Technology and everyday functioning in people with intellectual disabilities : a Rasch analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ)

Hällgren, M.; Nygård, L.; Kottorp, Anders

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Technology and everyday functioning in people with intellectual disabilities : a Rasch analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ)
Authors:	Hällgren, M. Nygård, L. Kottorp, Anders
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x
Published in:	Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
Volume(Issue):	55
Issue:	6
Page(s):	610
Pages to:	620
Issue Date:	2011
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	0964-2633 1365-2788
Language:	English
Subjects:	Computer literacy; Data collection; Intellectual disability; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of result; Self-help device; Utilization review
Subject (DDC):	362: Health and social services
Abstract:	Background: As people with intellectual disabilities (ID) today live integrated in society and use different technological artefacts and services in their everyday life, more in‐depth evaluation methods are crucial to detect strengths and limitations of their everyday technology use. The Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) was originally designed to investigate the extent to which older adults with cognitive limitations can use the everyday technology that is of relevance to them. The purpose of this study was to explore and evaluate evidence of the validity of ETUQ among adult persons with ID. Methods: The original 93‐item ETUQ was used to interview 120 adult participants with ID, recruited from a region in northern Sweden. A Rasch model was used to analyse the psychometric properties of the rating scale, scale validity, person response validity and person separation. Results: The ETUQ rating scale displayed sound psychometric properties when used with this sample. The goodness‐of‐fit statistics showed that 15 (16%) of the 93 items demonstrated higher values than expected. A step‐by‐step removal process of items not demonstrating fit to the model resulted in an ETUQ version with 46 items (49%) that met all the criteria for scale validity. Fifteen participants (12%), primarily with mild ID, still demonstrated a higher number of unexpected responses included in ETUQ. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that the ETUQ generates a valid measure of perceived difficulty in using everyday technology including adult persons with ID.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8723
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Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Hällgren, M., Nygård, L., & Kottorp, A. (2011). Technology and everyday functioning in people with intellectual disabilities : a Rasch analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(6), 610–620. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x

Hällgren, M., Nygård, L. and Kottorp, A. (2011) ‘Technology and everyday functioning in people with intellectual disabilities : a Rasch analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ)’, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(6), pp. 610–620. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x.

M. Hällgren, L. Nygård, and A. Kottorp, “Technology and everyday functioning in people with intellectual disabilities : a Rasch analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ),” Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 610–620, 2011, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x.

HÄLLGREN, M., L. NYGÅRD und Anders KOTTORP, 2011. Technology and everyday functioning in people with intellectual disabilities : a Rasch analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 2011. Bd. 55, Nr. 6, S. 610–620. DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x

Hällgren, M., L. Nygård, and Anders Kottorp. 2011. “Technology and Everyday Functioning in People with Intellectual Disabilities : A Rasch Analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ).” Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 55 (6): 610–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x.

Hällgren, M., et al. “Technology and Everyday Functioning in People with Intellectual Disabilities : A Rasch Analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ).” Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, vol. 55, no. 6, 2011, pp. 610–20, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01419.x.