ArticleBMC pediatrics2009
"There's nothing I can't do--I just put my mind to anything and I can do it": a qualitative analysis of how children with chronic disease and their parents account for and manage physical activity.
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- "Having diabetes shouldn't stop them": healthcare professionals' perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes.BMC pediatrics · 2015Article
- Maternal and paternal beliefs, support and parenting as determinants of sport participation of adolescents with asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2015Article
- "You can't just jump on a bike and go": a qualitative study exploring parents' perceptions of physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes.BMC pediatrics · 2014Article
- Mothers impose physical activity restrictions on their asthmatic children and adolescents: an analytical cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2014Article
- Parent and child perceptions of a self-regulated, home-based exercise program for children with cystic fibrosis.Nursing researchArticle
- Physical Activity Enforces Well-being or Shame in Children and Adolescents With Asthma: A Meta-ethnography.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingReview
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Abstract
backgroundThis paper reports the findings of a South Australian qualitative, exploratory study of children and young people living with a chronic disease, and their perceptions and experiences of physical activity. The perceptions and experiences of their parents were also explored. The chronic diseases were type 1 diabetes, asthma and cystic fibrosis.
methodsMultiple qualitative data collection techniques were used to elicit the children and young people's perspectives and experiences of physical activity, including focus groups, maps, photos and 'traffic light posters'. The children's parents were interviewed separately to ascertain their views of their child's participation in physical activities.
resultsChildren and young people described their active participation in a wide variety of physical activities including organised sports and play, but made very little mention of any negative influence or impact due to their disease. Their parents' stories described the diligent background planning and management undertaken to enable their child to participate in a wide range of physical activities.
conclusionThe results of this study suggest that for these children and young people, having a chronic disease was not perceived as a barrier to participation in organised sport and recreational activities. They were physically active and perceived themselves to be no different from their peers. Their positive beliefs were shared by their parents and the level of participation described was enabled by the high level of parental support and background planning involved in managing their child's health care needs.
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