Development and reliability testing of an audit toolbox for the assessment of the physical activity friendliness of urban and rural environments in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to socio-ecological theories, physical activity behaviors are linked to the physical and social neighborhood environment. Reliable and contextually adapted instruments are needed to assess environmental characteristics related to physical activity. This work aims to develop an audit toolbox adapted to the German context, to urban and rural settings, for different population groups, and different types of physical activity; and to evaluate its inter-rater reliability.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature search to collect existing audit tools and to identify the latest evidence of environmental factors influencing physical activity in general, as well as in German populations. The results guided the construction of a category system for the toolbo

SUBMITTER: Muller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449332 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature