Author/Authors :
KIM, Hyunshik Faculty of Sport Medicine - Sendai University, Miyagi, Japan , CHOI, Younglae Dept. of Physical Education - Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea , MA, Jiameng Faculty of Sport Medicine - Sendai University, Miyagi, Japan , HYUNG, Kuam Dept. of Sports in Life - Jangan University, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea , MIYASHITA, Masashi Faculty of Education - Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan , LEE, Sunkyoung Dept. of Life Physical Education - Myongji University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Abstract :
Background: The aim of the study was to analyze the reliability of the Korean version of the NEWS and to investi-gate the relationship between walking and environmental factors by gender.
Methods: A total of 1407 Korean adults, aged 20-59 yr, participated in the study. Data were collected between Sep 2013 and Oct 2013. To examine the test-retest reliability, 281 of the 1407 participants were asked to answer the same questionnaire (Korean NEWS-A scale) after a 7-d interval.
Results: The ICC range of the entire questionnaire was 0.71-0.88. The item on land use mix-diversity had the highest ICC, and that on physical barriers had the lowest. In addition, presents the partial correlation coefficients for walking and the NEWS-A score, adjusted for social demographic variables. Overall, land use mix-diversity (P<0.034) and land use mix-access (P<0.014) showed a positive relationship with walking.
Discussion: Examination of the reliability of the Korean NEWS-A scale based on Korean adults who reside in large cities showed that all items had statistically satisfactory reliability. Korean NEWS-A scale may be a useful measure for assessing environmental correlates of walking among population in Korea.
Keywords :
Environment , Physical activity , Korean NEWS-A , Reliability
