Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Participant characteristics	Dyad A		Dyad B		Dyad C
	PwD	Carer	PwD	Carer	PwD	Carer
Age	80	70	85	83	58	57
Gender	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
FASTa	2	n/a	5	n/a	7	n/a
Children*	Yes		No		Yes
PwD caregiving needs	Moderate		High		High
Supportive service(s)	Day center		Home care		None
Using assistive technology	No		Yes		No
Using social technology	Yes		No		Yes

^*None of the participants had children that were minors; all had moved out by the time of the dementia diagnosis was set.

^aFAST, Functional Assessment Scale Test.