Evaluating the psychosocial impacts of e-care use among older people receiving long-term care in Slovenia through the adapted PIADS-10 scale

Lebar, Lea (avtor), Natek, Izidor (avtor), Hvalič Touzery, Simona (avtor), Jutai, Jeffrey William (avtor), Dolničar, Vesna (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: assistive technology, e-care, psychosocial impacts, long-term care, older people, PiaDs
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: V tisku
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: 14 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. , no.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-177765
• UDK: 364
• ISSN pri članku: 1748-3115
• DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2607059
• COBISS.SI-ID: 263620611
• Datum objave v RUL: 06.01.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Disability and rehabilitation : Assistive technology
• Skrajšan naslov: Disabil. rehabil., Assist. technol.
• Založnik: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1748-3115
• COBISS.SI-ID: 1611113

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• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
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