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Questionnaire development and validation for designing a health telemonitoring system for frail elderly people.

Ahmadreza Shamsabadi, Ahmad Delbari, Ahmad Siar Sadr, Esmaeil Mehraeen, Niloofar Mohammadzadeh, Sharareh R Niakan Kalhori

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Ahmadreza ShamsabadiDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Ahmad DelbariIranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad Siar SadrDepartment of Information Technology Management, Islamic Azad University, Iran.
Esmaeil MehraeenDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Niloofar MohammadzadehDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Sharareh R Niakan KalhoriDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-1200
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Tehran · IRKarolinska Institutet · SELorestan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundAdvancements in information technology have been instrumental in successful recent developments in telemonitoring systems. In this regard, there is a lack of development of valid and reliable tools to determine the requirements and applications of telemonitoring systems used to provide health care for frail elderly people living at home, specifically in a national setting.

methodA cross-sectional study was carried out in 2018. The statistical population was 15 geriatric and gerontology professionals and 15 health information management experts. Then, content validity ratio (CVR), Cronbach's alpha, and correlation coefficient were calculated for measuring content validity, internal consistency and external reliability (through the test-retest method) respectively. SPSS software was used to analyze the collected data.

resultsBased on the identified items, a draft questionnaire was developed. Using the validity analysis in two stages, 37 items were removed, and 60 items were approved as the essential system requirements. The final questionnaire was organized into five sections with content validity index 99% and internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.9). Furthermore, the external reliability results of the questionnaire showed that this instrument has a desirable correlation coefficient (

conclusionConsidering the desirable validity and reliability of the questionnaire developed, it is recommended to telemonitoring system designers to determine the usages and requirements of health monitoring systems for frail elderly people living at home. The verified instrument is suitable for use in countries with the same living conditions and level of development as Iran.

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