A Community-Based Approach to Developing a Mobile Device for Measuring Ambient Air Exposure, Location, and Respiratory Health.
A Community-Based Approach to Developing a Mobile Device for Measuring Ambient Air Exposure, Location, and Respiratory Health.
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基于社区的方法来开发用于测量环境空气暴露、位置和呼吸健康的移动设备。
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10.1089/env.2015.0001
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2015
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Kincl,Laurel
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Rohlman,Diana;Syron,Laura;Hobbie,Kevin;Anderson,KimA;Scaffidi,Christopher;Sudakin,Daniel;Peterson,ElenaS;Waters,KatrinaM;Haynes,Erin;Arkin,Lisa;Feezel,Paul;Kincl,Laurel
在西尤金（俄勒冈州），社区研究表明，居民不成比例地暴露于工业空气污染，并表现出哮喘发病率增加。在卡罗尔县（俄亥俄州），最近非常规天然气钻探的增加引发了对空气质量的担忧。这些社区的关注导致了原型移动终端的开发，以测量个人的化学品暴露，位置和呼吸功能。直接与环境正义（EJ）社区合作，开发原型是为了1）满足社区的需求，2）评估EJ社区的使用情况。在三个社区焦点小组（n = 25）中对原型进行了评价，以获得对原型和可行性研究设计的反馈，从而评价器械解决社区问题的有效性。焦点小组进行了记录和定性分析与离散的反馈制表为进一步完善。社区反馈对原型进行了改进，对软件和教学材料进行了8次修改/添加。总体而言，焦点小组参与者支持该设备，并认为它将是一个有用的环境健康工具。利用重点小组确保社区成员参与研究、设计和开发新的环境卫生工具。我们发现，以社区为基础的研究策略导致了一个精致的设备以及相关的研究问题，具体到EJ社区的需求和关注。
In west Eugene (Oregon), community research indicates residents are disproportionately exposed to industrial air pollution and exhibit increased asthma incidence. In Carroll County (Ohio), recent increases in unconventional natural gas drilling sparked air quality concerns. These community concerns led to the development of a prototype mobile device to measure personal chemical exposure, location, and respiratory function. Working directly with the environmental justice (EJ) communities, the prototype was developed to 1) meet the needs of the community and 2) evaluate the use in EJ communities. The prototype was evaluated in three community focus groups (n = 25) to obtain feedback on the prototype and feasibility study design to evaluate the efficacy of the device to address community concerns. Focus groups were recorded and qualitatively analyzed with discrete feedback tabulated for further refinement. The prototype was improved by community feedback resulting in eight alterations/additions to software and instructional materials. Overall, focus group participants were supportive of the device and believed it would be a useful environmental health tool. The use of focus groups ensured that community members were engaged in the research design and development of a novel environmental health tool. We found that community-based research strategies resulted in a refined device as well as relevant research questions, specific to the EJ community needs and concerns.