TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and validation of AIMFREE
T2 - Accessibility Instruments Measuring Fitness and Recreation Environments
AU - Rimmer, James H.
AU - Riley, Barth
AU - Wang, Edward
AU - Rauworth, Amy
N1 - Funding Information:
* Author for correspondence; National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1640 West Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608-6904, USA. e-mail: [email protected] This work was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Human Development and Disability, #R04/CCR518810.
PY - 2004/9/16
Y1 - 2004/9/16
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a series of 16 survey instruments measuring fitness and recreation accessibility, collectively referred to as AIMFREE (Accessibility Instruments Measuring Fitness and Recreation Environments). General domains of assessment included the built environment, equipment, programmes, policies, and training and behaviour. Methods: Fitness and recreation professionals (n = 35) assessed fitness centres/swimming pools (n = 35) in nine regions across the US. Rasch analysis was used to assess the psychometric properties of the instrument. Results: The AIMFREE evidenced adequate to good fit to the Rasch model and adequate to good internal consistency (r = 0.70-0.90). Test-retest reliability ranged from 0.70 (entrance areas) to 0.97 (swimming pools). Analysis of differential item functioning indicated that item calibrations generally did not differ significantly between urban and suburban environments. Conclusion: The AIMFREE instruments demonstrated adequate to good fit to the Rasch model with several of the subscales demonstrating well to excellent separation of facility accessibility.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a series of 16 survey instruments measuring fitness and recreation accessibility, collectively referred to as AIMFREE (Accessibility Instruments Measuring Fitness and Recreation Environments). General domains of assessment included the built environment, equipment, programmes, policies, and training and behaviour. Methods: Fitness and recreation professionals (n = 35) assessed fitness centres/swimming pools (n = 35) in nine regions across the US. Rasch analysis was used to assess the psychometric properties of the instrument. Results: The AIMFREE evidenced adequate to good fit to the Rasch model and adequate to good internal consistency (r = 0.70-0.90). Test-retest reliability ranged from 0.70 (entrance areas) to 0.97 (swimming pools). Analysis of differential item functioning indicated that item calibrations generally did not differ significantly between urban and suburban environments. Conclusion: The AIMFREE instruments demonstrated adequate to good fit to the Rasch model with several of the subscales demonstrating well to excellent separation of facility accessibility.
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U2 - 10.1080/09638280410001711432
DO - 10.1080/09638280410001711432
M3 - Article
C2 - 15371034
AN - SCOPUS:4544235284
SN - 0963-8288
VL - 26
SP - 1087
EP - 1095
JO - Disability and Rehabilitation
JF - Disability and Rehabilitation
IS - 18
ER -