The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods
Background Although there is increasing awareness of the health risks of air pollution as a global issue, few studies have focused on the methods for assessing individuals’ perceptions of these risks. This scoping review aimed to identify previous research evaluating individuals’ perceptions of air...
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| author | Zeinab Bahrami Satomi Sato Zhesi Yang Monali Maiti Paoin Kanawat Tomohiro Umemura Kazunari Onishi Hiroaki Terasaki Tomoki Nakayama Yutaka Matsumi Kayo Ueda |
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| description | Background Although there is increasing awareness of the health risks of air pollution as a global issue, few studies have focused on the methods for assessing individuals’ perceptions of these risks. This scoping review aimed to identify previous research evaluating individuals’ perceptions of air pollution and its health effects, and to explore the measurement of perceptions, as a key resource for health behaviour. Methods The review followed the methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley. PubMed and Web of Science were searched. After initial and full-text screening, we further selected studies with standardised scales that had previously been tested for reliability and validity in assessing awareness and perceptions. Results After full-text screening, 95 studies were identified. ‘Perception/awareness of air quality’ was often measured, as well as ‘Perception of health risk.’ Only nine studies (9.5%) used validated scaled questionnaires. There was considerable variation in the scales used to measure the multiple dimensions of risk perception for air pollution. Conclusion Few studies used structured scales to quantify individuals’ perceptions, limiting comparisons among studies. Standardised methods for measuring health risk perception are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7fdc9fc0221c436b867926d604811c092025-02-05T12:46:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802024-12-0117110.1080/16549716.2024.23701002370100The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methodsZeinab Bahrami0Satomi Sato1Zhesi Yang2Monali Maiti3Paoin Kanawat4Tomohiro Umemura5Kazunari Onishi6Hiroaki Terasaki7Tomoki Nakayama8Yutaka Matsumi9Kayo Ueda10Research Institute for Humanity and NatureSt Lukes International UniversityResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureR.B.V.R.R. Women’s CollegeKyoto UniversityResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureResearch Institute for Humanity and NatureBackground Although there is increasing awareness of the health risks of air pollution as a global issue, few studies have focused on the methods for assessing individuals’ perceptions of these risks. This scoping review aimed to identify previous research evaluating individuals’ perceptions of air pollution and its health effects, and to explore the measurement of perceptions, as a key resource for health behaviour. Methods The review followed the methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley. PubMed and Web of Science were searched. After initial and full-text screening, we further selected studies with standardised scales that had previously been tested for reliability and validity in assessing awareness and perceptions. Results After full-text screening, 95 studies were identified. ‘Perception/awareness of air quality’ was often measured, as well as ‘Perception of health risk.’ Only nine studies (9.5%) used validated scaled questionnaires. There was considerable variation in the scales used to measure the multiple dimensions of risk perception for air pollution. Conclusion Few studies used structured scales to quantify individuals’ perceptions, limiting comparisons among studies. Standardised methods for measuring health risk perception are needed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2370100air pollutionair qualityhealth riskhealth risk perceptionstandardised scalesawareness |
| spellingShingle | Zeinab Bahrami Satomi Sato Zhesi Yang Monali Maiti Paoin Kanawat Tomohiro Umemura Kazunari Onishi Hiroaki Terasaki Tomoki Nakayama Yutaka Matsumi Kayo Ueda The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods Global Health Action air pollution air quality health risk health risk perception standardised scales awareness |
| title | The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods |
| title_full | The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods |
| title_fullStr | The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods |
| title_short | The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods |
| title_sort | perception of air pollution and its health risk a scoping review of measures and methods |
| topic | air pollution air quality health risk health risk perception standardised scales awareness |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2370100 |
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