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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION
Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages 534-537Publisher
AMER J HEALTH PROMOTION INC
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.6.534
Keywords
walking; environment; physical activity; eirvironmental audit instrument; reliability; community
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- NCCDPHP CDC HHS [U48/DP000060-01] Funding Source: Medline
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Purpose. To test the reliability of the Active Neighborhood Checklist (the Checklist.), a user-friendly, audit tool for assessing neighborhood environmental supports for physical activity. Methods. Sixty-four street Segments in St. Louis and southeastern Missouri were selected among diverse areas that, varied with respect to socioeconomic levels, urbanization, and land use. Fifteen public health researchers and seven community stakeholders conducted audits in April 2005 following a two-hour training session. Interrater reliability was measured for the items in each section of the Checklist (land use characteristics, sidewalks, shoulders and bike lanes, street characteristics, and quality of the environment, for a pedestrian.) using observed agreement and the K statistic. Results. The mean observed agreement for 57 evaluated items was 0.87 (range, 0.61-1.00). The mean K statistic was 0.68 (range, 0.21-1.00). Discussion. With minimal training of the auditors, the Checklist demonstrated strong reliability. Future studies are needed to provide information about its usability for various stakeholders and across different settings. (Am J Health Promot 2007;21[6]:534-537.)
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