Use of SOPARC to assess physical activity in parks: do race/ethnicity, contextual conditions, and settings of the target area, affect reliability?
Oriol MarquetJ Aaron HippClaudia AlbericoJing-Huei HuangDustin FryElizabeth MazakGina S LovasiMyron F FloydPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
SOPARC training should aim to improve reliability when assessing concurrent measures such as physical activity, race/ethnicity, age, and sex. Similarly, observing crowded park areas with many active users areas may require more observation practice hours.