From: Carers using assistive technology in dementia care at home: a mixed methods study
% of responses based on AT currently in use | |||||||
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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 = 200) | 7.0 | 19.4 | 12.0 | 23.0 | 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 | 24.9 | ||
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 | ||||
Physical and Mental health component scores | PCS | MCS | |||||
N | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |||
SF-12 Scores | 201 | 49.19 | 47.75 – 50.63 | 45.37 | 43.93 – 46.80 | ||
Age Groups | < 45 | 20 | 54.78 | 52.53 – 57.02 | 49.52 | 45.37 – 53.68 | |
46–65 | 105 | 51.62 | 49.81 – 53.43 | 43.76 | 41.70 – 45.82 | ||
> 66 | 76 | 44.37 | 41.88 – 46.86 | 46.49 | 44.22 – 48.75 | ||
p | 0.000 | 0.012 | |||||
Sex | Men | 65 | 49.28 | 46.67 – 51.89 | 49.23 | 47.35 – 51.10 | |
Women | 131 | 49.10 | 47.32 – 50.88 | 43.37 | 41.46 – 45.29 | ||
p | 0.536 | 0.002 | |||||
Living arrangements | Living with the person with dementia | 103 | 46.18 | 43.93 – 48.43 | 44.69 | 42.69 – 46.69 | |
Living away from the person with dementia | 98 | 52.36 | 50.78 – 53.94 | 46.08 | 43.98 – 48.17 | ||
p | < 0.001 | 0.244 | |||||
Relationship to person with dementia | Child | 110 | 51.74 | 50.08 – 53.51 | 44.38 | 42.34 – 46.42 | |
Sibling | 3 | 39.13 | 9.67 – 68.58 | 52.61 | 48.80 – 56.42 | ||
Friend | 2 | 57.48 | 44.27 – 70.70 | 51.75 | 29.26 – 74.24 | ||
Spouse | 72 | 44.86 | 42.17 – 47.54 | 46.27 | 44.00 – 48.54 | ||
Grandchild | 3 | 57.80 | 50.22 – 65.37 | 49.56 | 24.03 – 75.10 | ||
Other | 10 | 50.59 | 44.74 – 56.44 | 44.16 | 35.45 – 52.88 | ||
p | < 0.001 | 0.436 | |||||
Satisfaction with AT | Extremely satisfied | 70 | 48.71 | 46.32 – 51.10 | 48.26 | 46.29 – 50.22 | |
Not extremely satisfied | 130 | 49.38 | 47.54 – 51.21 | 43.94 | 42.04 – 45.85 | ||
P | 0.720 | 0.010 | |||||
Number of AT being used | Less than 5 AT | 76 | 49.20 | 46.95 – 51.46 | 46.16 | 43.88 – 48.44 | |
5 or more AT | 125 | 49.19 | 47.30 – 51.08 | 44.88 | 43.02 – 46.75 | ||
p | 0.757 | 0.561 |