Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Portugal

Patomella, Ann-Helen; Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz; Ferreira, Manuela; Rosenberg, Lena; Uppgard, Brittmari; Nygård, Louise

doi:10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Portugal
Authors:	Patomella, Ann-Helen Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz Ferreira, Manuela Rosenberg, Lena Uppgard, Brittmari Nygård, Louise
DOI:	10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940
Published in:	Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Page(s):	1
Pages to:	10
Issue Date:	2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1103-8128 1651-2014
Language:	English
Subjects:	Activitiy of daily living; ETUQ; Rasch analysis; Instrument development; Occupational therapy; Older adult
Subject (DDC):	305: Groups (age, origine, gender, income) 615.8515: Occupational therapy
Abstract:	Background: Technology use is relevant for engaging in everyday occupations and aging in place and difficulties might limit participation. Aim: The aim of the present study was two-fold: to investigate the internal scale validity of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) in a matched Portuguese and a Swedish sample of older adults without known cognitive impairments and to compare everyday technology use (i.e., the relevance of Everyday Technology (ET) and perceived difficulty of using ET). Methods: The Rasch rating scale model was used to investigate the psychometric properties of the data from the two countries. Analyses were then used to compare the samples. Results: There is evidence of internal scale and person response validity in the Swedish and Portuguese ETUQ datasets. The Swedish sample demonstrated almost 25% more ETs to be relevant, as compared to the Portuguese sample (p < .05). The samples’ means of perceived difficulty in using ETs were similar. Conclusions: The results support that the ETUQ is a valid assessment for measuring the relevance of and perceived difficulty of ET use and is able to detect differences and similarities between older adults in these European countries in relation to ET use in the home and society.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8512
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Patomella, A.-H., Kottorp, A. B. M., Ferreira, M., Rosenberg, L., Uppgard, B., & Nygård, L. (2017). Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Portugal. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940

Patomella, A.-H. et al. (2017) ‘Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Portugal’, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, pp. 1–10. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940.

A.-H. Patomella, A. B. M. Kottorp, M. Ferreira, L. Rosenberg, B. Uppgard, and L. Nygård, “Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Portugal,” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, pp. 1–10, 2017, doi: 10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940.

PATOMELLA, Ann-Helen, Anders Börje Mauritz KOTTORP, Manuela FERREIRA, Lena ROSENBERG, Brittmari UPPGARD und Louise NYGÅRD, 2017. Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Portugal. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2017. S. 1–10. DOI 10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940

Patomella, Ann-Helen, Anders Börje Mauritz Kottorp, Manuela Ferreira, Lena Rosenberg, Brittmari Uppgard, and Louise Nygård. 2017. “Everyday Technology Use among Older Adults in Sweden and Portugal.” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940.

Patomella, Ann-Helen, et al. “Everyday Technology Use among Older Adults in Sweden and Portugal.” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2017, pp. 1–10, https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1311940.