Table 4.

Themes and subthemes highlighted by the thematic content analysis.

Themes	Subthemes
	CDOAsa	ICsb	PCsc
Usefulness and meaning of technology to support the needs of CDOAs	Useful for others in my peer group Useful later in my life Lack of meaning Technology often misunderstood	Useful depending on the CDOA’s state of health The CDOA’s openness to using technologies Technology costs	Useful to sustain the ADLd Risk of creating distance in relationships with patients Fear of being replaced by technology
Strategies to increase ease of technology use among direct users and supporting stakeholders	Encouragement from children/grandchildren Financial support Increase feeling of safety	Easing the daily strain for ICs and PCs Lightening the burden of helping Fear of mistakes	Appropriate technology implementation strategy Involving relatives Increasing the autonomy of CDOAs
Acceptability of using technology to remain at home among direct and indirect users	Influenced by having a self-developed strategy to achieve purposes Difficulties using devices The cost of devices Increasing the ability to remain at home	Safety first Ease of use Staying autonomous The cost of devices	Constraints that technologies impose Ethical questions if the focus is on monitoring behavior Increasing the CDOA’s autonomy and safety Lessing the burden on ICs

^aCDOA: community-dwelling older adults.

^bIC: informal caregiver.

^cPC: professional caregiver.

^dADL: activities of daily living.