Worksite environment physical activity and healthy food choices: measurement of the worksite food and physical activity environment at four metropolitan bus garages.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present research describes a measure of the worksite environment for food, physical activity and weight management. The worksite environment measure (WEM instrument) was developed for the Route H Study, a worksite environmental intervention for weight gain prevention in four metro transit bus garages in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Methods

Two trained raters visited each of the four bus garages and independently completed the WEM. Food, physical activity and weight management-related items were observed and recorded on a structured form. Inter-rater reliability was computed at the item level using a simple percentage agreement.

Results

The WEM showed high inter-rater reliability for the number and presence of food-related items. All garages had vending machine

SUBMITTER: Shimotsu ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1876805 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature