Information and communication technologies and quality of life in home confinement: Development and validation of the TICO scale.

ABSTRACT: The mandatory home confinement of the Spanish population, implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, presents a unique opportunity to study the use and influence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in people's perception of quality of life during this exceptional situation. This article adapts and validates a psychometric scale designed to identify and measure the main dimensions of the Quality of Life construct perceived through ICT use. To this end, an exploratory and transversal study has been carried out in Spain on a sample of 2,346 participants. Data processing has been carried out with SPSS and EQS. The results provide evidence of the reliability and psychometric quality on the scale, which exhibits adequate consistency that facilitates its application. The co

SUBMITTER: Garcia Del Castillo-Rodriguez JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643959 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature