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Table 5 Associations with installed assistive technology

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

Risk

Low

Moderate

High

  

χ2

p

 

χ2

p

 

χ2

p

Wandering (N = 451)

Medication Reminders and Dispensers

Pendant Alarms

13.18

7.79

.001**

.02**

Activity Monitors for Ongoing Monitoring

Safer Walking Technologies to Locate the User

15.78

39.04

<.001***

<.001***

Intercoms

Safer Walking Technologies to alert a Responder of Movement

Telephones

27.90

40.40

13.51

<.001***

<.001***

.001**

Safety (N=451)

Safer Walking Technologies to Locate the User

13.41

.001**

NA

  

Fall Detectors

68.62

<.001***

Wandering cluster (N=395)

Living with Spouse/ partner

Living with Other

Living Alone

 

Fall Detectors

Safer Walking Technologies to alert a responder of movement

6.94

7.33

.03*

.02*

Medication Reminders and Dispensers

15.91

<.001***

   

Safety cluster (N=395)

Live with Someone

Live Out Caregiver

 
 

Safer Walking Technologies to alert a Responder of Movement

Safer Walking Technologies to Locate the User

19.67

21.96

<.001***

<.001***

Monitored Smoke Detectors

Pendant Alarms

7.58

10.42

.006**

.001**

  1. Note. AT Assistive Technology, NA Not available, * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001, associations are presented under group which most frequently received this category of AT