Cost-effectiveness of reducing children's sedentary time and increasing physical activity at school: the Transform-Us! intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior represent important areas for intervention in childhood in order to reduce the burden of chronic disease related to obesity and physical inactivity in later life. This paper aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of a multi-arm primary school-based intervention to increase physical activity and/or reduce sedentary time in 8-9 year old children (Transform-Us!).

Methods

Modelled cost-utility analysis, using costs and effects from a cluster randomized controlled trial of a 30-month intervention that used pedagogical and environmental strategies to reduce and break up sedentary behaviour (SB-I), promote physical activity (PA-I), or a combined approach (PA + SB-I), compared to current practice. A validated m

SUBMITTER: Brown V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature