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Tyler Prochnow1, M Renée Umstattd Meyer1, Christina N Bridges Hamilton1
1Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Health Promotion Practice
|May 10, 2021
Summary
This study introduces a simplified video-based method for assessing physical activity at community Play Streets. This accessible approach provides valuable insights for organizations without requiring extensive training or resources.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community Health Interventions
- Physical Activity Measurement
Background:
- The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) is effective for assessing physical activity.
- Traditional SOPARC requires significant skills, time, and resources, posing challenges for community organizations.
- Community-based programs like Play Streets need accessible methods to evaluate physical activity levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe and validate an accessible adaptation of SOPARC using video recordings for community organizations.
- To assess the feasibility and validity of using video scans for physical activity feedback at Play Streets.
- To provide a user-friendly tool for community partners to monitor activity in public spaces.
Main Methods:
- Utilized narrated panoramic video scans captured via iPad every 30 minutes at Play Streets.
- Videographers recorded participant sex, age group (child, teen, adult, senior), and activity level (sedentary, walking, vigorous).
- Compared video scan data with in-person iSOPARC observations and conducted interviews with implementers for validity and feasibility assessment.
Main Results:
- Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) indicated near-perfect agreement (CCC = .95) between video and in-person scans for sedentary individuals.
- Substantial agreement (CCC = .72) was found for active individuals between the two observation methods.
- Community partners found the video method useful for understanding activity patterns within Play Streets.
Conclusions:
- The described video-based method offers a more accessible approach to systematically observe and measure physical activity in community settings.
- This adapted SOPARC method can be implemented by community organizations without specialized research training.
- The approach provides valuable physical activity feedback, enhancing the effectiveness of community initiatives like Play Streets.
