@article{ref1,
title="Parental views on the acceptability and feasibility of measurement tools used to assess movement behaviour of pre-school children: a qualitative study",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2022",
author="Phillips, Sophie M. and Summerbell, Carolyn and Hesketh, Kathryn R. and Saxena, Sonia and Hillier-Brown, Frances C.",
volume="19",
number="6",
pages="e3733-e3733",
abstract="Movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep) are important for the health and development of pre-school children (aged 3-4 years). There is limited qualitative research examining the acceptability and feasibility of tools used to assess movement behaviours in pre-schoolers. This study explored parental views on various measurement tools in three deprived areas in England, UK (West Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland). The study consisted of a demonstration of the different tools (accelerometers, a diary and a questionnaire), directly followed by focus group discussions. Three focus group discussions with a total of eleven parents and carers were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed four main themes: (1) importance of contextual information when using any measurement tool (e.g., child illness, capturing different routines); (2) practical issues associated with devices (e.g., aversion to devices being attached directly to the skin of their child; concern of larger devices during sleep time); (3) encouraging children to wear a device (e.g., making devices attractive to children-'superpowers'); and (4) presentation of diaries and questionnaires (e.g., age-appropriate movement activities, preference for real-time recording over recall). Practical recommendations for the use of the tools to measure movement behaviours of pre-school children are provided.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph19063733",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063733"
}