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OST-Coach: Impact of a Data-Coaching Process on Staff Physical Activity Promoting Behavior
Katie Schwartzkopf1, Sarah Arraiga1, Emily Mailey1
1Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
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The purpose of this study was to implement a data-coaching process to address staff PA-promoting behaviors during out-of-school time (OST) programming. This single-group pre-post study involved OST programs across four elementary schools. An iterative data-coaching program (OST-Coach) was implemented that addressed staff PA-promoting behaviors. The System for Observing Staff Promotion of PA and Nutrition was used to observe staff behaviors. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to examine pre-post intervention changes in staff PA-promoting behaviors. Staff behaviors changed post-intervention, with lower odds of observing supervisory behavior (odds ratio [OR] = 0.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.21, 0.41]), and higher odds of PA engagement (OR = 2.63, 95% CI = [1.97, 3.58]). Odds of observing free play were lower post-intervention (OR = 0.34, 95% CI = [0.25, 0.46]), while the odds for observing organized PA were higher (OR = 4.03, 95% CI = [3.00, 5.42]). Results indicate that integration of OST-Coach offers a promising solution to improve staff PA-promoting practices during OST programming.
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