Key result
Parental physical activity and its perceived importance link to higher activity in children with CHD.
Why the study?
Children and young people with CHD benefit from physical activity, but parental, child, and clinical factors influencing their activity participation needed exploration.
Population
Parents of children and young people with CHD in the United Kingdom
Design
Online survey mixed-methods study
Authors
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May support family-based activity counseling in pediatric CHD; hypothesis-generating and leaves causal effects open.
Cross-Sectional (n=83)
p-value: p=<0.05
Parental participation and positive attitudes towards physical activity are associated with increased activity in children with CHD, highlighting a critical need for consistent, family-centered activity advice in clinical settings.
Wadey et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Congenital Heart Disease (n=83). Parental participation in and positive attitudes towards physical activity vs. Lack of parental participation or positive attitudes was evaluated on Child's participation in physical activity (p=<0.05). Parental participation in physical activity and perceiving it as important were positively associated with their child's activity levels (P < 0.05).
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