Table 4.

Final Themes and Sub-Themes

Theme: Safety Subtheme: Personal safety Caregivers don’t want to repair [devices], limit for liability reasons Subtheme: Safety of others “hurting themselves or running into something or anybody else” “I feel like that’s when she’s the most unsafe is within her room.” Subtheme: Design “people have neck and back pain … how quick and the forces with the stopping.” “need some sort of restraint to keep them from coming out of the chair” Make sure it’s not a safety hazard Shouldn’t make it uncomfortable “worried about the vibrations, a dinging around and making it loose” “should draw attention. like a beeping noise” Subtheme: Autonomy “Whoever is the POA, it’s a power of attorney thing” Don’t like ‘big brother’ Not embarrassing “Invading my privacy” “She needs to be, they need to be able to hear” Used by people who are cognizant, can legally make decisions