Reliability assessment of the 'field audit for children's active transport routes to school' (FACTS) tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children's active travel to school is associated with physical activity and thus health. Safe Routes to School (SR2S) programs identify 'safe routes' to promote children's active travel to school. No field audit tool exists specifically to assess the microscale built environment of these 'safe routes' within Australia. This study describes the reliability assessment of the Field Audit for Children's Active Transport to School (FACTS) tool.

Methods

The FACTS tool was developed using a multi-step process, including a literature search, expert opinion, and pilot testing. For the reliability assessment, two trained auditors collected data at eight schools over three weeks in April 2021. For inter-rater reliability, auditors conducted audits on the 'safe routes' for th

SUBMITTER: Vasey TV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472530 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature