Table 1 Overview of the formulated program and performance objectives for each level of the intervention
Level of the intervention | Target group | Program objective | Performance objective |
|---|---|---|---|
Individual level | Preschool child | Children between 4- and 6-years-old decrease their sitting time (screen viewing activities and other sedentary activities) by 10% at home and during their time at kindergarten at the end of the intervention | PO.1. Children decrease their total sitting time per day at kindergarten. |
PO.2. Children decrease their total sitting time per day at home or during leisure time. | |||
PO.3. Children limit screen viewing to one hour per day at kindergarten. | |||
PO.4. Children limit screen viewing to one hour per day or less at home (with help from their parents/caregivers). | |||
PO.5. Children switch from sitting down to standing up for some activities. | |||
Interpersonal level | Parents/caregivers of preschoolers in the home environment | Parents/caregivers decrease their child’s sedentary time by 10% and limit screen viewing activities at home to less than one hour per day after the intervention. | PO.1. Parents/caregivers limit preschoolers’ screen viewing activities to one hour per day. |
PO.2. Parents/caregivers motivate (verbally) their children to do other activities instead of screen viewing activities. | |||
PO.3. Parents/caregivers do other activities together with their child instead of screen viewing activities. | |||
PO.4. Parents/caregivers are a role model for their children and limit their own time sitting down. | |||
Organizational level | Teachers in the school environment | Teachers decrease preschoolers’ sedentary time by 10% at kindergarten and limit screen viewing activities to less than one hour daily after the intervention. | PO.1. Teachers use different strategies (e.g., classroom environmental changes, performing standing classroom activities, etc.) to decrease preschoolers’ total sitting time per day at kindergarten. |
PO.2. Teachers give assignments that the preschoolers need to fulfill standing up. | |||
PO.3. Teachers encourage the preschoolers to stand up when they are sitting down at the playground. | |||
PO.4. Teachers are a role model for the preschoolers and limit sitting down themselves. | |||
PO.5. Teachers encourage the preschoolers to switch from sitting down to standing up. |