Table II.
Sample size and study design for included studies
| AUTHOR | SAMPLE SIZE | STUDY DESIGN |
|---|---|---|
| Kawarada et al. (1998)[35] | n=2 (1 older adult) ECG in bathtub n=2 (1 older adult) weight in lavatory n=5 (4 older adults) ECG in bed |
Technology Trial |
| Dario et al. (1999)[36] | n=13 (older adults) microwave task n=35 (not older adults) entire system n=16 (not older adults) interface |
Technology Trial, Descriptive Study |
| Glascock & Kutzik (2000)[37] | n=1 (older adult) | Technology Trial |
| Kawarada et al. (2000)[38] | n=2 (1 older adult) ECG in bathtub n=2 (1 older adult) weight in lavatory n=5 (4 older adults) ECG in bed n=6 (older adults) continuous monitoring |
Technology Trial |
| Sixsmith (2000)[39] | n=22 (older adults) + n=20 (family members) | One-Group Pretest-Posttest |
| Ogawa et al. (2002)[40] | n=2 (older adults) | Technology Trial |
| Ohta et al. (2002)[41] | n=8 (older adults) | Technology Trial, Descriptive Study |
| Chan et al. (2005)[42] | n=4 (older adults) | Technology Trial |
| Kelly (2005)[43] | n=1700 (older adults) | Historical Controlled Trial |
| Alwan et al. (2006)[44] | n=25 (older adults) + n=26 (family members) | One-Group Pretest-Posttest |
| Fujimura et al. (2007)[45] | n=8 (older adults) + n=7 (family members) | Descriptive Study |
| Glascock & Kutzik 2007)[46] | n=2 (older adults) case studies (out of three facilities with n=29, n=6, n=20) | Descriptive Study |
| Tamura et al. (2007)[47] | n=18 (11 older adults) | Technology Trial |
| Tomita et al. (2007)[48] | n=78 (older adults) (intervention=34, control=44) | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Brownsell et al. (2008)[49] | n=52 (older adults) (intervention=24, control=28) | Non-Equivalent Control Group Pretest-Posttest |
| Demiris et al. (2008)[50] | n=9 (older adults) | One-Group Posttest Repeated Measures |
| Diermaier et al. (2008)[51] | n=2 (older adults) | Technology Trial |
| Rahal et al. (2008)[52] | n=14 (6 older adults) | Technology Trial |
| Rantz et al. (2008)[53] | n=2 (older adults) case studies (out of total n=34) | Descriptive Study |
| Mahoney et al. (2009)[54] | n=13 (older adults) + n=4 (family members) + 9 (staff) focus groups n=10 (older adults) + n=10 (family members) + 9 (staff) pilot |
Technology Trial, Descriptive Study, One-Group Pretest-Posttest |
| Noury et al. (2009)[55] | n=12 (older adults) | Technology Trial, Descriptive Study |
| Otjacques et al. (2009)[56] | n=40 (older adults) interviews n=19 (older adults) technology trial |
Descriptive Study, Technology Trial |
| Rantz et al. (2009)[57] | n=2 (older adults) case studies (out of total n=39) | Descriptive Study |
| Skubic et al. (2009)[58] | n=34 (older adults) | Descriptive Study |
| Junnila et al. (2010)[59] | n=2 (older adults) | Technology Trial |
| Kim et al. (2010)[60] | n=110 (older adults) surveys out of 365 issued n=31 (older adults) interviews |
Descriptive Study |
| Riche et al. (2010)[61] | n=14 (older adults) interviews n=2 (older adults) technology trial |
Descriptive Study, Technology Trial |
| Etchemendy et al. (2011)[62] | n=17 (15 older adults) | One-Group Pretest-Posttest Repeated Measures |
| Kaye et al. (2011)[63] | n=233 (older adults) | Longitudinal Community Cohort Study |
| Lee et al. (2011)[64] | n=2 (older adults) | Descriptive Study |
| van Hoof et al. (2011)[65] | n=18 (older adults) baseline n=12 (older adults) exit |
One-Group Pretest-Posttest |