Environmental Audit Tool--High Care

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Fleming ◽  
Kirsty Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
High Care

scholarly journals German Translation, Linguistic Validation, and Cultural Adaptation of the Environmental Audit Tool—High Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 193758672110430
Author(s):  
Anne Fahsold ◽  
Richard Fleming ◽  
Hilde Verbeek ◽  
Bernhard Holle ◽  
Rebecca Palm
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
Linguistic Validation ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
High Care

Background: In dementia-specific care, the design of the environment is regarded as an influential element in the support and maintenance of skills and can improve the quality of life of residents. To date, there is no valid instrument in the German-speaking countries with which the quality of the physical environment in residential long-term care facilities can be systematically assessed. Objective: To report the translation, linguistic validation, cultural adaptation, and content validity evaluation of the Australian Environmental Audit Tool—High Care in preparation for use in German nursing homes. Method: The procedure was guided by an adapted multistep process of the World Health Organization (1998) and included focus groups involving potential users of the new tool such as scientific experts and healthcare professionals ( n = 40). Content validity indices were calculated following a two-step expert survey. Results: The final draft versions of the German Environmental Audit Tool (G-EAT) included 74 and 77 items, for non-secured units and secure units, respectively, divided into 10 key design principles according to the Australian original. The evaluation of content validity showed that cultural differences existed in several items. Conclusions: The G-EAT provides the means for conducting a valid assessment of the environmental quality of people with dementia in German nursing homes. However, its usability in healthcare research must be preceded by testing its interrater reliability.

scholarly journals Examining School Grounds as a Place for Children’s Physical Activity Performance in Tehran

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Noura Marouf ◽  
Suhana Johar ◽  
Adi Irfan Che-Ani ◽  
Norngainy Mohd Tawil
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Outdoor Play ◽  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Activity Performance ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity ◽  
Proper Consideration

<p>Children need to play outdoors to develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically. Outdoor play opportunities have the potential to promote physical and mental health throughout the life of children. Outdoor play has been acknowledged as a primary right for children; therefore there is a need to create spaces, where children can go and play spontaneously every day. Regarding to where the outdoor play of children takes place is significant; school grounds, as a place for children to learn and promote their health, could be assumed as a key setting that enhances and contributes to outdoor play guidelines. It requires making awareness and evaluation of current school grounds referring to outdoor play requirements. Four school grounds were selected as case studies in Tehran to be evaluated by School Environmental Audit Tool (SEAT). The survey shows a lack of proper consideration in the design and maintenance in the current situation of these important sites for children. At the end, some recommendations were proposed in order to outdoor play provision in accordance to current school grounds of Tehran. <strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals School walkability index: Application of environmental audit tool and GIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 100880
Author(s):  
Sungmin Lee ◽  
Chanam Lee ◽  
Ji Won Nam ◽  
Mark Abbey-Lambertz ◽  
Jason A. Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
Walkability Index

scholarly journals A Direct Assessment of “Obesogenic”Built Environments: Challenges and Recommendations

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Gasevic ◽  
Ina Vukmirovich ◽  
Salim Yusuf ◽  
Koon Teo ◽  
Clara Chow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
Paper Version ◽  
Environmental Features ◽  
Direct Assessment ◽  
Global Positioning

This paper outlines the challenges faced during direct built environment (BE) assessments of 42 Canadian communities of various income and urbanization levels. In addition, we recommend options for overcoming such challenges during BE community assessments. Direct BE assessments were performed utilizing two distinct audit methods: (1) modified version of Irvine-Minnesota Inventory in which a paper version of an audit tool was used to assess BE features and (2) a Physical Activity and Nutrition Features audit tool, where the presence and positions of all environmental features of interest were recorded using a Global-Positioning-System (GPS) unit. This paper responds to the call for the need of creators and users of environmental audit tools to share experiences regarding the usability of tools for BE assessments. The outlined BE assessment challenges plus recommendations for overcoming them can help improve and refine the existing audit tools and aid researchers in future assessments of the BE.

scholarly journals The development and testing of the dementia friendly communities environment assessment tool (DFC EAT)

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Fleming ◽  
Kirsty Bennett ◽  
Terri Preece ◽  
Lyn Phillipson
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Commercial Buildings ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Medical Facilities

ABSTRACTBackground:There is a growing recognition of the need to make the built environment in towns and cities more enabling for people with dementia. This study reports the development of a reliable tool to assess the support provided to people with dementia by public and commercial buildings such as council offices, supermarkets, banks, and medical centers as they approach, use, and leave them.Methods:A three-step process was carried out to develop and establish the reliability of the tool: (1) a review of principles and available tools informed the development and modification of an environmental audit tool of proven utility, (2) the draft tool was subjected to an iterative process of evaluation by a team of people with expertise in design and town planning, people with dementia and their carers, (3) inter-rater reliability and internal consistency were assessed on a sample of 60 public and commercial buildings.Results:The review of available tools led to the drafting of a tool that was refined through iterative, experience-based evaluation resulting in a tool that has high inter-rater reliability and internal validity. The data gathered enabled a sample of banks, libraries, shops, medical facilities, supermarkets and council offices to be compared.Conclusions:The new tool aids the collection of reliable information on the strengths and weaknesses of public and commercial buildings. This information is likely to be of use in the refurbishment of these buildings to improve their support of people with dementia as they use them in their daily life.

TCOPPE School Environmental Audit Tool: Assessing Safety and Walkability of School Environments

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 949-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanam Lee ◽  
Hyung Jin Kim ◽  
Diane M. Dowdy ◽  
Deanna M. Hoelscher ◽  
Marcia G. Ory
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Kappa Statistics ◽  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Audit Tool ◽  
School Site ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Reliability Assessments

Background:Several environmental audit instruments have been developed for assessing streets, parks and trails, but none for schools. This paper introduces a school audit tool that includes 3 subcomponents: 1) street audit, 2) school site audit, and 3) map audit. It presents the conceptual basis and the development process of this instrument, and the methods and results of the reliability assessments.Methods:Reliability tests were conducted by 2 trained auditors on 12 study schools (high-low income and urban-suburban-rural settings). Kappa statistics (categorical, factual items) and ICC (Likert-scale, perceptual items) were used to assess a) interrater, b) test-retest, and c) peak vs. off-peak hour reliability tests.Results:For the interrater reliability test, the average Kappa was 0.839 and the ICC was 0.602. For the test-retest reliability, the average Kappa was 0.903 and the ICC was 0.774. The peak–off peak reliability was 0.801. Rural schools showed the most consistent results in the peak–off peak and test-retest assessments. For interrater tests, urban schools showed the highest ICC, and rural schools showed the highest Kappa.Conclusions:Most items achieved moderate to high levels of reliabilities in all study schools. With proper training, this audit can be used to assess school environments reliably for research, outreach, and policy-support purposes.

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