Determinants of Changes in Women's and Men's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood: A Focus Group Study

Vickà Versele; Femke Marijn Stok; Anna Dieberger; Tom Deliens; Dirk Aerenhouts; Benedicte Deforche; Annick Bogaerts; Roland Devlieger; Peter Clarys

doi:10.3390/ijerph19042421

Determinants of Changes in Women's and Men's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood: A Focus Group Study

Vickà Versele, Femke Marijn Stok, Anna Dieberger, Tom Deliens, Dirk Aerenhouts, Benedicte Deforche, Annick Bogaerts, Roland Devlieger, Peter Clarys

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Becoming a parent may cohere with drastic changes in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB). A clear understanding of determinants of changes in PA and SB during pregnancy and postpartum is needed to facilitate the development of tailored family-based interventions.

METHODS: Thirteen focus group discussions targeting determinants of changes in PA and SB behavior were conducted, involving a total of 74 expecting and first-time parents. A semi-structured question guide was used to facilitate the discussions.

RESULTS: Four main levels of determinants were identified: the individual (including psychological, situational and biological determinants), interpersonal, environmental and policy level. Some determinants were mentioned to be a barrier (e.g., "barriers to self-care") while others were a facilitator (e.g., "weight control"). Determinants were related to both PA and SB and applicable during pregnancy as well as postpartum (e.g., "self-regulation"), or only related to one behavior and/or one period (e.g., "feeding baby"). Some were described by both parents (e.g., "parenthood perceptions"), whereas others were mentioned by women (e.g., "PA knowledge") or men (e.g., "time opportunities") only.

CONCLUSIONS: Focus should be given to interventions aimed at improving parents' self-regulation skills and support on how to cope with interpersonal and situational constraints as well as parenthood perceptions.

Original language	English
Article number	2421
Pages (from-to)	1-24
Number of pages	24
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042421
Publication status	Published - 19 Feb 2022

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Funding: This research was supported by a research grant from The Research Foundation—Flanders (Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)) with project number FWO: G033418 N. R.D. is holder of a FWO Fundamental Clinical Investigatorship with number 1803311 N. Contact information: Egmontstraat 5, 1000 Brussel. Telephone: +32-2-512-91-10. Email: post@fwo.be. A.D. is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF; DOC 31-B26) and the Medical University of Graz through the PhD programme Inflammatory Disorders in Pregnancy (DP-iDP).

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Keywords

Exercise
Female
Focus Groups
Humans
Male
Men
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Sedentary Behavior

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Versele, V., Stok, F. M., Dieberger, A., Deliens, T., Aerenhouts, D., Deforche, B., Bogaerts, A., Devlieger, R., & Clarys, P. (2022). Determinants of Changes in Women's and Men's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood: A Focus Group Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 1-24. [2421]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042421

Versele, Vickà ; Stok, Femke Marijn ; Dieberger, Anna ; Deliens, Tom ; Aerenhouts, Dirk ; Deforche, Benedicte ; Bogaerts, Annick ; Devlieger, Roland ; Clarys, Peter. / Determinants of Changes in Women's and Men's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood : A Focus Group Study. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 ; Vol. 19, No. 4. pp. 1-24.

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Determinants of Changes in Women's and Men's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood : A Focus Group Study. / Versele, Vickà; Stok, Femke Marijn; Dieberger, Anna; Deliens, Tom ; Aerenhouts, Dirk ; Deforche, Benedicte; Bogaerts, Annick; Devlieger, Roland; Clarys, Peter.

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