From walkability to active living potential

Gauvin, Lise; Richard, Lucie; Craig, Cora L.; Spivock, Michaël; Riva, Mylène; Forster, Mathieu; Laforest, Sophie; Laberge, Suzanne; Fournel, Marie-Chantal; Gagnon, Hélène; Gagné, Suzie; Potvin, Louise

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2004.10.029

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“…This compares favourably to other studies in which between 40% to 50% (Weich et al, 2001, Brownson et al, 2004, Zenk et al, 2007 and 70% or more (Pikora et al, 2002, Gauvin et al, 2005, Fuller and Muhajarine, 2010, Paquet et al, 2010 reliability. These results suggest that: 1) the indicators' definitions and rater training were adequate, and 2) the first and/or second order latent variables they are meant to reflect may be well defined.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…This is an improvement over other studies which have tended to estimate either inter-rater reliability only (Dunstan et al, 2005, Furr-Holden et al, 2010, Fuller and Muhajarine, 2010, Gauvin et al, 2005, McDonell and Waters, 2010, Weich et al, 2001 or inter-rater reliability and temporal stability separately (Millington et al, 2009, Paquet et al, 2010, Zenk et al, 2007, Pikora et al, 2002.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 80%

“…While some tools are designed to measure a more limited number of neighbourhood features thought to influence physical activity (Pikora et al, 2002, Brownson et al, 2009, active living (Gauvin et al, 2005) or healthy eating (Farley et al, 2009, Ohri-Vachaspati andLeviton, 2010), no observation tool has been specifically developed to study inequalities in smoking. This is critical since neighbourhood features associated with walking, for example street connectivity, may not influence smoking.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In cases where temporal stability or inter-rater reliability estimates have been reported, high variability across studies has been observed (Schaefer-McDaniel et al, 2009). More importantly, few tools are validated prior to being applied to large etiologic studies (Weich et al, 2001, Pikora et al, 2002, Gauvin et al, 2005, Zenk et al, 2007, Millington et al, 2009, Fuller and Muhajarine, 2010, McDonell and Waters, 2010, Paquet et al, 2010 although validation studies should be performed as formative steps to substantiate theoretical underpinnings of measurement and improve the measures themselves before being formally used in etiologic studies. As well, reliability is a necessary but insufficient component of validity: valid associations and interpretations cannot be derived from unreliable measures (Cook and Beckman, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Systematic observation is increasingly used as a method to measure neighbourhood characteristics thought to influence health inequalities. This article reports on the theory-driven development of a new observation tool composed of reflective indicators of neighbourhood characteristics believed to influence inequalities in smoking. We also report the results of generalizability analyses conducted to estimate the reliability (inter-rater reliability and temporal stability) of the observation tool. We use the reliability results to reflect on the quality of the measures and on the theoretical anchors of the tool. We conclude by making recommendations to improve measures collected through systematic observation.

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“…Os domínios mais comumente incluídos são ambiente físico 31,32,33,34 , disponibilidade de locais/equipamentos para lazer e atividade física 26,27,28,29,30 , segurança 31,32,33 , estética 28,29 , incivilidade física 26,28 , quantidade de destinos 27,32 , características de ocupação do solo 29,34 e tráfego de veículos 29 .…”

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Instrumento para condução de observação social sistemática: métodos e resultados da concordância interobservadores

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A observação social sistemática tem sido utilizada para a coleta de informações do entorno físico e social da vizinhança. Os objetivos deste artigo foram descrever a operacionalização da observação social sistemática do entorno físico e social de vizinhanças urbanas e avaliar a concordância do instrumento utilizado. O instrumento foi elaborado para coleta de informações em diferentes domínios. No total, 1.306 segmentos de rua, pertencentes a 149 diferentes vizinhanças de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, foram observados. Para o estudo de concordância, 149 segmentos foram reauditados. Para se estabelecer a concordância, foi utilizado o kappa Fleiss interobservador. A concordância média dos itens foi 0,57 (DP = 0,24); 53% tiveram concordância substancial ou quase perfeita; 20,4%, moderada. O instrumento se mostrou adequado para observação de características com maior estabilidade temporal, principalmente quanto a serviços, caracterização dos imóveis, ambiente para pedestres e segurança.

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