Table 5 Factors associated with access to different assistive technology and telecare items in home-dwelling persons with dementia.^a

Sex (female)

4.16 [0.41–42.6]

.23

2.48 [1.21–5.10]

.01

2.21 [1.18–4.11]

.01

1.52 [0.54–4.30]

.43

1.96 [1.04–3.70]

.04

Age

0.98 [0.85–1.13]

.76

1.13 [1.07–1.19]

 < .001

1.07 [1.02–1.12]

.007

0.88 [0.82–0.96]

.004

1.07 [1.02–1.12]

.007

Cohabitation status

 Spouse/partner

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Alone

3.05 [0.14–65.2]

.48

3.96 [1.52–10.3]

.005

1.49 [0.64–3.48]

.36

1.31 [0.28–6.19]

.73

1.44 [0.59–3.48]

.42

 Fall (yes)

NA

1.53 [0.46–5.12]

.49

NA

NA

0.92 [0.30–2.82]

.88

Severity of dementia index

 Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Medium

1.46 [0.35–6.16]

.60

1.42 [0.35–5.80]

.63

3.49 [1.00–12.2]

.05

1.52 [0.36–6.51]

.57

2.51 [0.71–8.89]

.15

 High

2.57 [0.61–10.9]

.20

2.63 [0.64–10.7]

.18

2.80 [0.79–9.90]

.11

2.01 [0.42–9.58]

.38

2.94 [0.82–10.5]

.10

 GMHR

0.89 [0.57–1.37]

.58

0.90 [0.60–1.35]

.60

1.11 [0.76–1.60]

.58

1.53 [0.80–2.94]

.20

1.54 [1.05–2.26]

.03

 PADL

0.95 [0.74–1.21]

.66

1.03 [0.91–1.15]

.67

0.98 [0.89–1.09]

.78

0.90 [0.76–1.05]

.19

1.00 [0.90–1.11]

.98

IADL

1.03 [0.87–1.20]

.76

1.06 [0.98–1.14]

.13

1.02 [0.96–1.09]

.53

1.01 [0.92–1.13]

.78

1.10 [1.02–1.18]

.008

Telephone use—operates by own initiative, looks up and dials numbers

0.26 [0.05–1.38]

.11

0.27 [0.06–1.32]

.11

5.41 [0.55–53.4]

.15

0.15 [0.01–4.04]

.26

0.29 [0.07–1.28]

.10

CG age

1.00 [0.96–1.03]

.83

1.00 [0.96–1.03]

.78

0.96 [0.93–0.99]

.02

0.99 [0.94–1.05]

.79

0.95 [0.92–0.98]

.002

CG sex (men)

1.01 [0.18–5.78]

.99

1.11 [0.56–2.22]

.76

1.05 [0.55–1.98]

.87

0.46 [0.12–1.74]

.25

0.85 [0.44–1.64]

.63

CG living with the PwD (yes)

0.28 [0.06–1.42]

.13

0.36 [0.08–1.69]

.20

0.49 [0.12–2.02]

.32

0.94 [0.10–8.71]

.96

0.15 [0.01–1.73]

.13

CG`s contribution to care

 1–20%

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 21–40%

1.33 [0.23–7.79]

.76

0.65 [0.10–4.15]

.65

0.34 [0.07–1.64]

.18

0.41 [0.02–8.44]

.65

0.91 [0.18–4.64]

.91

 41–60%

0.67 [0.13–3.47]

.64

0.37 [0.07–2.10]

.26

0.94 [0.22–4.05]

.93

1.28 [0.11–14.7]

.84

0.94 [0.21–4.20]

.94

 61–80%

0.46 [0.09–2.32]

.35

0.26 [0.05–1.43]

.12

0.59 [0.14–2.48]

.47

1.09 [0.10–12.5]

.94

0.69 [0.16–3.02]

.62

 81–100%

0.67 [0.13–3.31]

.62

0.41 [0.07–2.20]

.30

0.54 [0.13–2.21]

.39

0.83 [0.07–10.1]

.88

0.58 [0.13–2.53]

.47