Table 1 Details of outcome measures used within feasibility study
Outcome measure | Detail of measure | Baseline (home visit) | 6 months (telephone interview) | 12 months (home visit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Objective measures | ||||
Mother’s BMI | Measure of height (baseline only, collected from maternity notes) and weight (using calibrated SECA [model 877] scales ) | ✓ | ✓ | |
Child’s weight and length | Weight (measured using calibrated SECA [model 877] scales at 12 months) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Length measured using rollameter | Birth weight from hospital records | Self-reported from health visitor assessment | Assessed by interviewer | |
Maternal diet | ||||
Maternal diet | Fruit and vegetable consumption: FACET [41] | ✓ | ✓ | |
Environment | Home food availability inventory [42] | ✓ | ✓ | |
Infant diet | ||||
Breastfeeding/weaning | Duration of breastfeeding and age at weaninga | ✓ | ✓ | |
Infant diet | Food Frequency Questionnaire – Infant [45] | ✓ | ||
Maternal physical activity | ||||
Maternal physical activity | 7 day physical activity recall (self-report) [43] | ✓ | ||
Accelerometer worn on waist (anterior to the iliac crest) for 7 days | ✓ | |||
(GT3X Actigraph accelerometer) | ||||
Maternal sedentary behaviours | Sitting Time Questionnaire [70] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Infant physical activity | ||||
Infant physical activity | Tummy time questions [71] | ✓ | ||
Sitting questionsa | ✓ | |||
Accelerometer worn on waist (anterior to the iliac crest) for 7 days | ✓ | |||
(GT3X Actigraph accelerometer) | ||||
Maternal parenting practices/feeding styles | ||||
Parenting practices | Parenting practice questionnaire [44] | ✓ | ||
Infant feeding styles | Infant feeding questionnaire [72] | ✓ | ||
Infant development | ||||
Infant development | Ages and Stages (gross motor skills) [46] | ✓ | ✓ | |
(by post) | ||||