Mismatch between perceived and objective measures of physical activity environments
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01/09/2008
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<b>Objectives :</b> This study investigated the correspondence between measures of physical activity facilities obtained through self-report and objective audits; and identified the socio-demographic, cognitive and behavioral characteristics of those who perceive their physical activity environment to be less supportive than objective measures indicate.<br /><b>Methods :</b> Self-report surveys were completed by 1540 women recruited from 45 neighborhoods in Melbourne, Australia. Women reported perceived access to physical activity facilities within 2 km from home, and also socio-demographic, cognitive and behavioral factors. Objective data on physical activity facilities within a 2 km pedestrian catchment area around women's homes were sourced.<br /><b>Results : </b>There was relatively poor agreement between measures of access to physical activity facilities obtained via self-report and objective assessment. Mismatch between perceived and objectively-assessed environments was more common amongst younger and older women, and women of low income, with low self-efficacy for physical activity, who were less active, who reported using fewer facilities and who had lived in the neighborhood for less than 2 years.<br /><b>Conclusions :</b> Future studies of environmental determinants of physical activity should consider incorporating objective indices of access to facilities, or accounting for the systematic bias that may result from relying on self-report perceptions as an indicator of the actual physical activity environment.<br /> |
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eng |
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Academic Press |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30017816/ball-mismatchbetweenperceived-2008.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.05.001 |
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2008, Elsevier |
Palavras-Chave | #women #physical activity #perceptions #objective audits #built environment #recreational facilities |
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Journal Article |