Cohort Profile: The Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study

Paterson, Janis; Percival, Teuila; Schluter, Philip J.; Sundborn, Gerhard; Abbott, Max; Carter, Sarnia; Cowley-Malcolm, Esther; Borrows, Jim; Gao, Wanzhen

doi:10.1093/ije/dym171

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“…For the PIF study, 1,477 mothers were eligible, 1,048 (71.0%) completed the 6-year interview of which 934 were Pacific. 20 Socio-demographic characteristics of the OTA, separated into non-Pacific (n=1,008) and Pacific (n=62) groups, and PIF samples are presented in Table 1.…”

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“…Data from three studies were utilised: the Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) OTA survey; 17 the core PIF study; 19,20 and the Child and Parental Physical Activity and Body Size (PIF:PAC) study. 21,22 SPARC commissioned the OTA survey, owns the intellectual property of the OTA data, and approved the use of the OTA sample for this article.…”

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“…Detailed information about the cohort, and its recruitment and retention procedures, is described elsewhere. 19,20 The PIF:PAC study ran concurrently with the substantive PIF study at 6 years. At the home visit undertaken in the PIF study's 6-year measurement wave, the first 386 mothers were also invited to participate in the PIF:PAC study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…19,20 The PIF:PAC study is a separate nested crosssectional sub-study within the PIF study, designed to investigate PA levels, sedentary behaviours, and associates of activity behaviours in children and mothers participating in the PIF study's 6-year measurement wave.…”

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“…18 In order for efficacious interventions to be developed for specific at-risk populations, an understanding of the PA behaviours, as well as the barriers and incentives to PA, in these groups are required. In recognition of this need, a large representative cohort of Pacific mothers from the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study in New Zealand was asked about the same perceived barriers and incentives to PA. 19,20 Using data from the OTA and PIF samples, the primary aim of this paper is to describe and compare Pacific and non-Pacific mothers' perceived barriers and incentives to PA. Additionally, using accelerometry and measured body size, a secondary aim is to determine whether more inactive or obese Pacific mothers have different perceived barriers and incentives to PA profiles than less inactive or non-obese Pacific mothers.…”

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Perceived barriers and incentives to increased physical activity for Pacific mothers in New Zealand: findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study

Schluter

Oliver

Paterson

2011

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To describe and compare Pacific and non‐Pacific mothers’ perceived barriers and incentives to physical activity (PA) in New Zealand, and compare perceptions between Pacific mothers. Methods: Three samples were utilised: (i) mothers with children aged 5–15 years living at home from a nationally representative cross‐sectional postal survey of adults conducted in 2003 (n=1,070 including 62 Pacific mothers); (ii) a cohort of Pacific mothers with children born in 2000, and interviewed 6‐years postpartum (n=934); and (iii) a nested cross‐sectional sub‐study of (ii) conducted at the 6‐years measurement wave (n=240). Participants in samples (i) and (ii) responded to identical questions on perceived barriers (23 items) and incentives (13 items) to PA. Body mass index (BMI) and accelerometer quantified PA was measured in (iii). Results: All barriers but one were significantly more influential for non‐Pacific mothers than Pacific mothers and all incentives but one were significantly more likely to succeed for non‐Pacific mothers. Pacific mothers’ perceptions of barriers and incentives to PA were similar between BMI and accelerometer quantified groupings. Conclusions and implications: Pacific mothers appear not to see PA as an issue of importance. Culturally appropriate approaches aimed at improving PA and health is needed to engage Pacific mothers in New Zealand.

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Prasad

Krishnan

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Arthritis Care & Research

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The Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) study

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The MOCEH study is a prospective hospitaland community-based cohort study designed to collect information related to environmental exposures (chemical, biological, nutritional, physical, and psychosocial) during pregnancy and childhood and to examine how exposure to environmental pollutants affects growth, development, and disease. The MOCEH network includes one coordinating center, four local centers responsible for recruiting pregnant women, and four evaluation centers (a nutrition center, biorepository center, neurocognitive development center, and environment assessment center). At the local centers, trained nurses interview the participants to gather information regarding their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, complications related to the current gestation period, health behaviors and environmental factors. These centers also collect samples of blood, placenta, urine, and breast milk. Environmental hygienists measure each participant's level of exposure to indoor and outdoor pollutants during the pre-and postnatal periods. The participants are followed up through delivery and until the child is 5 years of age. The MOCEH study plans to recruit 1,500 pregnant women between 2006 and 2010 and to perform follow-up studies on their children. We expect this study to provide evidence to support the hypothesis that the gestational environment has an effect on the development of diseases during adulthood. We also expect the study resultsThe members of the MOCEH Study Group are listed in the Appendix.

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Cohort Profile: The Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study

Cited by 71 publications

References 14 publications

Perceived barriers and incentives to increased physical activity for Pacific mothers in New Zealand: findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study

Perceived barriers and incentives to increased physical activity for Pacific mothers in New Zealand: findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study

Filipino Gout: A Review

The Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) study

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