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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2018

School environment assessment tools to address behavioural risk factors of non-communicable diseases: A scoping review.

Kiran Saluja, Tina Rawal, Shalini Bassi, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Ankur Singh, Min Hae Park, Sanjay Kinra, Monika Arora

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kiran SalujaHealth Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation of India, India.
Tina RawalHealth Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation of India, India.
Shalini BassiHealth Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation of India, India.
Soumyadeep BhaumikHealth Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation of India, India.
Ankur SinghAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
Min Hae ParkDepartment of Health Services Research and Policy, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
Sanjay KinraDepartment of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
Monika AroraHealth Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation of India, India.

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to identify, describe and analyse school environment assessment (SEA) tools that address behavioural risk factors (unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco and alcohol consumption) for non-communicable diseases (NCD). We searched in MEDLINE and Web of Science, hand-searched reference lists and contacted experts. Basic characteristics, measures assessed and measurement properties (validity, reliability, usability) of identified tools were extracted. We narratively synthesized the data and used content analysis to develop a list of measures used in the SEA tools. Twenty-four SEA tools were identified, mostly from developed countries. Out of these, 15 were questionnaire based, 8 were checklists or observation based tools and one tool used a combined checklist/observation based and telephonic questionnaire approach. Only 1 SEA tool had components related to all the four NCD risk factors, 2 SEA tools has assessed three NCD risk factors (diet/nutrition, physical activity, tobacco), 10 SEA tools has assessed two NCD risk factors (diet/nutrition and physical activity) and 11 SEA tools has assessed only one of the NCD risk factor. Several measures were used in the tools to assess the four NCD risk factors, but tobacco and alcohol was sparingly included. Measurement properties were reported for 14 tools. The review provides a comprehensive list of measures used in SEA tools which could be a valuable resource to guide future development of such tools. A valid and reliable SEA tool which could simultaneously evaluate all NCD risk factors, that has been tested in different settings with varying resource availability is needed.

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AdolescentsAlcoholDietNon-communicable diseasePhysical activitySchool environment assessmentSchool healthScoping reviewTobacco

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PMID29868351
PMCPMC5984208

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