The association between perceived and observed ability to use everyday technology in people of working age with ABI
Engelsk titel: The association between perceived and observed ability to use everyday technology in people of working age with ABI
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Författare:
Malinowsky, Camilla
;
Lund, Maria Larsson
Email: camilla.malinowsky@ltu.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 44
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14121206
Sammanfattning
Objective: Everyday technology (ET), including computers and automated telephone services, is increasingly required for everyday functioning. However, people with acquired brain injury
(ABI) may have difficulty with ET use. To design interventions to support ET use, further knowledge of how to assess dimensions of such use is needed. Methods: This study investigated the
relationship between the perceived difficulty of ET use (self-reported using the short version of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire, S-ETUQ) and observed ability to use ET (observed
using the Management of Everyday Technology Assessment, META) in a sample of people with ABI (n = 81). Data were analysed using a Rasch measurement model, and person measures of
perceived difficulty and observed ability to use ET were identified and correlated. Results and conclusions. The person measures had a correlation of 0.49 (p < 0.001). In groups of different
severity levels after ABI, significant associations were found in the moderate (0.36) and severe (0.47) disability groups. In the good recovery group, only a non-significant correlation was found
(0.21). This indicates that the S-ETUQ and the META measure different but complementary dimensions of ET use. Hence, the assessments are proposed to be used together in clinical practice
to more fully understand the ability of people with ABI to use ET.