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Table 5 Types of acquirements

From: Origins and consequences of technology acquirement by independent-living seniors: towards an integrative model

Acquirement type

Description

Occurrences: n (%)

Substitution

Replacement of a technological mean, by an identical technological mean

37 (39.8)

Upgrade

Replacement of a technological mean, by a more advanced or newer variant

14 (15.1)

Familiar addition

Addition of a technological mean, of a type that is already owned and used

27 (29.0)

Novel addition

Addition of a technological mean, of a that not is not already owned and used

15 (16.1)

Total

 

93 (100)