School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation at Queensland Centre for Children's Health Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 6;17(7):2497. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072497.
(1) Background: Participation in physical activity is crucial for the healthy growth and development of young children. More robust measurement of environmental influences on children's physical activity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings may help resolve inconsistencies in the literature. This study evaluated the reliability of an environmental audit and educator practice survey for assessing ECEC physical, policy, and social environments related to young children's physical activity. (2) Methods: A convenience sample of 20 ECEC centres participated in this PLAYCE (Play Spaces and Environments for Children's Physical Activity) sub-study. Trained auditors conducted audits and educators completed surveys, two weeks apart. Test-retest reliability of the survey ( = 32), inter-rater ( = 20 pairs) and intra-rater reliability ( = 38) of the audit was assessed using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs), Kappa statistics and percent agreement. (3) Results: Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability ICCs for outdoor equipment, spaces and features were good to excellent (ICC = 0.70-0.94), while ratings for indoor equipment, media and spaces varied from fair to excellent (ICC = 0.46-0.78). The majority of items were rated by Kappa as moderate or above for intra-rater, inter-rater and survey test-retest reliability. (4) Conclusions: The PLAYCE Study instruments provide reliable measures of ECEC physical activity environments which can help to better understand influences on young children's physical activity.
（1）背景：参与体育活动对幼儿的健康成长和发展至关重要。更全面地衡量幼儿在早期儿童教育和护理（ECEC）环境中所受环境的影响，可能有助于解决文献中的不一致问题。本研究评估了环境审计和教育工作者实践调查评估 ECEC 与幼儿身体活动相关的物理、政策和社会环境的可靠性。（2）方法：这项 PLAYCE（儿童身体活动的游戏空间和环境）子研究采用方便抽样法，选取了 20 个 ECEC 中心参与。经过培训的审核员在两周内分别进行审核和教育工作者完成调查。使用组内相关系数（ICC）、Kappa 统计和百分比一致性评估调查的复测信度（=32）、评分者间（=20 对）和评分者内（=38）的可靠性。（3）结果：户外设备、空间和功能的评分者内和评分者间 ICC 为良好到优秀（ICC=0.70-0.94），而室内设备、媒体和空间的评分则从一般到优秀（ICC=0.46-0.78）。对于评分者内、评分者间和调查复测的信度，大多数项目的 Kappa 值均为中度或以上。（4）结论：PLAYCE 研究工具提供了 ECEC 身体活动环境的可靠测量方法，有助于更好地了解对幼儿身体活动的影响。
