Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement - CREATE V - Project 2

The CAST system or tablet usability will be assessed by evaluating participants' perception of the features of the system. Real time measures of the CAST system or tablet use will be evaluated, by the number of days used using the sum of times the system was used per day or the average, starting from baseline through six months. Measure is to be developed based on phase 1 of the study.

The CAST system or tablet usability will be assessed by evaluating participants' perception of the features of the system. Real time measures of the CAST system or tablet use will be evaluated, using the sum of times the system was used per day or the average starting from baseline through six months. Measure is to be developed based on phase 1 of the study.

The CAST system or tablet usability will be assessed by evaluating participants' perception of the features of the system. Real time measures of the CAST system or tablet use will be evaluated, by number of features used per day, using the sum of numbers of features used per day or the average starting from baseline through six months. Measure is to be developed based on phase 1 of the study.

Utilizing a 12-item scale (Perceived Ease of Use Questionnaire) which includes two subscales (perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use) with Likert response scales ranging from. 1 (Strongly disagree) - 10 (Strongly agree). The responses to the items are summed for each of the subscales. To assess ease of use, the investigators will evaluate responses to the perceived ease of use subscale.

Will assess participants' perception of technology-based intervention usefulness. Utilizing a 12-item scale (Perceived Usefulness Questionnaire) which includes two subscales (perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use) with Likert response scales ranging from. 0 (Strongly disagree) - 4 (Strongly agree). Higher sores indicate perceived ease of use of the CAST program. The responses to the items are summed for each of the subscales.

Will assess participants' perception of technology-based intervention ease of use and usefulness. The Usability Metric for User Experience (UMUX-Lite) is a two-item Likert scale used for the subjective assessment of an application's perceived usability. On a 7- point scale, with 0 being strongly disagree and 6 being strongly agree, higher scores are reflective of a greater satisfaction with the system. The scoring range is from 0 to 14. A higher accumulated score is representative of a higher perception of usability.

Scales used to measure two aspects of social isolation: social disconnectedness and perceived isolation, as well as perceived availability of social support.

The Social Connectedness measure is a 15-item scale consisting of 3 sections with different likert response scale. Section 1 is a 4-item scale ranging from 0 - 5 points (20 total points). Section 2 is a 6-item scale ranging from 1 - 3 points (18 total points). Section 3 is a 5-item scale ranging from 1 - 5 points (25 total points). For Section 1, a higher score is reflective of increased connectedness while for Section 2 and 3, a higher score is a reflective of a higher level of disconnectedness. For sections 1-3, a mean difference in score will be calculated.

Will assess the participant's quality of life by having the participant rate different aspects of their life using one of four words: poor, fair, good, or excellent. They are instructed to think about different aspects of their life, like physical health, energy, family, money, and others to assess their situation in each area.

The Quality of Life questionnaire is a 13-item scale with Likert response scales ranging between 1 and 4 points. The measure's total score can range between 13 - 52 points. A higher total score is reflective of a higher quality of life while a lower score is reflective of a poorer quality of life.

The CES-D is a self-report depression scale for research in general population. It is a 20 item questionnaire consisting of likert response scales ranging from 0-3 points. The total score range is 0 - 60 points. Higher scores indicate participants have a greater level of self reported depression.

The SF-36 has eight scaled scores; the scores are weighted sums of the questions in each section. Scores range from 0 - 100 Lower scores = more disability, higher scores = less disability. The 8 subscales or domains are as follows:

Physical functioning (10 items); Role limitations due to physical health (4 items); Role limitations due to emotional problems (4 items); Energy/fatigue (4 items); Emotional well-being (5 items); Social functioning (2 items); Pain (2 items); General health (5 items).

The Perception of Memory Function Questionnaire is a self-report questionnaire for clinicians and researchers to use for assessing metamemory in middle-aged and older adults. It consists of 64 items to be rated on a 7-point Likert scale; the items load on four factors, each of which associated with a specific aspect of memory. The 7-point scale ranges from major problems (1) to no problems (7). Participants on the lower end of the scoring range indicate experiencing more memory problems.