Title |
Sharing good NEWS across the world: developing comparable scores across 12 countries for the neighborhood environment walkability scale (NEWS)
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-309 |
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Authors |
Ester Cerin, Terry L Conway, Kelli L Cain, Jacqueline Kerr, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Neville Owen, Rodrigo S Reis, Olga L Sarmiento, Erica A Hinckson, Deborah Salvo, Lars B Christiansen, Duncan J MacFarlane, Rachel Davey, Josef Mitáš, Ines Aguinaga-Ontoso, James F Sallis |
Abstract |
The IPEN (International Physical Activity and Environment Network) Adult project seeks to conduct pooled analyses of associations of perceived neighborhood environment, as measured by the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated version (NEWS-A), with physical activity using data from 12 countries. As IPEN countries used adapted versions of the NEWS/NEWS-A, this paper aimed to develop scoring protocols that maximize cross-country comparability in responses. This information is also highly relevant to non-IPEN studies employing the NEWS/NEWS-A, which is one of the most popular measures of perceived environment globally. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 30% |
Australia | 2 | 20% |
Canada | 1 | 10% |
Denmark | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
Scientists | 2 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Japan | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 225 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 16% |
Student > Master | 38 | 16% |
Researcher | 30 | 13% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 14 | 6% |
Professor | 13 | 6% |
Other | 57 | 25% |
Unknown | 42 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 15% |
Social Sciences | 33 | 14% |
Sports and Recreations | 23 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 6% |
Environmental Science | 11 | 5% |
Other | 50 | 22% |
Unknown | 66 | 28% |