Use of a mobile device by nursing home residents for long-term care comprehensive geriatric self-assessment: a feasibility study.
Long-term-care comprehensive geriatric assessments, such as the Minimum Data Set 3.0, are used to evaluate the clinical, psychological, and personal status of residents in long-term-care nursing facilities. Nursing staff conducts assessment interviews, thereby increasing the workload of nurses and the cost of patient care. This study explored the ability of nursing home residents to use two different mobile devices for a geriatric self-assessment. Study participants were residents of long-term-care nursing homes. A modified Minimum Data Set 3.0 was converted to a format for use with a 6-inch mobile pad and a 3.7-inch mobile smartphone. The survey completion rate and the response time were measured. A Technology Assessment Model questionnaire analyzed the participants' experience. All participants were able to use a 6-inch pad, with an average completion rate of 92.9% and an average time for completion of 21 minutes. Only 20% of the participants could complete the assessment with the 3.7-inch smartphone. The participants found the 6-inch pad easier to use than the 3.7-inch smartphone. This exploratory study suggests that nursing home residents are able to use a mobile device to perform a geriatric self-assessment and delineates the importance of the ergonomics of the device.
Author Affiliations: Institute of Public Health & Department of Public Health (Ms Huang); Institute of Biomedical Informatics (Ms Huang, Dr Chang, and Ms Tu), and School of Nursing (Dr Hou), National Yang-Ming University; Department of Nursing (Ms Huang),Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital; and Health Policy and Care Research Center (Dr Lan), Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Fanpin
F
Huang
Polun
P
Chang
I-Ching
IC
Hou
Ming-Hsiang
MH
Tu
Chung-Fu
CF
Lan
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D066264:Datasets as Topic; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012647:Self-Assessment; D000068997:Smartphone; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires