Piloting the Virtual PLAYshop Program: A Parent-Focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood.

ABSTRACT: The PLAYshop program is a parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood. This single-group mixed-methods pilot study aimed to explore the feasibility of virtually delivering and assessing the PLAYshop program. The virtual PLAYshop program included a virtual workshop, resources/basic equipment, and two booster emails (3-week and 6-week follow-up). Data on 34 preschool-aged children (3-5 years) and their parents from Edmonton and Victoria, Canada, were collected via an online questionnaire, virtual assessment session, and interview at single or multiple time points (baseline, post-workshop, 2-month follow-up). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), paired t-tests, repeated measures ANOVAs, and thematic analyses were conducted. Regarding feasibility, most paren

SUBMITTER: Hwang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10136860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature