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Technology in Caring Questionnaire

PsycTESTS Dataset(2024)

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Abstract
We developed the Technology in Caring Questionnaire (TCQ) to assess the use of technology-based strategies by dementia caregivers.One hundred caregivers completed a survey that included TCQ items along with measures of technology proficiency and patient and caregiver-centered outcomes.The final 34-item TCQ scale had adequate to excellent internal consistency (raw Cronbach alpha = 0.75; standardized Cronbach alpha = 0.95; Guttman lambda-6 = 0.97). TCQ scores demonstrated modest convergent associations with scores from measures of smartphone ( r = 0.265, P < 0.01) and computer proficiency ( r = 0.230, P < 0.05) but a strong association with overall technology experience scores ( r = 0.578, P < 0.001). Elevated TCQ scores were associated with reduced informant-reported cognitive symptoms ( B = -0.003, P < 0.05), increased ability of caregivers to find support and information ( B = 0.03, P < 0.001), and increased direct care strain ( B = 0.03, P < 0.05), after controlling for dementia severity and demographics.The TCQ has good psychometric properties for the assessment of technology-based care strategies among dementia caregivers. Findings imply that the use of technologies may aid in symptom management and finding support and information but may also increase caregiver strain.
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