The development of fitness facilities grading scale and risk management in Malaysia
<p>Essentially grading system allows for the identification of safety and quality provided.</p><p>Presently, no specific grading system for fitness facilities in Malaysia is available to be</p><p>used. This study aims to develop a...
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| Language: | eng |
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2022
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| Summary: | <p>Essentially grading system allows for the identification of safety and quality provided.</p><p>Presently, no specific grading system for fitness facilities in Malaysia is available to be</p><p>used. This study aims to develop and test a grading system for fitness facilities in</p><p>Malaysia. Systematic review and meta-analysis were used to determine the criteria for</p><p>the grading system instrument. Items developed were tested for validity using</p><p>Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Testretest</p><p>analyses were used to determine reliability. 174 fitness facilities in the central</p><p>region of Malaysia, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and Putrajaya, were</p><p>approached to reveal the level and graded the fitness facilities accordingly using the</p><p>newly developed grading scale, the Malaysian Fitness Facilities Grading Scale</p><p>(MFFGS). All items were validated with factor loading for EFA at >0.5, considered</p><p>valid for newly developed items, and factor loading for CFA at >0.6, which is</p><p>acceptable and significant for newly developed items. 30 derived from 5 main criteria</p><p>have been identified and inserted in the newly developed fitness facility grading</p><p>instrument. The reliability test results were indicated as follows; overall, items</p><p>constructed had indicated a Cronbach Alpha of (= .977). While for each of the</p><p>reliability criteria, the results were as follows, Human Resource Management (=</p><p>.891), Facility Development (= .899), Facility Administration (=935), Safety and</p><p>Risk Management (=.901), and Information, Communication, and Technology (=</p><p>.946). All the results proved that the items were significantly reliable, with Cronbach</p><p>alpha >0.80. The grading scale revealed that out of 174 fitness facilities, 54 were graded</p><p>with A, 110 with B, and 10 with C. In conclusion, all the 30-items grading scales</p><p>developed are significantly reliable and valid tools for evaluating fitness facilities and</p><p>help in grading the fitness facilities in the central region of Malaysia. The findings also</p><p>indicated that the fitness facilities grading scale could assist the fitness facilities</p><p>operators, especially in Malaysia, in improving the services and safety and risk</p><p>management.</p> |
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