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Bewegungsfreundlichkeit von Wohnumgebungen messen

Entwicklung und Einführung der deutschsprachigen „Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale“

Measuring residential environments for friendliness towards physical activity

Adaptation and Introduction of the German version of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale

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Zusammenfassung

Hintergrund

International hat sich die „Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale“ (NEWS) als Erhebungsinstrument zur Bewegungsfreundlichkeit von Wohnumgebungen etabliert. Da eine deutsche Version bislang fehlte, wird diese Lücke mit der Vorstellung von NEWS-G(ermany) in diesem Beitrag geschlossen.

Material und Methoden

NEWS wurde kulturell adaptiert und kognitiv getestet bevor (n=179) junge Erwachsene (M=25,2 Jahre) mit NEWS-G und zur körperlicher Aktivität computerbasiert befragt wurden. Psychometrische Eigenschaften wurden in der Gesamtstichprobe und die Test-Retest-Stabilität [Intraklassenkorrelationen (ICC)] nach erneuter Befragung (n=66) bestimmt. Zur Validität wurden bivariate Korrelationen zwischen NEWS-G und körperlicher Aktivität berechnet.

Ergebnisse

Die Skalen (und die meisten Items) wiesen zufriedenstellende Eigenschaften und eine akzeptable Stabilität (0,74≤ICC≥0,94) auf. Inkonsistenzen zeigten sich bei 2 Skalen. Auf Item- und Skalenebene wurden signifikante Korrelationen mit der körperlichen Aktivität beobachtet.

Schlussfolgerungen

Mit NEWS-G kann die Bewegungsfreundlichkeit von Wohnumgebungen auch in Deutschland untersucht und mit den vorliegenden internationalen Daten verglichen werden. Da die hier beobachtete Testgüte aus einer selektiven Stichprobe stammt, sind weitere Studien notwendig.

Abstract

Background

Internationally most studies analyzing residential environments for friendliness toward physical activity have used the “Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale” (NEWS). As a German version was missing the objective of this study was to establish NEWS-Germany (NEWS-G).

Methods

The NEWS was culturally adapted and tested by cognitive debriefings (n=6) before (n=179) young adults (mean age 25.2 years) completed a computer-assisted version of NEWS-G and of a physical activity measure. Psychometric characteristics for the whole sample and intraclass correlations (ICC) based on a test-retest inquiry on NEWS-G (n=66) were calculated. Bivariate correlations of NEWS-G and physical activity were used to evaluate validity.

Results

All subscales (and most items) of NEWS-G showed acceptable psychometric characteristics and good stability (0.74≤ICC≥0.94) but internal consistency was low for two subscales. Some scales and items of NEWS-G showed significant correlation with physical activity.

Conclusions

The NEWS-G will be used to analyze residential environments for friendliness toward physical activity in Germany and to compare future data with available international findings. All in all more representative studies are essential to finally evaluate the reliability and validity of NEWS-G.

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Danksagung

Ohne das ehrenamtliche Engagement der Übersetzenden Anne Adam, Sibylle Moritz, Emily Johnston, Ina Schulze-Rajabali und William Smouse wäre eine Adaption der NEWS nicht möglich gewesen. Unser Dank gilt ebenso den Mitarbeitenden des International Physical Activity and the Environment Network Jacqueline Kerr, Nicole Bracy und Terry Conway für ihre methodischen Hinweise. Beate Zoch danken wir für die Unterstützung bei der Erstellung des Manuskripts.

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  1. Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, WHO Collaborating Centre for Child and Adolescent Health Promotion, AG Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Universität Bielefeld, 100131, 33501, Bielefeld, Deutschland

    M. Bödeker MSc & J. Bucksch

  2. Institut für Sportsoziologie, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Köln, Deutschland

    H. Fuhrmann

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Dieser Beitrag enthält eine zusätzliche Tabelle „Skalen & Items“. Dieses SUPPLEMENTAL finden Sie unter: dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11553-012-0344-3.

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Bödeker, M., Bucksch, J. & Fuhrmann, H. Bewegungsfreundlichkeit von Wohnumgebungen messen. Praev Gesundheitsf 7, 220–226 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-012-0344-3

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