The reliability of using tablet technology for screening the health of older adults

Lex Van Velsen; Sanne Frazer; Aurèle N'Dja; Nadir Ammour; Susanna Del Signore; Gianluca Zia; Hermie Hermens

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-852-5-651

The reliability of using tablet technology for screening the health of older adults

Lex Van Velsen^*, Sanne Frazer, Aurèle N'Dja, Nadir Ammour, Susanna Del Signore, Gianluca Zia, Hermie Hermens

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Biomedical Signals and Systems

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Abstract

In this study, we assessed the reliability of using a tablet application for collecting health data among older adults, in comparison to using paper surveys for this goal. Test-retest reliability between the two modalities, usability, user experience factors, and older adults' preference were determined. The results show perfect agreement between tablet and paper for the SARC-F and high agreement for the SF-36 physical scale and EQ-5D. Usability and user experience factors were perceived the same for both modalities. The majority of the participants preferred the tablet for health screening purposes, mainly because of its ease of use. This study shows that using tablets for health screenings among older adults does not affect test reliability, and that older adults prefer the tablet to paper for completing these tests.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data
Subtitle of host publication	The Future of Co-Created eHealth - Proceedings of MIE 2018
Editors	Adrien Ugon, Daniel Karlsson, Gunnar O. Klein, Anne Moen
Publisher	IOS
Pages	651-655
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614998518
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-852-5-651
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	40th Medical Informatics in Europe Conference, MIE 2018 - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 24 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018 Conference number: 40

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	247
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	40th Medical Informatics in Europe Conference, MIE 2018
Abbreviated title	MIE 2018
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Gothenburg
Period	24/04/18 → 26/04/18

Keywords

Population health screening
Tablet computers
Test reliability

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Van Velsen, L., Frazer, S., N'Dja, A., Ammour, N., Del Signore, S., Zia, G., & Hermens, H. (2018). The reliability of using tablet technology for screening the health of older adults. In A. Ugon, D. Karlsson, G. O. Klein, & A. Moen (Eds.), Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data: The Future of Co-Created eHealth - Proceedings of MIE 2018 (pp. 651-655). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 247). IOS. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-852-5-651

Van Velsen, Lex ; Frazer, Sanne ; N'Dja, Aurèle et al. / The reliability of using tablet technology for screening the health of older adults. Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data: The Future of Co-Created eHealth - Proceedings of MIE 2018. editor / Adrien Ugon ; Daniel Karlsson ; Gunnar O. Klein ; Anne Moen. IOS, 2018. pp. 651-655 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Van Velsen, L, Frazer, S, N'Dja, A, Ammour, N, Del Signore, S, Zia, G & Hermens, H 2018, The reliability of using tablet technology for screening the health of older adults. in A Ugon, D Karlsson, GO Klein & A Moen (eds), Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data: The Future of Co-Created eHealth - Proceedings of MIE 2018. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 247, IOS, pp. 651-655, 40th Medical Informatics in Europe Conference, MIE 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden, 24/04/18. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-852-5-651

The reliability of using tablet technology for screening the health of older adults. / Van Velsen, Lex; Frazer, Sanne; N'Dja, Aurèle et al.
Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data: The Future of Co-Created eHealth - Proceedings of MIE 2018. ed. / Adrien Ugon; Daniel Karlsson; Gunnar O. Klein; Anne Moen. IOS, 2018. p. 651-655 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 247).

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