervention designed to increase the proportion of physical activity during recess and lunch of primary school students.<h4>Methods</h4>The 2016 Australian focused HAPPY Study was a 12-month, metropolitan primary school based intervention, which was evaluated using a stepped wedge design. The intervention  ...[more]

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