• Aims of the study
• Design
• Investigators
• Status
• Unit role
• Sponsors
• Funding
• Data sharing

Aims of the study

1. To explore the experiences of physical activity of mothers and fathers as their children move from infancy to primary school.
2. To investigate whether experiences of physical activity vary between mothers and fathers during this period and if so, how.

Design

This is a qualitative study as we want to explore the experiences of physical activity of mothers and fathers. One-to-one semi-structured interview via Zoom were used. Parents of at least one child aged 7-11 years old were recruited through community clubs, primary schools and work places. Snowball recruitment was also used.

Investigators

Chief/Principal investigator

Dr Esther van Sluijs – University of Cambridge

Co-investigators

Rachel Simpson – University of Cambridge

Dr Catrin Pedder Jones – University of Cambridge

Dr Kathryn Hesketh – University of Cambridge and UCL

Status

Completed.

Unit role

Unit led study with responsibility for data.

Sponsors

This study is sponsored by the University of Cambridge.

Funding

This work is being undertaken as part of Rachel Simpson’s PhD which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Data sharing

Data can be made available upon reasonable request, please see our Data Sharing pages for more information. To enquire, please contact parentalPA@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk.