Observational studyJournal of physical activity & health2016
Validation of a New Counter for Direct Observation of Physical Activity in Parks.
Observational study in Journal of physical activity & health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Promoting physical activity in high-poverty neighborhood parks: A cluster randomized controlled trial.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2017Trial
- Association of masking policies with mask adherence and distancing during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic.American journal of infection control · 2022Article
- Innovative playgrounds: use, physical activity, and implications for health.Public health · 2019Observational
- How Can Neighborhood Parks Be Used to Increase Physical Activity?Rand health quarterly · 2019Article
- Violent Crime and Park Use in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- The Prevalence and Use of Walking Loops in Neighborhood Parks: A National Study.Environmental health perspectives · 2017Article
- The First National Study of Neighborhood Parks: Implications for Physical Activity.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Article
- Effectiveness of a Free Exercise Program in a Neighborhood Park.Preventive medicine reportsArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to examine the reliability of a 12-button counter to simultaneously assess physical activity (PA) by age and gender subgroups in park settings.
methodsA total of 1,160 pairs of observations were conducted in 481 target areas of 19 neighborhood parks in the great Los Angeles, California, area between June 2013 and March 2014. Interrater reliability was assessed by Pearson's correlation, intraclass correlation (ICC), and agreement probability in metabolic equivalents (METs). Cosine similarity was used to check the resemblance of distributions among age and gender categories. Pictures taken in a total of 112 target areas at the beginning of the observations were used as a second reliability check.
resultsInterrater reliability was high for the total METs and METs in all age and gender categories (between 0.82 and 0.97), except for male seniors (correlations and ICC between 0.64 and 0.77, agreement probability 0.85 to 0.86). Reliability was higher for total METs than for METs spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA. Correlation and ICC between observers' measurement and picture-based counts are also high (between 0.79 and 0.94).
conclusionTrained observers can reliably use the 12-button counter to accurately assess PA distribution and disparities by age and gender.
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