None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The major aim of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a program designed to increase physical activity participation, and to improve self efficacy, health and lifestyle behaviours in both mothers and their daughters. M.A.D.E 4 Life program is specifically designed to unite mothers and daughters in a fun, educational setting where both parties can experience positive behaviour change the improvements in self-efficacy and overall health and wellbeing. A secondary aim of our project is to determine whether having a mother participate in a physical activity program has an effect on their daughters health and lifestyle behaviours. Parents influence the physical activity behaviours in the home environment through their behaviours, attitudes, and approach to physical activity and by being a role model. Parents of primary school children, in particular, play a pivotal role in changing a child’s environment to facilitate healthy physical activity behaviours.
Interventions
The M.A.D.E 4 Life program will be conducted as a pilot randomised control trial (RCT) with a wait-list control group. All participants (mothers and daughters) will be assessed at baseline, with follow-up assessments at 10-weeks and 20-weeks. The intervention involves mothers and daughters attending 90 minute information and physical activity sessions once a week for eight weeks, lead by a qualified PD/H/PE teacher. The sessions will involve educational information and physical activity fun. The
The M.A.D.E 4 Life program will be conducted as a pilot randomised control trial (RCT) with a wait-list control group. All participants (mothers and daughters) will be assessed at baseline, with follow-up assessments at 10-weeks and 20-weeks. The intervention involves mothers and daughters attending 90 minute information and physical activity sessions once a week for eight weeks, lead by a qualified PD/H/PE teacher. The sessions will involve educational information and physical activity fun. The information sessions will focus on physical activity and behaviours to support and achieve physical activity and fitness goals for mothers and promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles for their daughters. The physical activity sessions will involve the mother and daughter engaging in a variety of fun physical activities to increase self-confidence, fitness, role modeling behaviours of mothers and bonding time between mother and daughter. The intervention is based on social cognitive theory (SCT); self-efficacy, goal setting, social support and outcome expectations.
Sponsors
Miss Alyce Cook
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
21 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Mothers (aged 21-60) of primary school aged girls and their daughter/s (aged 5-12)
Exclusion criteria
History of major medical problems such as heart disease or diabetes, orthopedic or joint problems that would be a barrier to completing physical activities such as walking, a daughter who is extensively involved in competitive sport, mothers who are pregnant
Outcome results
None listed