Kaptain Rina Juel, Kottorp Anders, Patomella Ann-Helen, Helle Tina
a Department of Occupational Therapy, Department of Research and Development , University College North , Aalborg , Denmark.
b Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.
Scand J Occup Ther. 2019 Apr;26(3):226-234. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2017.1395910. Epub 2017 Oct 26.
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.
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.
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.
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.
日常技术已自然融入人们的日常生活。对于老年人以及患有慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）等慢性病的成年人而言，运用技术进行健康管理的能力变得愈发重要。本研究旨在调查丹麦版日常技术使用问卷（ETUQ）在患有COPD（n = 23）和未患COPD（n = 24）的老年人样本中的评分者间信度和重测信度。
ETUQ最初按照双盲法进行翻译，然后施用于47名参与者的样本。采用斯文森配对有序数据法计算和分析信度。
总体而言，丹麦版ETUQ的评分者间信度和重测信度显示出极佳的百分比一致性（PA）（>75%），不过对于重测信度，有9个项目显示出一般（53%）至良好（73%）的一致性。
本研究支持在患有或未患COPD的老年人样本中使用丹麦版ETUQ。实践应用：丹麦版ETUQ是一项基于证据的评估，可为丹麦专注于日常技术使用的临床职业治疗和研究提供可靠依据。
