TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Cost utility analysis of an after-school sports sampling program
JO  - American journal of health promotion
A1  - Lightner, Joseph S.
A1  - Valleroy, Ella
A1  - Todd, Reagan
A1  - Eighmy, Katlyn E.
A1  - Grimes, Amanda
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: The purposes of this study are to describe the costs of implementing an after-school physical activity intervention in three diverse, low-resourced, schools and to understand the potential aerobic impact of this program by cost. <br><br>DESIGN: We conducted a cost utilization study from an 8.5-month physical activity intervention.     SETTING: Three diverse, low-resourced, middle schools in the Midwest; The sample (N = 178) were mostly males (52.2%), African American or Black (54.8%), and divided between 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. <br><br>METHOD: Costs were collected from contracts, invoices, payroll, and receipts. Metabolic equivalents were collected from past literature. Costs/MET-hour were calculated for the schools and entire program by dividing costs by total MET-hours engaged in physical activity. <br><br>RESULTS: Costs were $2.51/MET-hour, $8.96/MET-hour, and $10.73/MET-hour for the three schools. On average, the intervention had a cost of $4.73/MET-hour. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Cost/MET-hour for the present study is comparable or lower than other school-based physical activity interventions that require additional staff time and programming outside of standard classroom activities. Scale-up of after-school programs may be one way to improve the costs of programs in both schools and districts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-1171
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08901171231210386
ID  - ref1
ER  -