Table 1 Formative work done prior to development of the physical activity intervention “Active play @ home”
Timeline | Activity | Participants | Objectives |
|---|---|---|---|
Nov 08 - May 09 | 4 Group interviews | 28 parents of children with PWS | 1) To determine if PA was viewed as a therapeutic tool for PWS. 2) To identify needs, concerns, and barriers for PA in PWS and key factors of a successful PA intervention. |
Nov 08 - May 09 | Mail in survey | Parents of people with PWS in CA (n=90) | 1) Describe current PA involvement in people with PWS by age group to identify needs and gaps in participation. 2) Describe barriers and facilitators to PA. |
January - March 2010 | Preliminary curriculum design | Investigators (Wiersma, Rose, Rubin) and students (Junior and Schroeder) | 1) Develop a skeleton of game-based activities to be included in the curriculum. 2) Select games from the Nintendo Wii Fitness that could be included in the curriculum. |
April 2010 | Visits to CSUF campus to pilot PA activities and assessments | Five children with PWS ages 10-16 y Four children without PWS ages 9-12 and their parents | 1) Determine suitability, like, dislike, enjoyment, and level of exertion for select games to be included in curriculum, possible modifications for difficulty and space required. 2) Determine feasibility of assessment procedures to be used in the intervention in children with PWS. |