The Effect Of A School-Based Physical Activity Educational Program
Condition: Improve Physical Activity
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Regular physical activity of different intensity has many significant benefits for all ages,
      particularly adolescents. School-based educational programs about physical activity were
      found to increase the level of physical activity among adolescents positively. However, among
      adolescents in Jordan, few studies measured the impact of school-based educational programs
      on students' physical activity and knowledge levels. There is no single study that measured
      the students' physical activity self-efficacy. The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of
      a school-based physical activity program on adolescents' knowledge of the physical activity,
      physical performance, and physical self-efficacy. A Randomized Control trial (RCT) design was
      used among 210 8th grade school students (boys and girls) from four governmental schools in
      North of Jordan .
    

Detailed description: 
      Background: Regular physical activity of different intensity has many significant benefits on
      the health of all ages, particularly adolescents. School-based educational programs about
      physical activity were found to increase the level of physical activity among adolescents
      positively. However, among adolescents in Jordan, few studies measured the impact of
      school-based educational programs on students' level of physical activity and knowledge, and
      there is no single study that measured the students' physical activity self-efficacy.

      Aim: To assess the effectiveness of a school-based physical activity program on adolescents'
      knowledge of physical activity, physical performance, and physical self-efficacy.

      Methods: A Randomized Control trial (RCT) design was used among 210 8th grade school students
      (boys and girls) from four governmental schools in North of Jordan during December and
      January. Physical Activity Questionnaire for older children (PAQ-C) scales, Physical
      self-efficacy scale, and Knowledge of Physical Activity scale were used to collect students'
      data. The duration of the educational program was four weeks, with a total of 7 hours.
      Ethical approval was approached from the Committee on Human Subjects Research at Jordan
      University of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education before the data
      collection.
    

Intervention name(s): School-Based Physical Activity Educational Program
Intervention type(s): Behavioral
Intervention description(s): The structure of the educational sessions includes physical education lectures, group discussions, videos, training sessions, physical activities diaries, short quizzes, and feedback after each session. The educational programs were conducted among students with intervention groups at two-level individually and in school. The individual-level includes classroom lectures that mainly emphasized the health benefits of physical activity and provided necessary information about physical activity fitness for 60 minutes and were given weekly for four weeks. In coordination with the school sports teacher, training sessions included moderate to vigorous physical activities for 45 minutes twice weekly for four weeks
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: physical activity; self-efficacy; school programs; educational program