Dept of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
J Phys Act Health. 2010 Jul;7(4):533-40. doi: 10.1123/jpah.7.4.533.
Neighborhood environment attributes of walkability and access to recreation facilities have been related to physical activity and weight status, but most self-report environment measures are lengthy. The 17-item PANES (Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale) was developed to be comprehensive but brief enough for use in multipurpose surveys. The current study evaluated test-retest and alternate-form reliability of PANES items compared with multi-item subscales from the longer NEWS-A (Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale--Abbreviated).
Participants were 291 adults recruited from neighborhoods that varied in walkability in 3 US cities. Surveys were completed twice with a 27-day interval.
Test-retest ICCs for PANES items ranged from .52 to .88. Spearman correlations for the PANES single item vs NEWS-A subscale comparisons ranged from .27 to .81 (all P < .01).
PANES items related to land use mix, residential density, pedestrian infrastructure, aesthetic qualities, and safety from traffic and crime were supported by correlations with NEWS-A subscales. Access to recreation facilities and street connectivity items were not supported. The brevity of PANES allows items to be included in studies or surveillance systems to expand knowledge about neighborhood environments.
步行性和娱乐设施可达性等邻里环境属性与身体活动和体重状况有关，但大多数自我报告的环境测量方法都很长。17 项 PANES（体力活动邻里环境量表）的开发目的是全面而简洁，足以用于多用途调查。本研究评估了 PANES 项目与较长的 NEWS-A（邻里环境步行性量表——缩写）的多项子量表相比的重测信度和交替形式信度。
参与者是从美国 3 个城市步行环境不同的社区招募的 291 名成年人。调查在 27 天的间隔内完成了两次。
PANES 项目的重测 ICC 范围为.52 至.88。PANES 单项与 NEWS-A 子量表比较的斯皮尔曼相关系数范围为.27 至.81（均 P <.01）。
与土地利用混合、住宅密度、行人基础设施、美学质量以及交通和犯罪安全相关的 PANES 项目得到了与 NEWS-A 子量表相关的支持。与娱乐设施和街道连通性相关的项目则没有得到支持。PANES 的简洁性允许在研究或监测系统中包含项目，以扩展对邻里环境的了解。
