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. 2022 May 11;21(5):1825–1855. doi: 10.1177/14713012221090032

Table 1.

Tool characteristics.

Number of tools (%) Citations
Type of tool
 Checklist 18(45%) Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, 2011; Alzheimer’s Society UK, 2017b; Alzheimer’s WA, 2016; Alzheimer Society of British Columbia, 2016; Catenbury District Health Board, 2015; Dementia Action Alliance, n.d; Dementia Australia, 2018; Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, 2017b, 2017a; Innovations in Dementia, 2012; Mitchell & Burton, 2006; The Brenda Strafford Foundation, 2019
 Survey 22(55%) ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; City of New Westminister, 2016; City of North Vancouver, 2016; Community Partners in Action Innisfail, 2020; Darlington et al., 2020; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017; Dementia Australia, 2016; Dementia Friendly Community Marinette, 2016; Fleming et al., 2017; Griffiths et al., 2018; Hamilton Council on Aging, 2020; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, 2019; Read et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2019
Country where it was developed
 Canada 7(17.5%) Alzheimer Society of British Columbia, 2016; City of New Westminister, 2016; City of North Vancouver, 2016; City of Richmond, 2019; Community Partners in Action Innisfail, 2020; Hamilton Council on Aging, 2020; The Brenda Strafford Foundation, 2019
 The United States 8(20%) ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Dementia Friendly Community Marinette, 2016; Griffiths et al., 2018; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, 2019
 The United Kingdom 8(20%) Alzheimer’s Society UK, 2017b; Catenbury District Health Board, 2015; Darlington et al., 2020; Dementia Action Alliance, n.d; Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, 2017a, 2017b; Innovations in Dementia, 2012; Mitchell & Burton, 2006
 Australia 14(35%) Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, 2011; Alzheimer’s WA, 2016; Central Coast Council, 2017; Dementia Australia, 2016, 2018; Fleming et al., 2017
 New Zealand 2(5%) Catenbury District Health Board, 2015; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017
 Other 1(2.5%) Wu et al., 2019
People with dementia involved tool development
 Yes 19(47.5%) Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, 2011; Alzheimer Society of British Columbia, 2016; City of New Westminister, 2016; City of North Vancouver, 2016; City of Richmond, 2019; Community Partners in Action Innisfail, 2020; Darlington et al., 2020; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017; Dementia Australia, 2018; Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, 2017a, 2017b; Fleming et al., 2017; Hamilton Council on Aging, 2020; Mitchell & Burton, 2006; Wu et al., 2019
 No 6(15%) ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Griffiths et al., 2018; National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, 2019
 Unknown 15(37.5%) Alzheimer’s Society UK, 2017b; Alzheimer’s WA, 2016; Catenbury District Health Board, 2015; Central Coast Council, 2017; Dementia Action Alliance, n.d; Dementia Australia, 2016; Dementia Friendly Community Marinette, 2016; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; Innovations in Dementia, 2012; The Brenda Strafford Foundation, 2019
Target population
 People with dementia 15 ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Central Coast Council, 2017; City of New Westminister, 2016; City of North Vancouver, 2016; City of Richmond, 2019; Community Partners in Action Innisfail, 2020; Darlington et al., 2020; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017; Dementia Australia, 2016; Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, 2017a, 2017b; Fleming et al., 2017; Hamilton Council on Aging, 2020; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; Wu et al., 2019
 Caregivers 7 ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Central Coast Council, 2017; City of North Vancouver, 2016; Community Partners in Action Innisfail, 2020; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017; Hamilton Council on Aging, 2020; Wu et al., 2019
 General public 9 ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Central Coast Council, 2017; Dementia Friendly Community Marinette, 2016; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, 2019; Read et al., 2020
 Other 24 ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, 2011; Alzheimer’s Society UK, 2017b; Alzheimer’s WA, 2016; Alzheimer Society of British Columbia, 2016; Catenbury District Health Board, 2015; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017; Dementia Action Alliance, n.d; Dementia Australia, 2016, 2018; Fleming et al., 2017; Griffiths et al., 2018; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; Innovations in Dementia, 2012; Mitchell & Burton, 2006; The Brenda Strafford Foundation, 2019; Wu et al., 2019
 Multiple audiences 9 ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Central Coast Council, 2017; City of North Vancouver, 2016; Community Partners in Action Innisfail, 2020; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017; Fleming et al., 2017; Hamilton Council on Aging, 2020; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; Wu et al., 2019
Tool developers
 Not-for-profit organization 19(47.5%) ACT on Alzheimer’s, 2015; Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, 2011; Alzheimer’s Society UK, 2017b; Alzheimer’s WA, 2016; Community Partners in Action Innisfail, 2020; Dementia Action Alliance, n.d; Dementia Australia, 2016, 2018; Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, 2017a, 2017b; Innovations in Dementia, 2012; The Brenda Strafford Foundation, 2019
 Local government 9(22.5%) Catenbury District Health Board, 2015; Central Coast Council, 2017; City of New Westminister, 2016; City of North Vancouver, 2016; City of Richmond, 2019; Dementia Friendly Community Marinette, 2016; Hamilton Council on Aging, 2020
 Researchers 12(30%) Alzheimer Society of British Columbia, 2016; Darlington et al., 2020; Dementia-Friendly Rotorua Steering Group, 2017; Fleming et al., 2017; Griffiths et al., 2018; Harder+Copmany Community Research, 2016; Mitchell & Burton, 2006; National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, 2019; Read et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2019