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Modification of the Brief Measure of Technology Commitment for People with Aphasia

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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2023)

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People with aphasia (PWA), an acquired communication disorder, benefit from speech and language therapy (SLT). SLT can be conducted as telepractice, which requires a certain level of technology commitment (TC). Neyer et al. (2012) developed an assessment for TC for older adults. Due to its high linguistic complexity, this study aimed to: (1) adapt the brief measure of TC to the PWA´s needs, (2) add and evaluate items regarding the commitment to telepractice. The modification was an iterative process, alternating piloting, and modification phases. In the piloting, PWA answered the questions of the assessment using verbal probing. The original measure was conducted during the first piloting phase (n = 6). After the first modification and addition of items on telepractice, a second piloting (n = 5) followed. After further modification, the third piloting (n = 3) started. The data were analysed using behaviour coding and qualitative content analysis. Based on the first piloting phase, the layout was adjusted, and visual support (i.e., smileys) was added. Synonyms replaced words with higher word frequency. Subordinate clauses were reduced. The second piloting showed improved accessibility. However, difficulties arose with the added items, and smileys were misleading on some items. Results of the third piloting phase showed that the change of the visual support (i.e., red cross, yellow circle, green checkmark) was helpful. General comprehensibility was further improved. However, not all rules of official plain language could be followed, as items would lose discriminatory power. In future studies, the modification must be tested for its psychometric properties.

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    The current work is supported by a grant of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [BMBF, 01IS19039].

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Health, Health Campus Göttingen, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, Hildesheim, Germany

    Bianca Spelter, Mirjam Gauch & Juliane Leinweber

  2. Faculty of Healthcare and Nursing, Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Sabine Corsten, Lara Diehlmann & Almut Plath

  3. Department of Computer Science, Therapeutic Sciences, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Trier, Germany

    Marie Hoffmann & Sven Karstens

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Spelter, B. et al. (2023). Modification of the Brief Measure of Technology Commitment for People with Aphasia. In: Antona, M., Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14020. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35681-0_33

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