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An investigation of residential facility staff usage of touchscreen technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2017

Samantha M. Loi Open the ORCID record for Samantha M. Loi [Opens in a new window] ,
Alissa Westphal  and
Nicola T. Lautenschlager
Samantha M. Loi*
Affiliation:
Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia NorthWestern Mental Health, Melbourne Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3050, Australia
Alissa Westphal
Affiliation:
Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia
Nicola T. Lautenschlager
Affiliation:
Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia NorthWestern Mental Health, Melbourne Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3050, Australia School of Clinical Neurosciences and the Western Australia Centre of Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia
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Correspondence should be addressed to: Dr Samantha M Loi, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, 34–54 Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052. Phone: +61-3-8387-2767. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Older adults may become more familiar and interested in using touchscreen technology (TT). TT can be used to engage older adults living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) and staff there can play an important role in supporting residents to use TT. However, before these are introduced, it is crucial to investigate their opinions in using TT with residents. A questionnaire based on the Technology Acceptance Model was administered to assess staff usage and confidence in using TT, their perceptions in TT ease-of-use and usefulness in helping them care for their residents. Perhaps unsurprisingly, results found that respondents were familiar using TT. More importantly, staff reported that they were interested in engaging residents with TT and nominated different training methods to support them such as group in-services. This project provides information about staff experience and acceptance of the use of TT for residents in RACFs.

Keywords

aged carehealth agingpsychosocial interventions
Type
Brief Report
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 29 , Issue 12 , December 2017 , pp. 2095 - 2098
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2017 

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