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Table 4 Partitioning around medoids (PAM) summary for safety clusters

From: Differences in assistive technology installed for people with dementia living at home who have wandering and safety risks

Cluster

Caregiver support

MMSE

Living situation

Safety risk

  

n

%

   

n

%

 

n

%

1. Live with someone (n = 208)

Live-in Caregiver:

Caregiver visits at least once per day:

Caregiver visits less than once per day:

193

12

3

92.79

5.77

1.44

Min.:

1stQu.:

Median:

M:

3rd Qu.:

Max.:

0.00

14.00

18.00

17.66

24.00

29.00

Living alone:

Living with spouse/ partner:

Other:

0

158

50

0.0

75.96

24.04

Low:

Moderate:

High:

121

70

17

58.17

33.65

8.17

2. Live out caregiver (n = 187)

Live-in Caregiver:

Caregiver visits at least once per day:

Caregiver visits less than once per day:

0

83

104

0.0

44.38

55.61

Min.:

1st Qu.:

Median:

M:

3rd Qu.:

Max.:

0.00

15.00

20.00

18.72

23.00

28.00

Living alone:

Living with spouse/ partner:

Other:

182

2

3

97.33

1.07

1.60

Low:

Moderate:

High:

90

88

9

48.13

47.06

4.81

Medoids for safety clusters

1. Live with someone

Live-in Caregiver

18

Living with spouse/ partner

Low

2. Live out caregiver

Caregiver visits less than once per day

20

Living alone

Moderate

  1. Note. N = 395, PAM Partitioning Around Medoids, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination [29], Min Minimum, Qu Quarter, M Mean, Max Maximum