Table 2.
Direct, indirect, and total effects of each predictor on care recipient’s use of fall alert wearables.
| Variable | Direct effects | Indirect effects | Total effects | |||
| ba (SE) | P value | b (SE) | P value | b (SE) | P value | |
| Caregivers’ perceived usefulness of technology in caregiving | 0 | N/Ab | .18 (0.03) | <.001 | .18 (0.03) | <.001 |
| Caregivers’ attitudes toward using technology in caregiving | 0 | N/A | .17 (0.03) | <.001 | .17 (0.03) | <.001 |
| Caregivers’ interests in using technology in caregiving | .27 (0.04) | <.001 | 0 | N/A | .27 (0.04) | <.001 |
| Caregivers’ age | 0 | N/A | –.03 (0.009) | .003 | –.03 (0.009) | .003 |
| Unpaid caregiver (vs paid caregiver) | –.33 (0.04) | <.001 | 0 | N/A | –.33 (0.04) | <.001 |
| Hours of caregiving | 0 | N/A | –.02 (0.01) | .046 | –.02 (0.01) | .046 |
| Care recipient having dementia | 0 | N/A | .03 (0.01) | <.001 | .03 (0.01) | <.001 |
| Care recipients’ age | .11 (0.04) | .004 | 0 | N/A | .11 (0.04) | .004 |
aStandardized estimates.
bN/A: not applicable.