Everyday technologies' levels of difficulty when used by older adults with and without cognitive impairment - Comparison of self-perceived versus observed difficulty estimates.
BACKGROUND: Older adults may have difficulties in using everyday technologies, ET, e.g. micros, computers, particularly those with cognitive impairment. To guide supportive interventions, more knowledge of how to best assess ET use is needed. OBJECTIVE: To provide new knowledge of perceived and obse...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 167 - 177 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104212701&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104212701 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10554181 3QS jtl: Technology & Disability issn: 10554181 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2013 vid: 25 iid: 3 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 104212701 89806939 10.3233/TAD-130380 104212701 ppf: 167 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Everyday technologies' levels of difficulty when used by older adults with and without cognitive impairment - Comparison of self-perceived versus observed difficulty estimates. aug: au: Malinowsky, Camilla Kottorp, Anders Nygård, Louise affil: Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden sug: subj: Technology Utilization Cognition Disorders Dementia Activities of Daily Living Clinical Assessment Tools Questionnaires Scales Self Report Comparative Studies Rasch Analysis P-Value Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Chi Square Test Data Analysis Software Data Collection Methods Aged Female Male Human Funding Source Aged: 65+ years Female Male ab: BACKGROUND: Older adults may have difficulties in using everyday technologies, ET, e.g. micros, computers, particularly those with cognitive impairment. To guide supportive interventions, more knowledge of how to best assess ET use is needed. OBJECTIVE: To provide new knowledge of perceived and observed levels of difficulty of ETs in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. METHODS: Two samples of older adults (n=118 and 116) with and without cognitive impairment were assessed. One was interviewed with the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) about perceived difficulties in ET use. The other sample's observed ability to manage ET was assessed with the Management of Everyday Technology (META). Data was analyzed using a Rasch measurement model and rank-ordered hierarchies of perceived and observed levels of ET difficulty were identified, correlated and examined. RESULTS: Findings demonstrated a correlation of 0.63 (p< 0.001). The upper range of both hierarchies contained more com- plex ETs like cell phones and computers while the lower comprised more home maintenance ETs. CONCLUSIONS: Perceived and observed levels of ET difficulty appear as similar, yet not identical constructs. In self-reports, though, ETUQ to a great extent seems to capture levels of ET difficulty. However, in clinical practice observations of actions may guide interventions, as they can identify why an ET is difficult. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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