Clinical trial NCT04091152: TIKeasy TAblet satisfaCtion (TikTac)
Official title: Usability Assessment of a Tablet PC Designed for Old Patients: the "Ardoiz" Tikeasy Tablet.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Old Age; Debility
Satisfaction
Keywords: old poeple
elderly
usability
ergonomy
tablet PC
Lead sponsor: University Hospital, Angers
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2019-09-16
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients are recruited during their hospitalisation in geriatric medicine. Relatives / unformal caregivers are recruited during the hospitalisation of patients in geriatric medicine.

Professionnal caregivers are recruited in the acute care geriatric unit.

Brief summary: In the last ten years, gerontechnology is becoming an increasing topic in geriatric medicine. Nevertheless, there are still few studies assessing the usability of technologies in old patients, especially when they are hospitalized. Moreover, it has been shown that new technologies could be a source of ageism, thence the importance of involving the old people in the development of these technologies.

Tik easy is a subsidiary of La Poste Company. Tik easy as designed a new tablet PC for old people. Research tends to show that the use of tablet PC can promote health and well-aging, and delay cognitive decline. In this study, we want to give a free access to "Ardoiz", the tablet PC designed by Tik easy, for old patients hospitalized in a geriatric acute care unit. The "Ardoiz" tablet PC allows to:

* Maintain the family and social bond (send and receive messages, share photos and videos, call remotely between the patient and his family)
* Discovering the Internet at his own pace (browse the Internet with daily updated contents such as news, content on cooking, music, etc.).
* Prevent cognitive aging (stimulate cognitive abilities with the DYNSEO games).
* Facilitate online administrative procedures.

Detailed description: The "Ardoiz" tablet PC will be given to old patients hospitalized in the acute care geriatric unit of the university hospital of Angers. Patients and their relatives will have a free access to "Ardoiz" during their hospitalisation. The maximum duration of use will be 9 days. After the using period, a survey will be proposed to the patients and their relatives. This survey include questions concerning usability (using the validated SUS questionnaire), ergonomics (using non validated specific questionnaire with closed questions oriented on "Ardoiz" device), satisfaction (general and specific questions using non validated questionnaire with forced choice Likert scale in 4 points and closed questions). After recruiting all expected patients and relatives; the survey will also be submitted to the professional caregivers of the unit.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients :

  * Aged 65 years old and over
  * To be hospitalised in geriatric medicine department of Angers University Hospital
* Caregivers:

  * Family members or relatives
  * Aged 18 years old and over
* Healthcare team :

  * geriatric medicine department's staff of Angers University Hospital
  * Aged 18 years old and over

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients :

  * Existence of a delirium revealed by the Confusion Assessment Method
  * To be under legal protection
* Refusal of participating

Primary outcomes:
measure: Usability of the Ardoiz® tablet PC
timeFrame: During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Satisfaction of the users following the use of the Ardoiz® tablet PC.
timeFrame: During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital
measure: Frequency of use of the Ardoiz® tablet PC by elderly hospitalized patients.
timeFrame: During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital
measure: Most appreciated ergonomic elements for the users
timeFrame: During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital
measure: Improvement areas regarding the ergonomics of the Ardoiz® tablet PC.
timeFrame: During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital
measure: Improvement areas regarding the functions of the Ardoiz® tablet PC.
timeFrame: During the 48 hours before the discharge of the hospital
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Angers
country: France
facility: Angers University Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Angers University Hospital
name: Cedric Annweiler, MD, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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