What roles does physical activity play following the death of a parent as a young person? A qualitative investigation

Table 1 Participant and bereavement information for those interviewed about the roles physical activity plays in the lives of young people following the death of a parent

Pseudonyms	Age in years (at interview)	Parent who died	Age at bereavement	Cause of death	^aExpected/ unexpected death	Religion	Ethnicity	^bPhysically Active	Days active (30 minutes or more)
Marie	39	Dad	20	Illness	Unexpected	Catholic	British	Fairly	4 Days
Ben	33	Dad	18	Natural	Unexpected	Protestant	British	Active	6 Days
Rebekah	25	Mum	16	Illness	Unexpected	No religion	British	Fairly	3 Days
Laura	21	Mum	11	Illness	Unexpected	No religion	British	Fairly	2 Days
Jack	25	Dad	14	Illness	Expected	No religion	British	Active	7 Days
Kate	25	Mum	18	Illness	Expected	No religion	British	Fairly	4 Days
Jim	28	Mum	17	Illness	Expected	Christian	British	Active	7 Days
Greg	Asked not to share	Dad	Asked not to share	Illness	Unexpected	Asked not to share	Other	Fairly	3 Days
Zara	41	Mum	23	Illness	Expected	Christian	British	Active	5 Days
Adam	30	Mum	13	Illness	Expected	No religion	British	Active	7 Days
Chris	28	Dad	21	Illness	Unexpected	No religion	British	Inactive	0 Days
Claire	40	Mum	22	Illness	Unexpected	Christian	British	Active	7 Days
Louise	28	Dad	13	Illness	Unexpected	No religion	Other	Fairly	3 Days
Gail	38	Dad	24	Illness	Unexpected	No religion	British	Inactive	0 Days

^a Expected/ Unexpected death: Unexpected death is either sudden or earlier than anticipated; expected death has been anticipated due to illness or disease [30].
^bPhysically active: Physical activity that met the Sport England criteria for active (150 + minutes MVPA per week), fairly active (30–149 minutes MVPA per week) or inactive (< 30 minutes MVPA per week) at time of interview (MVPA = Moderate to vigorous physical activity)

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