Priorities and Indicators for Economic Evaluation of Built Environment Interventions to Promote Physical Activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Built environment approaches to promoting physical activity can provide economic value to communities. How best to assess this value is uncertain. This study engaged experts to identify a set of key economic indicators useful for evaluation, research, and public health practice.

Methods

Using a modified Delphi process, a multidisciplinary group of experts participated in (1) one of 5 discussion groups (n = 21 experts), (2) a 2-day facilitated workshop (n = 19 experts), and/or (3) online surveys (n = 16 experts).

Results

Experts identified 73 economic indicators, then used a 5-point scale to rate them on 3 properties: measurement quality, feasibility of use by a community, and influence on community decision making. Twenty-four indicators were highly rated (

SUBMITTER: Cradock AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629833 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature