Table 1.
Participant characteristics in step 1 (pilot study), step 2 (focus-group interviews), and step 4 (workshops)
| Participants1 | 1. Pilot study |
2. Focus group interviews |
4. Workshops |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PwD | FCG | PwD | FCG | PCG | PwD | FCG | PCG | |
| Number | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Gender (male/female) | 5/6 | 6/5 | 7/6 | 1/1 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/4 |
| Age, years, mean (SD, range) | 66.3 (9.7, 53–82) | 61.5 (11.6, 41–86) | 60 (4.2, 57–63) | 49 (8.67, 40–64) | 72 (5.7, 65–78) | 71 (2.5, 68–73) | ||
| Diagnosis,n2 | AD: 11 | AD: 7 VaD: 1 Mixed: 1 Other: 4 | AD: 4 | |||||
| Time since diagnosis, years, mean (SD, range) | All <1.5 years | 2.4 (1.71, 1–6) | 1 (1.4, 0.5–1.5) | |||||
| Previous user of touchscreen technology (user/nonuser)3 | 5/6 | 10/3 | 2 | 6 | 4/0 | 4/0 | 4/0 | |
| Caregiver relation | Spouse: 9 Parent: 1 Son/daughter: 1 | Spouse: 1 Parent: 1 | Spouse: 4 | |||||
| Professional caregiver4 | Teacher: 3 OT: 1 CCW: 1 Nurse: 1 | OT: 2 CCW: 2 | ||||||
1
Participants: PwD, person with dementia; FCG, family caregiver; PCG, professional caregiver.
2
Diagnosis: AD, Alzheimer's disease; VaD, vascular dementia; Mixed, mixed AD and VaD.
3
Previous user of touchscreen technology: Tablet computer and/or smartphone.
4
Professional caregiver: Teacher (adult education), OT, occupational therapist; CCW, community care worker.