A systematic review employing the GeoFERN framework to examine methods, reporting quality and associations between the retail food environment and obesity.
Community nutrition environment
Food access
Foodscape
GIS
Methodology
Obesogenic environment
Journal
Health & place
ISSN: 1873-2054
Titre abrégé: Health Place
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9510067
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2019
05 2019
Historique:
received:
08
10
2018
revised:
24
01
2019
accepted:
26
02
2019
pubmed:
7
5
2019
medline:
15
9
2020
entrez:
7
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This systematic review quantifies methods used to measure the 'retail food environment' (RFE), appraises the quality of methodological reporting, and examines associations with obesity, accounting for differences in methods. Only spatial measures of the RFE, such as food outlet proximity were included. Across the 113 included studies, methods for measuring the RFE were extremely diverse, yet reporting of methods was poor (average reporting quality score: 58.6%). Null associations dominated across all measurement methods, comprising 76.0% of 1937 associations in total. Outcomes varied across measurement methods (e.g. narrow definitions of 'supermarket': 20.7% negative associations vs 1.7% positive; broad definitions of 'supermarket': 9.0% negative associations vs 10.4% positive). Researchers should report methods more clearly, and should articulate findings in the context of the measurement methods employed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31060018
pii: S1353-8292(18)31017-7
doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.02.007
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
186-199Informations de copyright
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