Reliability of streetscape audits comparing on‐street and online observations: MAPS-Global in 5 countries Queralt, Ana, Molina-García, Javier, Terrón-Pérez, Marta, Cerin, Ester, Barnett, Anthony, Timperio, Anna, Veitch, Jenny, Reis, Rodrigo, Silva, Alexandre Augusto Paula, Ghekiere, Ariane, Van Dyck, Delfien, Conway, Terry L, Cain, Kelli L, Geremia, Carrie M and Sallis, James F 2021, Reliability of streetscape audits comparing on‐street and online observations: MAPS-Global in 5 countries, International journal of health geographics, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.1186/s12942-021-00261-5. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Reliability of streetscape audits comparing on‐street and online observations: MAPS-Global in 5 countries Author(s) Queralt, Ana Molina-García, Javier Terrón-Pérez, Marta Cerin, Ester Barnett, Anthony Timperio, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Veitch, Jenny orcid.org/0000-0001-8962-0887 Reis, Rodrigo Silva, Alexandre Augusto Paula Ghekiere, Ariane Van Dyck, Delfien Conway, Terry L Cain, Kelli L Geremia, Carrie M Sallis, James F Journal name International journal of health geographics Volume number 20 Issue number 1 Article ID 6 Start page 1 End page 11 Total pages 11 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2021 ISSN 1476-072X 1476-072X Keyword(s) Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Built environment Measurement Physical activity Direct observation Neighborhood Summary Background Microscale environmental features are usually evaluated using direct on-street observations. This study assessed inter-rater reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes, Global version (MAPS-Global), in an international context, comparing on-street with more efficient online observation methods in five countries with varying levels of walkability. Methods Data were collected along likely walking routes of study participants, from residential starting points toward commercial clusters in Melbourne (Australia), Ghent (Belgium), Curitiba (Brazil), Hong Kong (China), and Valencia (Spain). In-person on the street and online using Google Street View audits were carried out by two independent trained raters in each city. The final sample included 349 routes, 1228 street segments, 799 crossings, and 16 cul-de-sacs. Inter-rater reliability analyses were performed using Kappa statistics or Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC). Results Overall mean assessment times were the same for on-street and online evaluations (22 ± 12 min). Only a few subscales had Kappa or ICC values < 0.70, with aesthetic and social environment variables having the lowest overall reliability values, though still in the “good to excellent” category. Overall scores for each section (route, segment, crossing) showed good to excellent reliability (ICCs: 0.813, 0.929 and 0.885, respectively), and the MAPS-Global grand score had excellent reliability (ICC: 0.861) between the two methods. Conclusions MAPS-Global is a feasible and reliable instrument that can be used both on-street and online to analyze microscale environmental characteristics in diverse international urban settings. Language eng DOI 10.1186/s12942-021-00261-5 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1117 Public Health and Health Services 1604 Human Geography HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30147787 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 03 Feb 2021, 07:23:53 EST Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 04:01:43 EST Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 06:57:48 EST Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 15:52:18 EST Sat, 20 Feb 2021, 01:31:16 EST Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 07:05:36 EST Sat, 06 Mar 2021, 01:37:41 EST Thu, 15 Apr 2021, 06:03:50 EST Tue, 20 Apr 2021, 14:11:12 EST Tue, 20 Apr 2021, 14:13:10 EST Tue, 20 Apr 2021, 15:45:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 12 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 15:52:18 EST

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