Challenge levels of everyday technologies as perceived over five years by older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Hedman, Annicka; Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz; Almkvist, Ove; Nygård, Louise

doi:10.21256/zhaw-3900

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Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Challenge levels of everyday technologies as perceived over five years by older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Authors:	Hedman, Annicka Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz Almkvist, Ove Nygård, Louise
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-3900 10.1017/S1041610218000285
Published in:	International Psychogeriatrics
Volume(Issue):	30
Issue:	10
Page(s):	1447
Pages to:	1454
Issue Date:	4-Apr-2018
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	1041-6102 1741-203X
Language:	English
Subjects:	Activities of daily living (ADLs); Dementia; Longitudinal study
Subject (DDC):	616.8: Neurology, diseases of nervous system
Abstract:	Background: In clinical practice, efficient and valid functional markers are needed to detect subtle cognitive and functional decline in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This prospective study explored whether changes in perceived challenge of certain everyday technologies (ETs) can be used to detect signs of functional change in MCI. Methods: Baseline and five-year data from 37 older adults (mean age 67.5 years) with MCI regarding their perceived ability to use ET were used to generate Rasch-based ET item measures reflecting the relative challenge of 46 ETs. Actual differential item functioning in relation to time was analyzed based on these item measures. Data collection took place in 2008–2014. Results: Seven (15%) of the ETs included were perceived to be significantly more challenging to use at year five compared to at baseline, while 39 ETs (85%) were perceived to be equally challenging to use, despite the fact that the participants’ perceived ability to use ET had decreased. Common characteristics among the ETs that became more challenging to use could not be identified. The dropout rate was 43%, which limits the power of the study. Conclusions: Changes in the perceived challenge of ETs seem to capture functional change in persons with cognitive decline. Both easier and more challenging ETs typically used at home and in society need to be addressed to capture this functional change because significant changes occurred among ETs of all challenge levels and within all types of ETs.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8529
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Hedman, A., Kottorp, A. B. M., Almkvist, O., & Nygård, L. (2018). Challenge levels of everyday technologies as perceived over five years by older adults with mild cognitive impairment. International Psychogeriatrics, 30(10), 1447–1454. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3900

Hedman, A. et al. (2018) ‘Challenge levels of everyday technologies as perceived over five years by older adults with mild cognitive impairment’, International Psychogeriatrics, 30(10), pp. 1447–1454. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3900.

A. Hedman, A. B. M. Kottorp, O. Almkvist, and L. Nygård, “Challenge levels of everyday technologies as perceived over five years by older adults with mild cognitive impairment,” International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1447–1454, Apr. 2018, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3900.

HEDMAN, Annicka, Anders Börje Mauritz KOTTORP, Ove ALMKVIST und Louise NYGÅRD, 2018. Challenge levels of everyday technologies as perceived over five years by older adults with mild cognitive impairment. International Psychogeriatrics. 4 April 2018. Bd. 30, Nr. 10, S. 1447–1454. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3900

Hedman, Annicka, Anders Börje Mauritz Kottorp, Ove Almkvist, and Louise Nygård. 2018. “Challenge Levels of Everyday Technologies as Perceived over Five Years by Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.” International Psychogeriatrics 30 (10): 1447–54. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3900.

Hedman, Annicka, et al. “Challenge Levels of Everyday Technologies as Perceived over Five Years by Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.” International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 30, no. 10, Apr. 2018, pp. 1447–54, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3900.