Characteristics of a School-Based Program to Promote Physical Activity in Adolescents and Interventional FrameWork: a Qualitative Study

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Article history: Background and Objective: Lack of exercise is inconsistent with healthy lifestyle. In recent years, it has increased in different age groups, particularly in children and adolescents. To implement any health program, we should have a deep understanding of the health program. This study aimed to recognize characteristics of a school-based program for promoting physical activity in adolescents from the perspective of experts and health authorities, as well as student and parent's overviews. Also, implementation and integration of this program was investigated by faculty members and connoisseurs' perspectives Methods: The qualitative study was performed through in-depth interviews and Focus group discussion (FGD) on faculty members, experts of different ministries and students and parents. Overall, 24 experts, and 6 faculty members and connoisseurs participated in the study. Also, four FGD including students and parents, were held. The findings were examined using content analysis.Results: The results were divided into two parts: A) Existing problems and characteristics of a school-based intervention program for promoting physical activity from the perspective of students, parents and experts of different ministries B) Implementation and integration of the program by faculty members and connoisseurs' perspectives. Totally, we identified 3 categories and 28 themes from section A, and 2 categories and 22 themes from section B. Problems such as management problems, shortage of human and financial resources, were detected as the current problems of schools. The findings emphasized on the importance of coordinated physical activity hours, using experts and talent detectors in schools with extra hours on Thursdays and the parents' engagement in children's activities. The results of the interviews with faculty members and health authorities led to identify a twentieth-stage framework for implementing the program. Conclusion:The results indicated a severe lack of human and financial resources, and a

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