Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise, and Nutrition Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 16;20(14):6374. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20146374.
Many youths and young adults have variable environmental health knowledge, limited understanding of their local environment's impact on their health, and poor environmentally friendly behaviors. We sought to develop and test a tool to reliably capture data, increase environmental health knowledge, and engage youths as citizen scientists to examine and take action on their community's challenges. The Eyewitness Community Survey (ECS) was developed through several iterations of co-design. Herein, we tested its performance. In Phase I, seven youths audited five 360° photographs. In Phase II, 27 participants works as pairs/trios and audited five locations, typically 7 days apart. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability were determined. Changes in participants' knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and self-efficacy were surveyed. Feedback was obtained via focus groups. Intra-rater reliability was in the substantial/near-perfect range, with Phase II having greater consistency. Inter-rater reliability was high, with 42% and 63% of Phase I and II Kappa, respectively, in the substantial/near-perfect range. Knowledge scores improved after making observations ( ≤ 0.032). Participants (85%) reported the tool to be easy/very easy to use, with 70% willing to use it again. Thus, the ECS is a mutually beneficial citizen science tool that rigorously captures environmental data and provides engaging experiential learning opportunities.
许多年轻人的环境健康知识参差不齐，对当地环境对健康的影响理解有限，环保行为也不佳。我们试图开发和测试一种工具，以可靠地收集数据，提高环境健康知识，并让年轻人成为公民科学家，以检查和应对社区面临的挑战。目击者社区调查（ECS）是通过多次共同设计迭代开发的。在此，我们测试了它的性能。在第一阶段，七名年轻人审核了五张 360°照片。在第二阶段，27 名参与者分组合作，对五个地点进行了审核，通常相隔七天。我们确定了组内和组间的可靠性。调查了参与者的知识、态度、行为和自我效能的变化。通过焦点小组获得了反馈。组内可靠性处于中等/近乎完美的范围，第二阶段的一致性更高。组间可靠性较高，第一阶段和第二阶段的 Kappa 分别有 42%和 63%处于中等/近乎完美的范围。在进行观察后，知识得分提高（≤0.032）。85%的参与者表示该工具使用起来简单/非常简单，70%的参与者愿意再次使用该工具。因此，ECS 是一种互利的公民科学工具，它可以严格地收集环境数据，并提供引人入胜的体验式学习机会。
