Table 2.

Overview of themes, subthemes, and codes.

Themes	Sub-themes	Codes
Living with dementia during Covid-19	Social and leisure activities	Watching TV, keeping busy with chores, new inside activities, cooking, boredom, lonely island, feeling trapped at home, digital socializing insufficient
	Dyadic interactions	Lacking new input, maintaining daily routines, shared interests, dementia stage, communication difficulties
	Adjusting as caregiver	Caregiver burdens (concern for husband's health, frustration with restrictions, “moments lost,” restricted enriching activities, letting old interests go), coping strategies (adjusting the language, respite through support services, respite through friends, learning, and adapting, “it is what it is”)
The role of technology	Facilitating social activities	Source of entertainment, staying connected with friends, reminiscence
	Facilitating dementia care-related activities	Support groups, dementia information centers, speech therapist services, assistive technology
	Barriers and facilitators to utilizing technology	Tech literacy, basic experience, user willingness, knowledge of benefits, curiosity, sufficient support, clear instructions, easy language
	Underlying motivation to invite technology into dyadic interactions	Trying something new, keeping up with society, develop new skills, topic introduction, conversation support, engaging care recipient