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- Title
Exploring a parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood: a pragmatic controlled trial of the PLAYshop.
- Authors
Lane, Cassandra; Naylor, Patti-Jean; Predy, Madison; Kurtzhals, Mette; Rhodes, Ryan E; Morton, Kayla; Hunter, Stephen; Carson, Valerie
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Parents play a key role in young children's physical activity and physical literacy development. Little research has explored parent-focused interventions to improve young children's physical literacy. We examined if a theory-based, feasible physical literacy training workshop (PLAYshop) for parents could improve their physical literacy knowledge and confidence and improve parenting practices related to facilitating the physical literacy development of their preschool-aged child (3-5 years). The secondary objective was to explore implementation facilitators and barriers.<bold>Methods: </bold>We conducted a pragmatic controlled trial in two Canadian cities (Edmonton and Victoria) from November 2019 - March 2020. A total of 143/151 parents were eligible and assigned to intervention (n = 71) or control group (n = 72). The PLAYshop included: (i) a 75-min in-person workshop with interactive activities and physical literacy educational messages, (ii) educational materials, (iii) an equipment pack, and (iv) two post-workshop booster emails. Surveys measured parents' knowledge and confidence at baseline and follow-up. Application of PLAYshop concepts and implementation facilitators and barriers were explored with interviews of parents and workshop leaders. Repeated measures ANOVAs and thematic analyses were completed.<bold>Results: </bold>Parents' knowledge and confidence improved significantly over time; intervention group changes were significantly greater than control group changes (p < 0.001; ɳ2 = .32). Parents applied PLAYshop concepts at-home, including child-led play, making activities fun, and promoting child manipulative and locomotor skills. Time was a key parental implementation barrier. Program implementation issues varied by context (location and participants).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>PLAYshop participation changed parents' physical literacy knowledge and confidence and physical literacy enhancing play with their children. Implementation feasibility was high. The findings from this real-world trial highlight an efficacious and scalable intervention that warrants further testing.<bold>Trial Registration: </bold>ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04394312 . Registered 19/05/2020.
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 1, p659
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12889-022-13048-5