Health Behavior
Conditions
Keywords
physical activity, parenting, exercise, family-based, father
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a community-delivered physical activity program for fathers and their children ages 2-5 years.
Detailed description
The investigators will evaluate the feasibility of a community-based father-child physical activity promotion program. The investigators will work with a local Parks and Recreation department to recruit and deliver programming to three cohorts of fathers and their children 2-5 years old. To evaluate program feasibility, the investigators will assess recruitment efforts, program attendance, and participant engagement and satisfaction with the program. The investigators will also assess change in father-child outcomes post program including objectively measured physical activity, fathers' parenting, and father involvement.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALActive Dads Healthy Families: Outdoor Education
The intervention will include outdoor education and physical activity opportunities at various outdoor parks. The program will be held one day a week for eight consecutive weeks. Parks and Recreation will facilitate and run the program. Each session will last 60 minutes and include a brief educational discussion and opportunities for various games and activities. Each session will have a special theme relevant to the outdoors. Families will also receive a home toolbox to facilitate activity and learning outside of the program. Feedback on physical activity will be provided at the beginning and the end of the program.
BEHAVIORALActive Dads Healthy Families: Fitness
The intervention will include physical activity opportunities at a community center. The program will be held one day a week for eight consecutive weeks. Parks and Recreation will facilitate and run the program. Each session will last 60 minutes and include a brief educational discussion and opportunities for various games and activities. Families will also receive a home toolbox to facilitate activity outside of the program. Feedback on physical activity will be provided at the beginning and the end of the program.
Sponsors
Duke University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
A non-randomized quasi-experimental design will be used to evaluate the feasibility of the Active Dads Healthy Families intervention, and provide preliminary data of changes over time and between two forms of the intervention. The investigators will recruit two cohorts totaling 30 father-child dyads (15 per cohort) to take part in the 8-week program delivered by Parks and Recreation. The primary outcome is program feasibility.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Father or father figure to child between the ages 2-5 years * Father or father figure 18+ years * Can speak and read in English
Exclusion criteria
* Father or child has a physical disability precluding them from being physically active
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percent of participants who complete all study measures | Baseline | — |
| Recruitment as measured by number of participants who enroll | Baseline | — |
| Attendance as measured by number of participants present at each session | Baseline through 8 weeks | — |
| Degree of participation in physical activity during each session | Baseline through 8 weeks | As measured by observation using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) instrument, activity scores range from 1 lying down to 5 vigorous |
| Percent of participants satisfied with the program as measured by self-report evaluation survey | 8 weeks | Self-report program evaluation survey; 13 items with responses ranging from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry | Baseline, 8 weeks | Child objectively measured physical activity |
| Change in father support for child physical activity as measured by father self-report | Baseline, 8 weeks | 15-item engagement subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent engagement |
| Change in father physical activity psychological control as measured by father self-report | Baseline, 8 weeks | 5-item psychological control subscale score from the Preschool Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument, scored by calculating mean of items (range 1-5), higher scores indicate greater parent psychological control |
| Change in father involvement in physical play as measured by father self-report | Baseline, 8 weeks | 9-item scale about father involvement in physical play, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicating greater father involvement |
| Change in father involvement in care-giving as measured by father self-report | Baseline, 8 weeks | 13-item scale about father involvement in care-giving, scored by calculating the mean of all items (range 1-6), with higher scores indicate greater father involvement |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed