Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial

Table 3 Assistive technology and telecare devices installed at home-dwelling people with dementia

Technology devices	N cases	%^a	% ^b
Number of different devices (mean ± SD)	2.9 ± 1.0
Passive sensor	10	3.7	6.5
Motion	0	0	0
Refrigerator	0	0	0
Flood	1	0.4	0.6
Fall	1	0.4	0.6
Bed occupancy	3	1.1	1.9
Door	5	1.8	3.2
Obligated sensor
Stove guard	119	43.3	77.3
Active sensor and tracking device	132	47.9	85.7
Social alarm	109	39.5	70.8
Social alarm with tracking	6	2.2	3.9
Tracking device	17	6.2	11.0
Everyday technology	125	45.3	80.9
Timer on electronic devices	25	9.1	16.2
Watch with memory function/voice	37	13.4	24.0
Electronic door lock	49	17.8	31.8
Calendar support	52	18.6	33.1
Electronic pill box	15	5.4	9.7
Door Camera	1	0.4	0.6
Video communication	0	0	0
Other technology^c	10	3.6	6.5

^apercentage calculated from the total population, n = 276
^b percentage calculated from people with dementia with information about access to technology devices, n = 154
^cTracking device through mobile phone, heat detector (stove), mobile application to register when the person with dementia leaves day-care center and when entering at home, night alarm when the person with dementia gets close to the entry door, and hearing aid

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