Title |
Observer ratings of neighborhoods: comparison of two methods
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1024 |
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Authors |
Elena M Andresen, Theodore K Malmstrom, Mario Schootman, Fredric D Wolinsky, J Philip Miller, Douglas K Miller |
Abstract |
Although neighborhood characteristics have important relationships with health outcomes, direct observation involves imperfect measurement. The African American Health (AAH) study included two observer neighborhood rating systems (5-item Krause and 18-item AAH Neighborhood Assessment Scale [NAS]), initially fielded at two different waves. Good measurement characteristics were previously shown for both, but there was more rater variability than desired. In 2010 both measures were re-fielded together, with enhanced training and field methods implemented to decrease rater variability while maintaining psychometric properties. |
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Researcher | 6 | 20% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 13% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
Other | 3 | 10% |
Unknown | 8 | 27% |