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Table 6 Concurrent validity for CHEERS tool

From: Creating a healthy eating and active environment survey (CHEERS) for childcare: an inter-rater, intra-rater reliability and validity study

 

Director

(mean ± SD)

Expert Observation

(mean ± SD)

ICC [95% CI]

Foods Served

6.1 ± 0.5

6.0 ± 0.5

0.69 [0.45; 0.84]

Healthy Eating Environment

5.9 ± 0.5

5.4 ± 0.4

0.42 [− 0.10; 0.75]

Healthy Eating Program Planning

4.9 ± 0.8

4.4 ± 0.9

0.67 [0.28; 0.85]

Physical Activity Environment

5.5 ± 0.8

5.2 ± 0.8

0.51 [0.19; 0.73]

CHEERS Score

22.4 ± 1.7

21.0 ± 1.7

0.65 [− 0.07; 0.88]