Table 2.
Complete sample | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III | Stage IV | Stage V | |||
(N = 84) | (n = 12) | (n = 22) | (n = 19) | (n = 14) | (n = 17) | |||
Variables | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P-value (2-sided) | |
ATC formal/informal | Formal | 12 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (18.2) | 7 (36.8) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) | P < 0.001 |
Informal | 19 (22.6) | 9 (75) | 10 (45.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
None | 53 (63.1) | 3 (25) | 8 (36.4) | 12 (63.2) | 13 (92.9) | 17 (100) | ||
ATC use | Yes | 30 (35.7) | 9 (25) | 14 (63.6) | 7 (36.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | P < 0.001 |
No | 48 (57.1) | 3 (75) | 8 (36.4) | 12 (63.2) | 11 (78.6) | 14 (82.3) | ||
Used previously | 6 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (21.4) | 3 (17.7) | ||
ATC information* | Yes | 37 (44) | 4 (33.3) | 10 (45.4) | 14 (73.7) | 4 (28.6) | 5 (29.4) | P = 0.045 |
No | 46 (54.8) | 8 (66.7) | 12 (54.5) | 5 (26.3) | 10 (71.4) | 11 (64.7) | ||
ATC evaluation** | Yes | 27 (32.1) | 0 (0) | 7 (31.8) | 12 (63.2) | 4 (28.6) | 4 (23.5) | P = 0.006 |
No | 56 (66.7) | 12 (100) | 15 (68.2) | 7 (36.8) | 9 (64.3) | 13 (76.4) | ||
ATC training | Yes | 17 (20.2) | 0 (0) | 5 (22.7) | 7 (36.8) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (17.6) | P = 0.150 |
No | 67 (79.8) | 12 (100) | 17 (77.3) | 12 (63.2) | 12 (85.7) | 14 (82.4) |
ATC: Assistive Technologies for Cognition/cognitive disabilities. Chi-squares were used to calculate overall group differences; *1 missing in Stage V; **1 missing in Stage IV.