Table 3 Summary of feasibility evaluation
From: Feasibility of a school-based physical activity intervention for adolescents with disability
Acceptability | |
Student | |
Satisfaction /5 | |
Overall satisfaction, mean (SD) | 3.9 (1.2) |
Satisfaction with HIIT sessions, mean (SD) | 4.1 (0.9) |
Satisfaction with intervention resources, mean (SD) | 4.2 (0.9) |
Motivation to participate in HIIT /5 | |
Health, mean (SD) | 4.2 (1.0) |
Fitness and sports performance, mean (SD) | 4.1 (1.2) |
Mental health and well-being, mean (SD) | 3.7 (1.4) |
Academic performance, mean (SD) | 3.4 (1.3) |
Physical appearance, mean (SD) | 3.8 (1.2) |
Barriers to participation in HIIT /5 | Top 3 highest ranked |
Do not like to exercise, mean (SD) | 2.7 (1.6) |
Did not want to get sweaty, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.7) |
Did not enjoy the exercises, mean (SD) | 2.5 (1.5) |
Group exercise preference /5 | |
Enjoyed exercising with students from the special education faculty, mean (SD) | 4.4 (0.5) |
Prefer to exercise with students from mainstream classes, mean (SD) | 2.3 (1.3) |
Sustainability | |
Participation in future HIIT, yes, % | 68.9 |
Teacher | |
Satisfaction /4 | |
Classroom teacher overall satisfaction, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.7) |
Support teacher overall satisfaction, mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.0) |
Classroom teacher satisfaction of intervention resources, mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.7) |
Support teacher satisfaction of intervention resources, mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.0) |
Sustainabilitya | |
Delivery of intervention to future student cohorts, yes, % | 85 |
Implementation | |
Student | |
Session intensity | |
Average HR during session, mean beats/min (SD) | 146.0 (17.3) |
Average HR during sessions, mean % of HRmax (SD) | 72 (8) |
Peak HR during session, mean beats/min (SD) | 164 (17) |
Peak HR during sessions, mean % of HRmax (SD) | 81 (9) |
Teachera | |
Session delivery | |
Classroom teacher reported sessions, mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.7) |
Classroom teacher participation, mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.7) |
Support teacher participation, mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.0) |
Average HIIT session time, n (%)c | |
< 15 min | 0 (0.0) |
15–20 min | 0 (0.0) |
20–25 min | 2 (40.0) |
> 25 min | 3 (60.0) |
Session qualityb | |
Adherence to SAAFE delivery principles, mean (SD) | |
Supportive /4 | 2.8 (1.2) |
Active /4 | 3.2 (0.2) |
Autonomous /4 | 1.3 (0.5) |
Fair /4 | 3.3 (0.5) |
Enjoyable /4 | 3.3 (0.5) |
SAAFE observation total /20 | 14 (2.8) |
Adaptation | |
Classroom teacher adaptation to school characteristics, mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.0) |
Support teacher adaptation to school characteristics, mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.0) |
Practicality | |
Student /5 | |
Intervention resources increased motivation to work harder | 4.2 (0.9) |
Teacher /4 | |
Classroom teacher session duration satisfaction, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.7) |
Support teacher session duration satisfaction, mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.0) |
Classroom teacher ease of implementation, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.0) |
Support teacher ease of implementation, mean (SD) | 3.7 (0.6) |
Classroom teacher school facilities available to support intervention delivery, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.7) |
Support teacher school facilities available to support intervention delivery, mean (SD) | 4.0 (0.0) |