- Title
- A comprehensive observational audit tool for use in Australian fitness facilities
- Creator
- Gray, Shannon; Sekendiz, Betul; Norton, Kevin; Finch, Caroline
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/156940
- Identifier
- vital:11490
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2016.1265692
- Identifier
- ISSN:1463-922X
- Abstract
- A purposely designed observational audit tool (OAT) was developed following review of literature and international standards/guidelines for fitness facilities. The OAT was trialled to assess the physical environment of a sample of fitness facilities and determine its inter-rater reliability. Ten Victorian fitness facilities were visited to test the tool's inter-rater reliability, then 22 metropolitan and regional facilities in Victoria ranging in size and type were audited. A high degree of reliability was found (inter-rater reliability κ = 0.659 (p < 0.005); 95% CI (0.633, 0.685)); intra-class correlation = 0.985 (F474,948 = 67.226, p < 0.005, 95% CI (0.983, 0.987)). On average, facilities were colder and darker than international standards/guidelines specified. Distances around cardiovascular equipment varied between facilities. Free equipment was observed lying on floors in 66% (n = 21) of facilities. Twenty-seven facilities had signs instructing users to replace weights after use (66%). Only 19 (59%) facilities enforced towel use; however, 94% (n = 30) had disinfectant stations. The auditing of fitness facilities indicates more should be done at facilities to reduce injury risk. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Relation
- Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science Vol. 18, no. 4 (2017), p. 306-317; http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1058737
- Rights
- Copyright © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1203 Design Practice and Management; 1701 Psychology; 0806 Information Systems; Exercise; Fitness centre; Injury; Risk management; Safety
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