Turkish Version of Computer Usage Proficiency Questionnaire

Turkish Version of Computer Usage Proficiency Questionnaire, Validity and Reliability Study

The Computer Proficiency Questionnaire (CPQ) assesses older individuals' computer and information technology skills. The questionnaire promotes digital inclusion by tailoring training packages to meet individual requirements. The CPQ serves as a continuous evaluation tool to track participants' progress in digital inclusion initiatives throughout time. The CPQ identifies unique problems that older persons have while utilizing digital technology, allowing for tailored solutions to overcome these barriers.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Geriatric; Technology

Detailed Description

The adaptation of the elderly population to technology has increased rapidly with demographic changes and developments in the field of Gerontechnology, which supports successful aging by integrating technology into the daily lives of older individuals. Gerontechnology focuses on the development and application of communication and information technologies in order to increase the independence and social participation of older individuals.

Digital competence requires cognitive and technical skills that include processes such as finding, understanding, evaluating, creating and communicating digital information; it is of fundamental importance for the digital society. The Computer Use Competence Survey stands out as an assessment tool that measures the competence of older individuals in using computers and information technologies. This survey supports digital inclusion by contributing to the development of training programs tailored to individual needs. In addition, the Computer Use Competence Survey can be used as a continuous assessment tool to measure the progress of individuals participating in digital inclusion programs over time. Another strength of the Computer Use Competence Survey is that it can identify specific barriers that older individuals encounter when using digital technology and allows for special measures to be taken to overcome these barriers.

The aim of this study is to provide a reliable tool for assessing the digital competence of the elderly population in Turkey by performing the cross-cultural adaptation and content validation of the Computer Use Proficiency Questionnaire in Turkish.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 153

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey (Türkiye)
  • nilüfer
    • Bursa, nilüfer, Turkey (Türkiye), 16210
      • Uludag University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Geriatric individuals between the ages of 65-80 who can use computers.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a native Turkish speaker,
• Having no reading and writing problems,
• Having a desktop or laptop computer,
• Agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

-Individuals with neurological diseases such as cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's, dementia, etc. will be excluded from the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Age of the patients	Age will be recorded.	1 week
Gender of the patients	Gender will be recorded.	1 week
Computer Usage Proficiency Questionnaire	Computer Usage Proficiency Questionnaire will be filled out under the supervision of a physiotherapist	1 week
System Usability Scale	System Usability Scalewill be filled out under the supervision of a physiotherapist	1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Uludag University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Selim Mahmut GÜNAY, Dr, Uludag University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 27, 2025
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 28, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): April 5, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 20, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 20, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): January 27, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 2, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Validity; Reliability; CPQ; CPQ-TR
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2025/1-5

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No