{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kiselica AM"],"funding":["NIA NIH HHS"],"pagination":["77-84"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10922679"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["38(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>We developed the Technology in Caring Questionnaire (TCQ) to assess the use of technology-based strategies by dementia caregivers.<h4>Methods</h4>One hundred caregivers completed a survey that included TCQ items along with measures of technology proficiency and patient and caregiver-centered outcomes.<h4>Results</h4>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.<h4>Conclusion</h4>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."],"journal":["Alzheimer disease and associated disorders"],"pubmed_title":["The Technology in Caring Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Properties."],"pmcid":["PMC10922679"],"funding_grant_id":["U54 AG063546","K23 AG065499","R01 AG082783","P30 AG072979"],"pubmed_authors":["Kiselica AM","Ranum R","Wolf T","Benge JF","Mechanic-Hamilton D","Stevens A","Hermann G","Scullin M","Lin SSH","Mikula CM","Boone A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The Technology in Caring Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Properties.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>We developed the Technology in Caring Questionnaire (TCQ) to assess the use of technology-based strategies by dementia caregivers.<h4>Methods</h4>One hundred caregivers completed a survey that included TCQ items along with measures of technology proficiency and patient and caregiver-centered outcomes.<h4>Results</h4>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.<h4>Conclusion</h4>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.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jan-Mar 01","modification":"2025-04-04T01:40:11.021Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:40:11.021Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10922679","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38277628"],"doi":["10.1097/WAD.0000000000000604","10.1097/wad.0000000000000604"]}}