Skill clusters of ability to manage everyday technology among people with and without cognitive impairment, dementia and acquired brain injury

Malinowsky, Camilla; Fallahpour, Mandana; Lund, Maria Larsson; Nygård, Louise; Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz

doi:10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Skill clusters of ability to manage everyday technology among people with and without cognitive impairment, dementia and acquired brain injury
Authors:	Malinowsky, Camilla Fallahpour, Mandana Lund, Maria Larsson Nygård, Louise Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz
DOI:	10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665
Published in:	Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Volume(Issue):	25
Issue:	2
Page(s):	99
Pages to:	107
Issue Date:	2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1103-8128 1651-2014
Language:	English
Subjects:	Dementia; IADL; MCI; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain injury; Cognitive dysfunction; Cross-sectional study; Female; Human; Male; Middle aged; Occupational therapy; Task performance and analysis; Young adult; Activities of daily living; Disability evaluation; Technology
Subject (DDC):	615.8515: Occupational therapy 616.8: Neurology, diseases of nervous system
Abstract:	Background: In order to develop supporting interventions for people demonstrating problems ET use, a detailed level of description of strengths and deficits is needed. Aims: To explore clusters of specific performance skill required when using ET, and to evaluate if and in what way such clusters are associated with age, gender, diagnosis, and types of ETs managed. Materials and methods: A secondary analysis of 661 data records from 203 heterogeneous samples of participants using the Management of Everyday Technology Assessment (META) was used. Ward’s method and a hierarchical tree cluster analysis were used to determine and define the skill clusters. Results: Four distinct clusters of performance skill item profiles were found, across the 661 data records. These were then, based on each individuals’ cluster profiles in managing ET, categorized into two groups. The two groups were associated with, diagnosis and type of ETs managed. Conclusions and significance: The findings support a more dyadic person-ET approach in evaluation of ET management. The information from the skill clusters can be used to develop targeted intervention guides for occupational therapy and healthcare.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8506
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Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Malinowsky, C., Fallahpour, M., Lund, M. L., Nygård, L., & Kottorp, A. B. M. (2017). Skill clusters of ability to manage everyday technology among people with and without cognitive impairment, dementia and acquired brain injury. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25(2), 99–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665

Malinowsky, C. et al. (2017) ‘Skill clusters of ability to manage everyday technology among people with and without cognitive impairment, dementia and acquired brain injury’, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25(2), pp. 99–107. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665.

C. Malinowsky, M. Fallahpour, M. L. Lund, L. Nygård, and A. B. M. Kottorp, “Skill clusters of ability to manage everyday technology among people with and without cognitive impairment, dementia and acquired brain injury,” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 99–107, 2017, doi: 10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665.

MALINOWSKY, Camilla, Mandana FALLAHPOUR, Maria Larsson LUND, Louise NYGÅRD und Anders Börje Mauritz KOTTORP, 2017. Skill clusters of ability to manage everyday technology among people with and without cognitive impairment, dementia and acquired brain injury. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2017. Bd. 25, Nr. 2, S. 99–107. DOI 10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665

Malinowsky, Camilla, Mandana Fallahpour, Maria Larsson Lund, Louise Nygård, and Anders Börje Mauritz Kottorp. 2017. “Skill Clusters of Ability to Manage Everyday Technology among People with and without Cognitive Impairment, Dementia and Acquired Brain Injury.” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 25 (2): 99–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665.

Malinowsky, Camilla, et al. “Skill Clusters of Ability to Manage Everyday Technology among People with and without Cognitive Impairment, Dementia and Acquired Brain Injury.” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 25, no. 2, 2017, pp. 99–107, https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1298665.