Rina Juel Kaptain1,2, Anders Kottorp2,3, Ann-Helen Patomella2, Tina Helle1,2. 1. a Department of Occupational Therapy, Department of Research and Development , University College North , Aalborg , Denmark. 2. b Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden. 3. c Department of Occupational Therapy , College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago , IL , USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Everyday technologies are naturally integrated in people's daily life. For older adults and adults living with a chronic disease like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the ability to use technologies for health management has become increasingly important. The aim of this study was to investigate inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Danish version of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) in a sample of older adults with (n = 23) and without (n = 24) COPD. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The ETUQ was initially translated in accordance with the dual panel approach and then administered to a sample of 47 participants. Svensson's method for paired ordinal data was utilized to calculate and analyze reliability. RESULTS: Overall, inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Danish version of the ETUQ demonstrated excellent percentage agreement (PA) (>75%), although for test-retest reliability, nine items demonstrated fair (53%) to good (73%) agreement. CONCLUSION: This study supports the use of the Danish version of the ETUQ in a sample of older adults with or without COPD. Application to practice: The Danish version of the ETUQ is an evidence-based evaluation that can reliably contribute to clinical occupational therapy and research in Denmark focusing on everyday technology use.
BACKGROUND: Everyday technologies are naturally integrated in people's daily life. For older adults and adults living with a chronic disease like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the ability to use technologies for health management has become increasingly important. The aim of this study was to investigate inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Danish version of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) in a sample of older adults with (n = 23) and without (n = 24) COPD. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The ETUQ was initially translated in accordance with the dual panel approach and then administered to a sample of 47 participants. Svensson's method for paired ordinal data was utilized to calculate and analyze reliability. RESULTS: Overall, inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Danish version of the ETUQ demonstrated excellent percentage agreement (PA) (>75%), although for test-retest reliability, nine items demonstrated fair (53%) to good (73%) agreement. CONCLUSION: This study supports the use of the Danish version of the ETUQ in a sample of older adults with or without COPD. Application to practice: The Danish version of the ETUQ is an evidence-based evaluation that can reliably contribute to clinical occupational therapy and research in Denmark focusing on everyday technology use.