Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Social theories suggest that neighborhood quality affects health. Observer ratings of neighborhoods should be subjected to psychometric tests.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>African American Health (AAH) study subjects...
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| author | Schootman Mario Wolinsky Fredric D Malmstrom Theodore K Andresen Elena M Miller J Philip Miller Douglas K |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Social theories suggest that neighborhood quality affects health. Observer ratings of neighborhoods should be subjected to psychometric tests.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>African American Health (AAH) study subjects were selected from two diverse St. Louis metropolitan catchment areas. Interviewers rated streets and block faces for 816 households. Items and a summary scale were compared across catchment areas and to the resident respondents' global neighborhood assessments.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Individual items and the scale were strongly associated with both the catchment area and respondent assessments. Ratings based on both block faces did not improve those based on a single block face. Substantial interviewer effects were observed despite strong discriminant and concurrent validity.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Observer ratings show promise in understanding the effect of neighborhood on health outcomes. The AAH Neighborhood Assessment Scale and other rating systems should be tested further in diverse settings.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5680220553334a50bd20be84f85444b52022-12-21T21:17:40ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582008-01-01813510.1186/1471-2458-8-35Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health studySchootman MarioWolinsky Fredric DMalmstrom Theodore KAndresen Elena MMiller J PhilipMiller Douglas K<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Social theories suggest that neighborhood quality affects health. Observer ratings of neighborhoods should be subjected to psychometric tests.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>African American Health (AAH) study subjects were selected from two diverse St. Louis metropolitan catchment areas. Interviewers rated streets and block faces for 816 households. Items and a summary scale were compared across catchment areas and to the resident respondents' global neighborhood assessments.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Individual items and the scale were strongly associated with both the catchment area and respondent assessments. Ratings based on both block faces did not improve those based on a single block face. Substantial interviewer effects were observed despite strong discriminant and concurrent validity.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Observer ratings show promise in understanding the effect of neighborhood on health outcomes. The AAH Neighborhood Assessment Scale and other rating systems should be tested further in diverse settings.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/35 |
| spellingShingle | Schootman Mario Wolinsky Fredric D Malmstrom Theodore K Andresen Elena M Miller J Philip Miller Douglas K Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study BMC Public Health |
| title | Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study |
| title_full | Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study |
| title_fullStr | Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study |
| title_short | Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study |
| title_sort | rating neighborhoods for older adult health results from the african american health study |
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