Table 1 Key questions from survey and interview guide

Key questions asked to patients:

• In terms of difficulty, how would you rate your experience of the assistive device Alexa?

• What made it ‘difficult’, ‘so-so’ or ‘easy’ for you?

• What words come to mind when thinking about the effect of Alexa on your health and well-being?

• How would you best describe your social activity before and after the project?

• How often did you use Alexa?

• As an aid to improve your health & wellbeing, what is good about Alexa?

• What could be better?

• Please rate how using Alexa affected your independence? How?

• What surprised you about using Alexa?

Key questions asked to carers:

• What words come to mind when thinking about the effect of Alexa on [insert name here]‘s health and well-being?

• How has Alexa helped you to provide support to [insert name here]?

• How often did you use Alexa?

• What effect has using Alexa for [insert name here]‘s health & wellbeing had on them? On you?

• What are the main advantages of using Alexa compared to the way you previously assisted with healthcare? What are the disadvantages?

• As a health tool, what is good about Alexa? What could be better?

• What surprised you about using Alexa?