Development of Australian physical activity and screen time guidelines for outside school hours care: an international Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children's activity patterns in the periods before and after school make a key contribution to achieving 24-h movement guidelines. There are currently no national-level guidelines informing physical activity and screen time practices in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) programs anywhere in the world. This study aimed to work with industry, government and academic stakeholders to develop draft physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Australian OSHC.

Methods

A 4-round online Delphi survey was conducted from May 2019 to January 2020. The Delphi participants included national and international experts and stakeholders from academia, education, government, health and the OSHC sectors. Round 1 consisted of open-ended questions exploring physical activity

SUBMITTER: Virgara R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789289 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature