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Table 6 Prevalence of acquirements per participant: number and types of acquirement

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

 

Number of participants (%)

Number of acquirements

Type(s) of acquirement

Participants who did not acquire any technological means during the study

4 (12.1)

0

N/A

Participants who acquired technological means between t 1 and t 2, and between t 2 and t 3

3 (9.1)

1

Substitutions

7 (21.2)

1 or 2

Upgrades and/or familiar additions

7 (21.2)

3 to 5

Mix of 3 to 4 types

2 (6.1)

7 to 9

Substitutions and familiar additions

Participants who acquired technological means between t 1 and t 2, or between t 2 and t 3

5 (15.1)

2

Mix of 2 to 3 types

5 (15.1)

4 to 6

Mix of 2 to 3 types

Total

33 (100)

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