Table 3.
Recommended ATT devices matched to ATT devices installed at 24 weeks (intervention arm only)
| ATT technology checklist | ATT recommended, N (%) | ATT recommended + installed at 24 wks. N (%) | ATT recommended + not installed, N (%)∗ | ATT installed at 24 wks. N (%) | ATT not recommended + installed N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group technology | |||||
| Pendant alarm | 44/572 (8) | 22/44 (50) | 22/44 (50) | 89/704 (13) | 67/89 (75) |
| Non-monitored smoke detector | 0/572 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 68/704 (10) | 68/68 (100) |
| Nonmonitored carbon monoxide | 1/572 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 1 (100) | 36/704 (5) | 36/36 (100) |
| Key safe | 18/572 (3) | 9/18 (50) | 9/18 (50) | 89/704 (13) | 80/89 (90) |
| Activity monitors assessment only | 8/572 (1) | 4/8 (50) | 4/8 (50) | 5/704 (1) | 1/5 (20) |
| Other devices | 1/572 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 1/1 (100) | 6/704 (1) | 6/6 (100) |
| Intervention group technology | |||||
| Reminder or prompting devices | |||||
| Date and time reminders | 31/572 (5) | 13/31 (42) | 18/31 (58) | 46/704 (7) | 33/46 (72) |
| Item locator devices | 9/572 (2) | 8/9 (89) | 1/9 (11) | 11/704 (2) | 3/11 (27) |
| Medication reminders/dispensers | 56/572 (10) | 25/56 (45) | 31/56 (55) | 33/704 (5) | 8/33 (24) |
| Voice recorders and memo minders | 46/572 (8) | 27/46 (59) | 19/46 (41) | 38/704 (5) | 11/38 (29) |
| Other reminder/prompting devices | 1/572 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 1/1 (100) | 6/704 (1) | 6/6 (100) |
| Devices to promote safety | |||||
| Activity monitors—on-going monitoring | 5/572 (1) | 1/5 (20) | 4/5 (80) | 6/704 (1) | 5/6 (83) |
| Fall detectors | 75/572 (13) | 31/75 (41) | 44/75 (59) | 53/704 (8) | 22/53 (42) |
| Continence management devices | 1/572 (0) | 1/1 (100) | 0/1 (0) | 1/704 (0) | 0/1 (0) |
| Alarm and pager units | 5/572 (1) | 2/5 (40) | 3/5 (60) | 5/704 (1) | 3/5 (60) |
| Flood detectors and water temperature monitor | 14/572 (2) | 9/14 (64) | 5/14 (36) | 11/704 (2) | 2/11 (18) |
| Gas detectors | 21/572 (4) | 8/21 (38) | 13/21 (62) | 19/704 (3) | 11/19 (58) |
| Monitored carbon monoxide detectors | 25/572 (4) | 8/25 (32) | 17/25 (68) | 22/704 (3) | 14/22 (64) |
| Monitored smoke detectors | 59/572 (10) | 39/59 (66) | 20/59 (34) | 47/704 (7) | 8/47 (17) |
| Monitored extreme temperature sensors | 26/572 (5) | 18/26 (42) | 15/26 (58) | 19/704 (3) | 8/19 (42) |
| Lighting devices | 2/572 (0) | 1/2 (50) | 1/2 (50) | 8/704 (1) | 7/8 (88) |
| Other safety and security devices | 15/572 (3) | 2/15 (13) | 13/15 (87) | 9/704 (1) | 7/9 (78) |
| Safer walking technologies | |||||
| To locate the user | 43/572 (8) | 20/43 (47) | 23/43 (53) | 28/704 (4) | 8/28 (29) |
| To alert the responder to movement | 59/572 (10) | 25/59 (42) | 34/59 (58) | 37/704 (5) | 12/37 (32) |
| Communication devices | |||||
| Intercoms | 2/572 (0) | 0/2 (0) | 2/2 (100) | 1/704 (0) | 1/1 (100) |
| Telephones | 3/572 (1) | 0/3 (0) | 3/3 (100) | 7/704 (1) | 7/7 (100) |
| Communication aids | 0/572 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 1/704 (0) | 1/1 (100) |
| Other communication devices | 1/572 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 1/1 (100) | 0/704 (0) | 0/0 (0) |
| Devices that support meaningful use of leisure time | |||||
| Computer aids | 0/572 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Dementia friendly TV/radio/music players | 0/572 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Electronic photo albums/electronic reminiscence aids | 0/572 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Electronic games | 0/5572 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 0/0 (0) | 1/551 (0) | 1/1 (100) |
| Other devices—support meaningful use of leisure time | 1/572 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 1/1 (100) | 2/551 (0) | 2/2 (100) |
| Total | 572 | 266/572 (47)∗ | 306/572 (53) | 704 | 438/704 (62) |
Abbreviation: ATT, assistive technology and telecare.
∗
ATT installed at any time point up to 24 weeks; if all ATT recommended was installed percentage would be 100%.