20.500.12556/RUL-177765 Evaluating the psychosocial impacts of e-care use among older people receiving long-term care in Slovenia through the adapted PIADS-10 scale Purpose: assistive technologies (ats), including e-care, are increasingly vital in supporting the ageing population’s long-term care; however, there is a scarcity of studies analysing the psychosocial impacts of e-care use among older people. the goal of this paper is twofold: first, to understand the psychosocial impacts of e-care use among older people receiving long-term care, and second, to evaluate the measurement properties of an internationally recognised self-report questionnaire, the Psychosocial impact of assistive Devices scale (PiaDs-10), specifically its multidimensionality and internal consistency of identified subscales. Materials and methods: a one-group post-test-only quasi-experimental intervention design was employed. Psychosocial impacts of e-care use were examined through an intervention study involving 217 older people in Slovenia, who tested e-care over an average period of 310.2 days. Participants were selected using purposive sampling. Results: Findings revealed important enhancements in perceived security, sense of control, independence and overall quality of life among e-care users. exploratory factor analysis of the PiaDs-10 yielded two factors (psychological well-being and adaptability), supporting a reduced 8-item version (si-PiaDs-8), which was further supported through confirmatory factor analysis. Conclusions: these findings indicate that the PiaDs-10 could be refined to an 8-item, two-factor version with improved relevance for assessing psychosocial impacts among older adults using e-care. such insights can help stakeholders design and adapt ats that better support ageing in place. assistive technology e-care psychosocial impacts long-term care older people PiaDs true false true Angleški jezik Angleški jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-06 15:54:20 2026-01-06 15:54:26 2026-01-07 04:28:48 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 14 str. no. Vol. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova VTisku NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 364 1748-3115 10.1080/17483107.2025.2607059 263620611 Lebar_et_al_D&R.pdf Lebar_et_al_D&R.pdf 1 D51B1DF6A00B9F6351672B1EB515BF80 ac9e15f243dcfe562b109cff81549452dccc094dee9ee724aa45393b9b903baa f83b5689-eb10-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225062 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2025.2607059 0 05611f88-eb11-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225063 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0