Old Age; Debility, Satisfaction
Conditions
Keywords
old poeple, elderly, usability, ergonomy, tablet PC
Brief summary
In the last ten years, gerontechnology is becoming an increasing topic in geriatric medicine. Nevertheless, there are still few studies assessing the usability of technologies in old patients, especially when they are hospitalized. Moreover, it has been shown that new technologies could be a source of ageism, thence the importance of involving the old people in the development of these technologies. Tik easy is a subsidiary of La Poste Company. Tik easy as designed a new tablet PC for old people. Research tends to show that the use of tablet PC can promote health and well-aging, and delay cognitive decline. In this study, we want to give a free access to Ardoiz, the tablet PC designed by Tik easy, for old patients hospitalized in a geriatric acute care unit. The Ardoiz tablet PC allows to: * Maintain the family and social bond (send and receive messages, share photos and videos, call remotely between the patient and his family) * Discovering the Internet at his own pace (browse the Internet with daily updated contents such as news, content on cooking, music, etc.). * Prevent cognitive aging (stimulate cognitive abilities with the DYNSEO games). * Facilitate online administrative procedures.
Detailed description
The Ardoiz tablet PC will be given to old patients hospitalized in the acute care geriatric unit of the university hospital of Angers. Patients and their relatives will have a free access to Ardoiz during their hospitalisation. The maximum duration of use will be 9 days. After the using period, a survey will be proposed to the patients and their relatives. This survey include questions concerning usability (using the validated SUS questionnaire), ergonomics (using non validated specific questionnaire with closed questions oriented on Ardoiz device), satisfaction (general and specific questions using non validated questionnaire with forced choice Likert scale in 4 points and closed questions). After recruiting all expected patients and relatives; the survey will also be submitted to the professional caregivers of the unit.
Interventions
OTHERusability assessment
Usability of ardoiz will be assesse using a validated usability questionnary
Sponsors
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients : * Aged 65 years old and over * To be hospitalised in geriatric medicine department of Angers University Hospital * Caregivers: * Family members or relatives * Aged 18 years old and over * Healthcare team : * geriatric medicine department's staff of Angers University Hospital * Aged 18 years old and over
Exclusion criteria
* Patients : * Existence of a delirium revealed by the Confusion Assessment Method * To be under legal protection * Refusal of participating
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Usability of the Ardoiz® tablet PC | During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital | The usability will be assessed using the validated System Usability Scale (SUS). The mean score obtained by users will be calculated. Ardoiz will be considered as usable if the mean score on the SUS is equal or over 70 on 100. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction of the users following the use of the Ardoiz® tablet PC. | During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital | The satisfaction will be assessed using a non-validated satisfaction questionnaire based on a forced choice Likert scale in 4 points from 1 to 4. The mean score obtained by users will be used. Users will be considered as satisfied if the mean score is over 2 on 4. |
| Frequency of use of the Ardoiz® tablet PC by elderly hospitalized patients. | During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital | The frequency of use will be described using a non-validated questionnary based on 4 closed questions. |
| Most appreciated ergonomic elements for the users | During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital | The ergonomic elements will be assessed using a single choice closed liste of ergonomic elements. The most ergonomic elements will be ranked in descending order of citation by users. |
| Improvement areas regarding the ergonomics of the Ardoiz® tablet PC. | During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital | The ergonomic elements will be assessed using a single choice closed liste of ergonomic elements. The less ergonomic elements will be ranked in descending order of citation by users. |
| Improvement areas regarding the functions of the Ardoiz® tablet PC. | During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital | The satisfaction concerning functions of Ardoiz will be assessed using a single choice closed liste of functions. The less appreciated functions will be ranked in descending order of citation by users. |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactCedric Annweiler, MD, PhD
Outcome results
None listed