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. 2011 Jun 5;11:28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-28

Table 2.

Context of the missing event

Total Cases
(% of column)
Found Alive
(% of row)
Found Dead
(% of row)
Planned independent activities in the community

 Normal outing driving 74 (28) 54 (73) 20 (27)

 Normal outing walking 52 (20) 39 (75) 13 (25)

Planned independent activities in the home

 Outside home with caregiver 19 (7) 13 (68) 6 (32)

 Independent in home while caregiver elsewhere 12 (5) 5 (42) 7 (58)

Left during lapse of supervision, unplanned event

 Caregiving facility 45 (17) 33 (73) 12 (27)

 Home alone 25 (9) 14 (56) 11 (44)

 Caregiver asleep 23 (9) 11 (48) 12 (52)

 Drove away unexpected 6 (2) 3 (50) 3 (50)

 Transportation error 1 (< 1) 1 (100) -

 Other event 3 (1) 2 (67) 1 (33)

Left while supervised

 PWD agitated and left home 6 (2) 4 (67) 2 (33)

Total cases 266 (100) 179 (67) 87 (33)