UnderstAID, an ICT Platform to Help Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study

Table 3

Evaluation of pedagogical specifications by sentence and overall.

Pedagogical specifications questionnaire	(%)	Mean ± SD
Section  1: how have you obtained information in the system?
It has been easy for me to find the materials that I need	27 (90.0)	3.48 ± 0.98
I have filled in the customization questionnaire and let the application suggest content	26 (86.7)	4.23 ± 0.99
I have used the search function	25 (83.3)	2.88 ± 1.30
I have browsed for content (looked at list of contents)	29 (96.7)	3.72 ± 1.16
Section  2: the materials have matched
My needs related to the care of my relative	30 (100.0)	3.40 ± 1.22
My own life situation	28 (93.3)	3.29 ± 1.21
My preferences for learning and working with the application (I prefer to learn with texts, or audio, etc.)	28 (93.3)	3.25 ± 1.18
My level of energy and resources to learn something new right now	29 (96.7)	3.24 ± 1.02
Section  3: adaptation to my needs
I have used the application’s possibilities to consult contents adapted to my relative or to my desires for reading/learning new contents as well as customizing my learning experience (different detail levels, dementia stages, personal notes in contents, and so on)	30 (100.0)	3.17 ± 1.21
Section  4: keeping track
I have found it useful that my “last visited content/page” is presented to me on each entry to the application	27 (90.0)	3.63 ± 1.18
I have found it useful that my previous actions in the application are shown on entry	25 (83.3)	3.48 ± 1.30
Section  5: Content
The application helped me to overcome challenges I experience in my daily life when dealing with my relative	26 (86.7)	2.92 ± 1.09
The application helped me to overcome challenges I experience in my daily life in relation to my own life situation	26 (86.7)	2.77 ± 1.11
The application has helped me understand better the illness as well as the current situation and needs of my relative	27 (90.0)	3.44 ± 1.25
The application has provided me with all the information that I needed	27 (90.0)	2.85 ± 1.13
Section  6: Confidence
After using the application, I have become more confident about the care and help I give to my relative	26 (86.7)	2.88 ± 1.24
Section  7: Motivation
The way that the application displays the content (texts, images, videos, audio) made me want to learn more	26 (86.7)	2.85 ± 1.16
Section  8: Social Learning
I find it useful to communicate with other users on the platform	22 (73.3)	2.32 ± 1.43
Section  9: Daily Tasks, the following functionalities have been helpful to me in my daily life
Medication calendar and reminder	16 (53.3)	2.06 ± 1.24
Appointments calendar and reminder (doctor, pharmacy, and others)	16 (53.3)	2.06 ± 1.24
Overall evaluation of pedagogical specifications	⁢ (%)
Acceptable	⁢15 (50.0)
Unacceptable	⁢15 (50.0)

SD: standard deviation.