Harmonizing Ratings from Different School Environment Assessment Methods: A Simplified Approach

Autor/inn/en	Zhao, Xue; Lee, Rebecca E.; Ledoux, Tracey A.; Hoelscher, Deanna M.; McKenzie, Thomas L.; O'Connor, Daniel P.
Titel	Harmonizing Ratings from Different School Environment Assessment Methods: A Simplified Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 1, S.92-98 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhao, Xue) ORCID (Lee, Rebecca E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13108
Schlagwörter	Data Collection; Data Analysis; Computation; Compliance (Legal); Physical Activities; Nutrition; Elementary Schools; Obesity; Health Promotion; Prevention; Scores; National Standards; California; Massachusetts; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Ernährung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Adipositas; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Kalifornien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Background: This study describes a method for harmonizing data collected with different tools to compute a rating of compliance with national recommendations for school physical activity (PA) and nutrition environments. Methods: We reviewed questionnaire items from 84 elementary schools that participated in the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) project, which was 3 distinct childhood obesity prevention projects in 7 communities in California, Massachusetts, and Texas. Each project used tools specific to its programs, schools, and communities. While this approach increased the feasibility of data collection, it created a challenge with the need to combine data across projects. We evaluated all questionnaire items and retained only those items that assessed one or more recommendations and constructed several items to indicate compliance or noncompliance with the respective associated recommendations. Results: Ten constructed items covered 11 of the 20 recommendations. Analysis indicated that the scores detected variability in compliance both among communities and among school within communities. Conclusions: The scores captured differences in compliance with the national recommendations at multiple levels. Our method, designed for creating common scores, may be useful in integrated data analysis, systematic reviews, or future studies requiring harmonizing of data collected via different tools. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01