Toward harmonization of aging and technology research: German adaptation of the mobile device proficiency questionnaire (MDPQ) for older adults.
The Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire (MDPQ) is a well-established, reliable, and valid instrument to measure basic and advanced mobile device skills among older adults. We offer a German adaptation of the MDPQ and report reliability and validity findings. A controlled translation procedure wa...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Ageing Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Springer Nature
12/1/2024
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