Table 4 Perceived impact of AT
From: Carers’ experiences of assistive technology use in dementia care: a cross sectional survey
% of responses based on AT currently in use | |||||
Not at all helpful | A little helpful | Quite helpful | Helpful | Very helpful | |
AT helps in reducing effort (n = 200) | 8.8 | 27.2 | 16.5 | 25.0 | 22.5 |
AT helps in reducing stress (n = 194) | 5 | 21.1 | 11.0 | 23.9 | 39.0 |
AT helps in reducing anxiety (n = 185) | 7.0 | 19.4 | 12.0 | 23.1 | 38.6 |
AT helps make caring role easier (n = 198) | 7.2 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 30.8 | 24.8 |
AT reduces need for additional paid care (n = 123) | 32.2 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 21.1 | 24.8 |
AT helps reduce harm/potential harm (n = 198) | 32.5 | 16.4 | 7.4 | 15.7 | 28.0 |
Deteriorated a lot | Deteriorated a little | Not changed | Improved a little | Improved a lot | |
Care provided for a person with dementia changed (n = 198) | 4.0 | 3.6 | 48.3 | 32.6 | 11.5 |
Extremely dissatisfied | Somewhat dissatisfied | Neither satisfied/dissatisfied | Somewhat satisfied | Extremely satisfied | |
Overall satisfaction with AT | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 55.2 | 34.8 |
Less than 5 AT used (N) | 1.3 (1) | 0 (0) | 17.3 (13) | 54.7 (41) | 26.7 (20) |
Five or more AT used (N) | 0.8 (1) | 1.6 (2) | 1.6 (2) | 56.0 (70) | 40.0 (50) |
Value | df | Asymptotic Significance (2-sided) | |||
Pearson chi-square | 19.200 | 4 | 0.001 | ||