Table 1.

Basic demographics and computer access characteristics.

Demographics and access to digital technology			Patients (n=55)		Family members (n=13)		Residential aged caregivers (n=32)
Age (years), mean (SD)			76.4 (8.4)		77.2 (10.0)		45.2 (11.6)
Female, n (%)			33 (60)		7 (54)		28 (86)
Occupationa, n (%)
	Managers	2 (4)		1 (8)		N/Ab
	Professionals	13 (24)		4 (30)		7 (22)
	Technicians and trade workers	6 (11)		2 (14)		N/A
	Community and personal service workers	1 (2)		N/A		25 (78)
	Clerical and administrative workers	7 (13)		1 (8)		N/A
	Sales workers	3 (5)		1 (8)		N/A
	Machinery operators and drivers	5 (9)		1 (8)		N/A
	Laborers	8 (14)		1 (8)		N/A
	Homemaker	5 (9)		1 (8)		N/A
	Unemployed	1 (2)		N/A		N/A
	Did not respond	4 (7)		1 (8)		N/A
Access to digital technology
	Use of computer	13 (24)		4 (31)		29 (91)
	Own computer with internet access	28 (51)		6 (46)		32 (100)
	Device access but no internet	4 (7)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Use email	20 (36)c		5 (38)		32 (100)
	Use Google or other search engines	20 (36)		5 (38)		32 (100)
	Use Skype or other video calling programs	13 (24)		3 (23)		14 (44)
	Willingness to learnd	23 (42)		5 (38)		18 (56)

^aOccupation groups as defined by the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations.

^bN/A: not applicable.

^cMen versus women, odds ratio 3.75 (95% CI 1.17-11.9; P=.02).

^dWillingness to learn how to use email or internet search engines such as Google or a video calling program such as Skype, if the respondents have not used any of them before.