Generated Items
In our qualitative research assessing digital literacy among community-dwelling older adults, participants provided diverse feedback regarding their experiences with digital technologies. We collected data on their proficiency in information and data literacy, communication or collaboration, and problem-solving related to device use. However, their competencies in creating digital content and ensuring safety and security while using digital technology were limited. By recognizing the importance of digital safety awareness and digital content creation abilities, we decided to include all 5 domains of the DigComp framework in the development of the EDLQ. Thus, we derived a set of 35 preliminary items for the EDLQ, encompassing the following domains: “information and data literacy” (7 items), “communication and collaboration” (8 items), “digital content creation” (8 items), “safety” (8 items), and “problem-solving” (4 items).