Development and reliability of an audit tool to assess the school physical activity environment across 12 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Schools are an important setting to enable and promote physical activity. Researchers have created a variety of tools to perform objective environmental assessments (or 'audits') of other settings, such as neighborhoods and parks; yet, methods to assess the school physical activity environment are less common. The purpose of this study is to describe the approach used to objectively measure the school physical activity environment across 12 countries representing all inhabited continents, and to report on the reliability and feasibility of this methodology across these diverse settings.

Methods

The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) school audit tool (ISAT) data collection required an in-depth training (including field

SUBMITTER: Broyles ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4850618 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature