A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Sharing Air Pollution Results with Study Participants via Report-Back Communication.

ABSTRACT: We implemented a concurrent triangulation mixed-methods evaluation of an air pollution data report-back to study participants in Chelsea, Massachusetts. We aimed to determine whether the report-back was effective in the following three ways: engagement, understandability, and actionability for the participants. We also evaluated participants' valuation of the report-back information and process. The evaluation involved both qualitative components, such as ethnographic observation, and quantitative components, such as closed-ended questionnaires and demographic data. The participants who engaged in the report-back process were significantly different from those who did not engage both in terms of their demographics, and in their indoor air pollutant concentrations. Participant understanding

SUBMITTER: Tomsho KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6862165 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature