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What research evidence exists about physical activity in parents? A systematic scoping review.

cam.issuedOnline2022-04-06
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Rachel F
dc.contributor.authorHesketh, Kathryn R
dc.contributor.authorEllis, Kate
dc.contributor.authorvan Sluijs, Esther Mf
dc.contributor.orcidSimpson, Rachel F [0000-0002-7164-6955]
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T11:05:23Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T11:05:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-06
dc.date.updated2022-05-09T11:05:23Z
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: Despite the known benefits of physical activity (PA) to physical and mental health, many people fail to achieve recommended PA levels. Parents are less active than non-parent contemporaries and constitute a large potential intervention population. However, little is known about the breadth and scope of parental PA research. This scoping review therefore aimed to provide an overview of the current evidence base on parental PA. METHODS: Four databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Scopus) were systematically searched to identify peer-reviewed articles focusing on parental PA from 2005 onwards, including interventional, observational or qualitative study designs. Title and abstract screening was followed by duplicate full-text screening. Data extracted for all articles (100% checked by a second reviewer) included study design, proportion of fathers and ages of children. For interventional/observational studies, PA assessment method and factors examined or targeted based on the socio-ecological model were extracted, and questions addressed in qualitative studies. RESULTS: Of 14 913 unique records retrieved, 213 articles were included; 27 articles reported on more than one study design; 173 articles reported on quantitative (81 cross-sectional, 26 longitudinal and 76 interventional) and 58 on qualitative data. Most articles originated from North America (62%), and 53% included only mothers, while 2% included only fathers. Articles most frequently represented parents of infants (56% of articles), toddlers (43%), preschoolers (50%) and primary-school aged children (49%). Most quantitative articles only reported self-reported PA (70%). Observational articles focused on individual correlates/determinants (88%). Likewise, most interventions (88% of articles) targeted individual factors. Most qualitative articles explored PA barriers and facilitators (57%). CONCLUSIONS: A range of quantitative and qualitative research has been conducted on parental PA. This review highlights opportunities for evidence synthesis to inform intervention development (such as barriers and facilitators of parental PA) and identifies gaps in the literature, for example, around paternal PA. REVIEW REGISTRATION: osf.io/qt9up.
dc.description.sponsorshipRachel F Simpson is funded by an ESRC studentship (RG84395). The work of Esther M F van Sluijs is supported by the Medical Research Council (grant number MC_UU_00006/5). Kathryn R Hesketh is funded by the Wellcome Trust (grant number 107337/Z/15/Z). The work of Kate Ellis is funded by NIHR School for Public Health Research (grant number SPHR-PROG-WSBT-CS2).
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.84346
dc.identifier.eissn2044-6055
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.other35387812
dc.identifier.otherPMC8987757
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/336927
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBMJ
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054429
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourcenlmid: 101552874
dc.sourceessn: 2044-6055
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectsocial medicine
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectExercise
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectQualitative Research
dc.titleWhat research evidence exists about physical activity in parents? A systematic scoping review.
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-03-20
prism.issueIdentifier4
prism.publicationNameBMJ Open
prism.volume12
pubs.funder-project-idMRC (MC_UU_00006/5)
pubs.funder-project-idEconomic and Social Research Council (2405254)
pubs.funder-project-idWellcome Trust (107337/A/15/Z)
pubs.funder-project-idMRC (MC_UU_00006/7)
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054429

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