Table 3.

Desirability of alternatives to the featured technologies

Alternatives to technologies presented	Number selecting they ‘may want’ each option
Have more phone calls with friends or family	20
Wear a medical alert bracelet that has my emergency contact and medical conditions on it	19
Have more social outings and activities with other people	19
Have more frequent visits by others	19
Have a personal emergency response system (with a button to push, like LifeAlert)	16
Go on walks with others so I don’t get lost	11
Have an alarm on my home’s door so someone knows when I’m coming and going	6

Note: N = 29