Table 4.

Mapping Qualitative Themes onto Quantitative Moderators

Analogous quantitative variable/moderator	Qualitative subthemes	SPM component	Representative quotes (see text also)
Overarching Theme: Caregiver Characteristics
Work status	Time constraints and stress level	Context of care	I have not received [RAM] alerts and have not been able to go into the data. In all honesty I have been consumed with some significant health issues with my mother over the past 6 months along with making sure [care recipient’s] needs are met. (wife, age not disclosed)
Not available	Comfort with technology	Resource	…impossible to use for those who are not computer savvy (husband, age 88) It’s easy to use (if you have some familiarity with technology)...I like that I can check the system on any internet connected device. (daughter, age 61)
Overarching Theme: Care Recipient Characteristics
ADL/IADLs Memory & behavior problems Wandering	Care recipient behavior	Primary objective stressor	When I see that she is opening and closing her refrigerator more often in the system, I’ve learned it’s probably time to go grocery shopping with her again” (daughter, age 61).
Cognitive impairment ADLs, IADLs Memory & behavior problems	Dementia status	Primary objective stressor	[Care recipient] has not progressed in the disease to require the monitoring. (wife, age 81) Emergency alerts are tricky with a person as far into dementia as my mother was & we never found a use for them. (daughter, age 54)
Overarching Theme: Caregiver and Care Recipient Living Arrangements
Whether the caregiver lives with the care recipient	Living arrangement	Context of care	I didn’t use it, simply because it was time consuming to handle what I was up to, and since I lived with Mother, I felt like I know what I needed to know about her movements. (daughter, age 54)

Note: ADLs = Activities of daily living; IADLs = Instrumental activities of daily living; SPM = Stress Process Model.