GeriatricNCT06794437
Turkish Version of Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire
An observational study of Geriatric and Technology, run by Uludag University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire (MDPQ) contains 46 questions with eight subscales, which are as follows: mobile device basics, communication, data and file storage, internet, calendar, entertainment, privacy, and troubleshooting and software management. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 to 80 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Geriatric, Technology
- What is being tested?
- Questionnaire
- How many people
- 305 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 27 Jan 2025to 14 Mar 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 65 to 80 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Older adult
Study population: Geriatric individuals between the ages of 65-80
Who may be able to join
- Being a native Turkish speaker,
- Having no reading or writing problems,
- Having a mobile device such as a phone or tablet,
- Agreeing to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- Individuals with neurological diseases such as cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's, dementia, etc. will be excluded from the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Turkish Version of Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire, Validity and Reliability Study
The Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire (MDPQ) contains 46 questions with eight subscales, which are as follows: mobile device basics, communication, data and file storage, internet, calendar, entertainment, privacy, and troubleshooting and software management. Each question item is rated on a five-point scale based on the individual's subjective proficiency level. The scores ranged from 8 to 40 and were scored in a similar manner to in the original version. For each subscale of the MDPQ, responses for all questions were averaged. These averaged scores were then summed across subscales to come up with a total score of the MDPQ.
Read the detailed description
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) enable users to perform various tasks with minimal effort. Today, many elderly individuals also own their own mobile devices. Mobile devices are small, lightweight and portable information terminals, and are indispensable for ICT use in our daily lives with models such as smartphones and tablet computers. In addition, in the USA and Japan, 61% and 74.2% of individuals aged 65 and over use smartphones, respectively. Mobile devices are used for various functions in daily life such as making phone calls, messaging, checking programs, shopping, paying bills and accessing entertainment content, facilitating many tasks. However, some elderly individuals who own mobile devices do not sufficiently benefit from the advantages offered by ICT. There are significant differences in internet literacy among elderly individuals, and social and socioeconomic factors can affect the digital gap among elderly individuals. Due to these social factors, efforts to eliminate digital inequality need to be increased in the future.
This study aims to adapt the Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaires (MDPQ) to Turkish. MDPQ can serve as a basic and quantitative indicator of ICT proficiency among the elderly population. In this context, the Turkish version of MDPQ, MDPQ-T, will be created and its reliability and validity will be verified. We expect this new assessment tool to have the same high reliability and validity as the original version in the Turkish population. We also predict that the duration or frequency of use of mobile devices will be positively correlated with mobile device proficiency measured by MDPQ-T. In addition, we expect not only the accessibility of mobile devices but also the subjective importance, performance and satisfaction level of mobile device use in daily life to be positively correlated with MDPQ-T.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Technology
- Being tested
- Questionnaire
- Keywords
- MDPQ, Reliability, Validity, MDPQ-TR
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
QuestionnaireOther
Translate and culturally adapt the original English version of the Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Age of the patients
Age will be recorded.
Measured: 1 week
Gender of the patients
Gender will be recorded.
Measured: 1 week
education level of the patients
education level will be recorded
Measured: 1 week
Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire
Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire will be filled out under the supervision of a physiotherapist
Measured: 1 week
system usability scale Questionnaire
system usability scale Questionnaire will be filled out under the supervision of a physiotherapist
Measured: 1 week
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jan 2025
- Study start27 Jan 2025
- Primary completion14 Mar 2025
- Study completion14 Mar 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for GeriatricStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 305 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Uludag University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Selim Mahmut GÜNAY, Uludag University
- Investigators
- Selim Mahmut GÜNAY, Dr, Study chair, Uludağ University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06794437
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2025/1-4
- Status last verified
- Apr 2025
- First submitted
- 20 Jan 2025
- Last updated
- 16 Apr 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Apr 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Turkish Version of Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire, Validity and Reliability Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06794437
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2025/1-4
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Technology
- Keywords
- MDPQ, Reliability, Validity, MDPQ-TR
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 305 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Uludag UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 27 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 14 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 14 Mar 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire (MDPQ) contains 46 questions with eight subscales, which are as follows: mobile device basics, communication, data and file storage, internet, calendar, entertainment, privacy, and troubleshooting and software management. Each question item is rated on a five-point scale based on the individual's subjective proficiency level. The scores ranged from 8 to 40 and were scored in a similar manner to in the original version. For each subscale of the MDPQ, responses for all questions were averaged. These averaged scores were then summed across subscales to come up with a total score of the MDPQ.
Detailed description
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) enable users to perform various tasks with minimal effort. Today, many elderly individuals also own their own mobile devices. Mobile devices are small, lightweight and portable information terminals, and are indispensable for ICT use in our daily lives with models such as smartphones and tablet computers. In addition, in the USA and Japan, 61% and 74.2% of individuals aged 65 and over use smartphones, respectively. Mobile devices are used for various functions in daily life such as making phone calls, messaging, checking programs, shopping, paying bills and accessing entertainment content, facilitating many tasks. However, some elderly individuals who own mobile devices do not sufficiently benefit from the advantages offered by ICT. There are significant differences in internet literacy among elderly individuals, and social and socioeconomic factors can affect the digital gap among elderly individuals. Due to these social factors, efforts to eliminate digital inequality need to be increased in the future.
This study aims to adapt the Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaires (MDPQ) to Turkish. MDPQ can serve as a basic and quantitative indicator of ICT proficiency among the elderly population. In this context, the Turkish version of MDPQ, MDPQ-T, will be created and its reliability and validity will be verified. We expect this new assessment tool to have the same high reliability and validity as the original version in the Turkish population. We also predict that the duration or frequency of use of mobile devices will be positively correlated with mobile device proficiency measured by MDPQ-T. In addition, we expect not only the accessibility of mobile devices but also the subjective importance, performance and satisfaction level of mobile device use in daily life to be positively correlated with MDPQ-T.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
- Study population
- Geriatric individuals between the ages of 65-80
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Being a native Turkish speaker,
- Having no reading or writing problems,
- Having a mobile device such as a phone or tablet,
- Agreeing to participate in the study
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Individuals with neurological diseases such as cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's, dementia, etc. will be excluded from the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| QuestionnaireTranslate and culturally adapt the original English version of the Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Age of the patients
Time frame: 1 week
Age will be recorded.
Gender of the patients
Time frame: 1 week
Gender will be recorded.
education level of the patients
Time frame: 1 week
education level will be recorded
Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire
Time frame: 1 week
Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire will be filled out under the supervision of a physiotherapist
system usability scale Questionnaire
Time frame: 1 week
system usability scale Questionnaire will be filled out under the supervision of a physiotherapist
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Apr 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Selim Mahmut GÜNAY, Dr study chair
Uludağ University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Geriatric and Technology, run by Uludag University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Age of the patients (time frame: 1 week). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Apr 2025.