Environmental profile of a community's health (EPOCH) : An instrument to measure environmental determinants of cardiovascular health in five countries

dc.creatorChow, Clara K.
dc.creatorLock, Karen
dc.creatorMadhavan, Manisha
dc.creatorCorsi, Daniel J.
dc.creatorGilmore, Anna B.
dc.creatorSubramanian, S. V.
dc.creatorLi, Wei
dc.creatorSwaminathan, Sumathi
dc.creatorLópez Jaramillo, Patricio
dc.creatorAvezum, Alvaro
dc.creatorLear, Scott A.
dc.creatorDagenais, Gilles
dc.creatorTeo, Koon
dc.creatorMcKee, Martin
dc.creatorYusuf, Salim
dc.date2019-09-02T19:03:23Z
dc.date2019-09-02T19:03:23Z
dc.date2010-12
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-21T21:53:27Z
dc.date.available2020-09-21T21:53:27Z
dc.identifier1549-1277
dc.identifier1549-1676
dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.udes.edu.co/handle/001/3724
dc.identifier10.1371/journal.pone.0014294
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3179295
dc.description8 p.
dc.descriptionBackground: The environment in which people live is known to be important in influencing diet, physical activity, smoking, psychosocial and other risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) disease. However no instrument exists that evaluates communities for these multiple environmental factors and is suitable for use across different communities, regions and countries. This report describes the design and reliability of an instrument to measure environmental determinants of CV risk factors. Method/Principal Findings: The Environmental Profile of Community Health (EPOCH) instrument comprises two parts: (I) an assessment of the physical environment, and (II) an interviewer-administered questionnaire to collect residents’ perceptions of their community. We examined the inter-rater reliability amongst 3 observers from each region of the direct observation component of the instrument (EPOCH I) in 93 rural and urban communities in 5 countries (Canada, Colombia, Brazil, China and India). Data collection using the EPOCH instrument was feasible in all communities. Reliability of the instrument was excellent (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient - ICC.0.75) for 24 of 38 items and fair to good (ICC 0.4–0.75) for 14 of 38 items. Conclusion: This report shows data collection with the EPOCH instrument is feasible and direct observation of community measures reliable. The EPOCH instrument will enable further research on environmental determinants of health for population studies from a broad range of settings.
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dc.languageeng
dc.relationPlos One
dc.relationPlos One;Volume 5 | Issue 12 December 2010
dc.rightsDerechos Reservados - Plos One;, 2010
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial
dc.sourcehttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0014294&type=printable
dc.subjectEnvironmental Profile
dc.subjectCommunity’s Health
dc.subjectEPOCH
dc.subjectCardiovascular Health
dc.titleEnvironmental profile of a community's health (EPOCH) : An instrument to measure environmental determinants of cardiovascular health in five countries
dc.typeArtículo de revista
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