Table 1.
Summary of included qualitative and quantitative studies reporting barriers and facilitators associated with sport/PA participation
| Authors | Year | Participant Number | Research Participants | Age of children and/or adolescents in study | Study Location | Study type | Method (e.g. individual interviews; focus groups; surveys | Analysis | Aims relating to physical activity/ sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Jenkins, Haswell-Elkins, Fell, MacDonald, & Cerin | 2008 |
n = 367 F = 184 M = 183 |
Torres Strait Islander children | 9–16 years | Remote - Torres Strait Islands and Northern Peninsula Area of Far North Queensland | Quantitative | Survey | Survey based on New South Wales Schools Fitness and Physical Activity survey | Understand physical activity and fitness practices |
| Dockery A.M. & Gorman, S. | 2017 | 4156 | Parents and guardians of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children | 4–14 years | Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory | Quantitative | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014–15 | Multivariate analysis | Factors that determine participation in sport; and participation in AFL only |
| Edwards, N. Coffin, J., & Lower, T. | 2005 | n = 15 | Aboriginal adolescents | 12–16 years | Geraldton, Western Australia | Qualitative | Photovoice (photos and interviews) | Qualitative analytical approach not described. | Barriers and enablers to participation in physical activity |
| Evans, J. R, Wilson, R., Coleman, C., Man, W.Y.N., & Olds, T. | 2018 | Not reported | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents | 5–17 years | Remote and non-remote Australia | Quantitative | Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2012–13 | Secondary data analysis | Levels of physical activity in remote and non-remote areas; and PA variations associated with gender, age and SES |
| Gwynn | 2014 | Not reported | Aboriginal & non-Indigenous Community members reporting on children in school years | 5–8 years | Regional - New South Wales – Taree & Kempsey | Qualitative | Focus groups with community members | Thematic analysis approach not described. | Barriers to physical activity participation |
| MacDonald, Abbott & Jenkins | 2012 | n = 21 Families | Torres Strait Islander families – mothers & their daughters | Not reported | Remote -Torres Strait Islands | Qualitative | Family Interviews (semi-structured & open). | Thematic analysis. | Thoughts about physical activity by girls/women |
| Meldrum & Thompson | 2012 | n = 4 | Representatives from sporting organisations | Not reported | Remote - Cape York | Qualitative | Individual interviews | Thematic Analysis (Patton 2002) | Enablers and barriers to each sporting organisation’s operation in the communities |
| Nelson | 2009 |
n = 14 F = 57.15% M = 42.85% |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children | 11–13 years | Urban - Queensland | Qualitative | Individual interviews | Thematic Analysis (Patton 2002) | Perceptions of sport and Physical activity |
| Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) | 2009 |
N = 5484 children Male/ female breakdown for children not reported |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parent/caregiver reports on children | 4–14 years | Australia | Quantitative | Survey via individual proxy interviews with parents/ guardians | 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS), Australian Bureau of Statistics | Reasons for not playing organised sport |