parents’ views on child physical activity and their implications for physical activity parenting interventions a qualitative study孩子身体活动和他们父母的意见影响身体活动教育干预一个定性研究.pdf

Bentley et al. BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12:180 /1471-2431/12/180 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Parents’ views on child physical activity and their implications for physical activity parenting interventions: a qualitative study 1* 1 1 1 2 1 Georgina F Bentley , Joanna K Goodred , Russell Jago , Simon J Sebire , Patricia J Lucas , Kenneth R Fox , Sarah Stewart-Brown3 and Katrina M Turner4 Abstract Background: Establishing healthy physical activity (PA) behaviours in early childhood is important for future PA behaviours. Parents play a central role in young children’s PA. However, there is currently little research on parenting interventions to increase child PA. This study was formative work to inform the content of a pilot randomised-controlled trial. Methods: In-depth telephone interviews were carried out with 32 parents of 6 to 8 year old children residing in two areas that varied in their socio-economic characteristics, in Bristol, UK. Data were analysed thematically using a framework approach. Results: Most parents described their child as being active or very active and indicated that they did not perceive a need for an increase in their child’s PA. Parents used a variety of visual cues to make this judgement, the most common being that they perceived their child as having lots of energy or that they did not view them as overweight. Parents reported environmental factors such as monetary cost, time constraints, lack of activity provision and poor weather as the main barriers to their child’s PA. Parental support and child’s enjoyment of PA appeared to be important facilitators to children participating in PA. Conclusion: Improving parents’ knowledge of the PA recommendations for children,