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Arabic translation, cultural adaptation, and pre-testing of neighborhood environment walkability scale for adults-abbreviated (NEWS-A): Arabic NEWS-A

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Medium: journal article
Language(s): English
Published in: Frontiers in Built Environment, , v. 10
DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1426705
Abstract:

Background

Improving neighborhood walkability is critical for sustainable and livable urban development and is associated with increased physical activity. The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Abbreviated (NEWS-A) is a tool for assessing neighborhood walkability among adults. Currently, no Arabic version is available for this important walkability scale.

Objective

To translate the NEWS-A to Arabic, culturally adapt, and pre-test it for adults.

Methods

The NEWS-A was translated and culturally adapted using Cross-cultural Survey Guidelines and then pre-tested using 65 households selected randomly from the neighborhoods of three districts in Riyadh. After answering the survey, 55 participants took part in a semi-structured cognitive interview, which sought their understanding of the words in the Arabic questionnaire, the clarity of each item, and their suggestions for improvement.

Results

Translation and adaptation of NEWS-A to Arabic resulted in adding two items (mosque and healthcare center) to section B of the scale (stores, facilities, and other things in your neighborhood) and one related item to section C (access to services). The total individual items became 57 instead of the original 54 items in the English version. Also, we added “ATM machine” to item 14 (Bank/credit union) in section B. In addition, the overall results of the cognitive interview showed that most of the participants understood the intended meaning of the questionnaire (99.5%). Further, 99.8% of the respondents stated that the items were not difficult to comprehend, while 100% of the sample indicated that the sentences were comfortable and not sensitive to them.

Conclusion

Translating, adapting, and pre-testing the NEWS-A resulted in retaining all the original items and adding three additional items. The Arabic NEWS-A provides an important tool for future research on neighborhood environment walkability among adults.

Structurae cannot make the full text of this publication available at this time. The full text can be accessed through the publisher via the DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1426705.
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    01/09/2024
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