Adaptations to scale-up an early childhood education and care physical activity intervention for real-world availability - Play Active.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adaptations for scale-up are ubiquitous but are rarely described in detail. Adaptations may be a key reason for the "scale-up penalty" which is when there is a reduction in intervention effect size following scale-up. The Play Active intervention consists of a physical activity policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, with accompanying implementation support strategies. It was first implemented with 81 ECEC services in Perth, Western Australia, in 2021 - with significant positive changes in physical activity practice uptake. The aim of this paper is to describe the extent, type, fidelity consistency, goals, size, scope, and proposed impact of proposed adaptations to the implementation support strategies for scaling-up Play Active.

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SUBMITTER: Mclaughlin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature