Research Article
UnderstAID, an ICT Platform to Help Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study
Table 2
Evaluation of technical specifications by sentence and overall.
| | Technical specifications questionnaire | (%) | Mean ± SD |
| | The position of the buttons is clear in the application | | | | PC | 15 (50.0) | 4.20 ± 1.01 | | Tablet | 8 (26.7) | 3.25 ± 1.28 | | Smartphone | 7 (0.0) | 3.86 ± 0.38 | | Total | 30 (100.0) | 3.87 ± 1.04 | | The position of the images is clear in the application | | | | PC | 15 (50.0) | 4.40 ± 0.74 | | Tablet | 8 (26.7) | 3.63 ± 1.51 | | Smartphone | 7 (0.0) | 3.86 ± 0.69 | | Total | 30 (100.0) | 4.07 ± 1.02 | | The guidance provided for the application is useful | | | | PC | 15 (51.7) | 4.27 ± 0.88 | | Tablet | 8 (27.6) | 3.63 ± 1.06 | | Smartphone | 6 (20.7) | 3.67 ± 0.82 | | Total | 29 (100.0) | 3.97 ± 0.94 | | It is easy how to use the application | | | | PC | 15 (50.0) | 4.20 ± 0.94 | | Tablet | 8 (26.7) | 3.38 ± 1.06 | | Smartphone | 7 (0.0) | 3.86 ± 0.90 | | Total | 30 (100.0) | 3.90 ± 1.00 | | It is clear what happens when you click something | | | | PC | 15 (50.0) | 4.13 ± 0.92 | | Tablet | 8 (26.7) | 3.25 ± 1.28 | | Smartphone | 7 (0.0) | 4.00 ± 0.58 | | Total | 30 (100.0) | 3.87 ± 1.01 | | The contrast between colours (texts on a background, colours used in images) and the text size makes the application easy to use | | | | PC | 15 (50.0) | 4.47 ± 0.64 | | Tablet | 8 (26.7) | 3.88 ± 1.55 | | Smartphone | 7 (0.0) | 3.86 ± 0.69 | | Total | 30 (100.0) | 4.17 ± 0.99 | | The handling of the application is well adapted to my device | | | | PC | 14 (48.3) | 4.29 ± 0.91 | | Tablet | 8 (27.6) | 3.38 ± 1.30 | | Smartphone | 7 (24.1) | 3.71 ± 0.76 | | Total | 29 (100.0) | 3.90 ± 1.05 | | It is easy to find what I need | | | | PC | 13 (46.4) | 3.85 ± 1.14 | | Tablet | 8 (28.6) | 3.38 ± 1.06 | | Smartphone | 7 (25.0) | 3.57 ± 0.54 | | Total | 28 (100.0) | 3.64 ± 0.99 | | The quality of the media files (video, sound, images) is appropriate | | | | PC | 12 (50.0) | 3.92 ± 1.00 | | Tablet | 6 (25.5) | 3.50 ± 1.05 | | Smartphone | 6 (25.5) | 3.33 ± 0.52 | | Total | 24 (100.0) | 3.67 ± 0.92 | | The application responds quickly and smoothly | | | | PC | 15 (50.0) | 3.87 ± 1.13 | | Tablet | 8 (26.7) | 4.00 ± 1.07 | | Smartphone | 7 (0.0) | 3.57 ± 0.54 | | Total | 30 (100.0) | 3.83 ± 0.99 | | The help options are useful | | | | PC | 13 (48.1) | 3.85 ± 0.99 | | Tablet | 8 (29.6) | 3.88 ± 0.99 | | Smartphone | 6 (22.2) | 4.00 ± 0.63 | | Total | 27 (100.0) | 3.89 ± 0.89 |
| | Overall evaluation of technical specifications | Acceptable
(%) | Unacceptable
(%) |
| | PC | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | | Tablet | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | | Smartphone | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | | Total | 14 (46.7) | 16 (53.3) |
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PC: personal computer, SD: standard deviation.
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