Future research is warranted to assess the differences in physical activity perceptions of women who have experienced stillbirth that were active prior to and during their pregnancy as compared to women that were inactive.
All providers were first asked to complete a brief measure assessing their physical activity perceptions.
This study is the first to assess the physical activity perceptions and attitudes of providers caring for infants and toddlers.
Questions asked during the interviews aimed to elicit perceived barriers and facilitators towards a healthy diet and physical activity, perceptions of benefits and disadvantages of a healthy diet and physical activity, and preferred methods of nutrition and physical activity education.
The findings indicated that the PAQ-DP is a reliable and valid measure for assessing physical activity perceptions and now is available and can be used in future studies.
Given the role of care providers in promoting physical activity in young children, and that strategies to promote physical activity are likely to differ depending on children's age, this study assessed physical activity perceptions and beliefs of infant and toddler child care providers.
In the health questionnaire, the participants answered questions relating to physical activity, perception of their visual function and history of falls.
Through a functional clustering analysis of the dolphin PSGs, we found that they are enriched for categories such as lipid transport and localization, ATPase activity, perception of sound, and muscle contraction clusters.
