Table 2.
Website characteristics (N=29).
| Characteristics | Companies, n (%)a | |||
| Target audience | ||||
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Informal caregivers | 28 (97) | ||
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Formal caregivers (including institutions) | 6 (21) | ||
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Public safety agencies | 7 (24) | ||
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Persons with dementia | 1 (3) | ||
| Target users | ||||
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Persons with dementia | |||
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Persons with dementia exclusively | 6 (21) | |
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Persons with dementia nonexclusively | 28 (97) | |
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Persons without dementia | |||
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Persons living with various cognitive disabilities (eg, autism and Down syndromeb) | 17 (59) | |
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Older adults | 9 (31) | |
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Other (eg, children, employees, assets, and pets) | 6 (21) | |
| Information tools | ||||
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Social media | 22 (76) | ||
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No social media | 8 (28) | ||
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Multimedia (eg, video or audio) | 12 (41) | ||
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No multimedia (eg, video or audio) | 12 (41) | ||
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Textual | 29 (100) | ||
| Information types | ||||
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Multimedia | |||
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Testimonials | 4 (14) | |
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How-tos or guides or product overview | 8 (28) | |
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Textual | |||
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Product description | 29 (100) | |
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Testimonials | 15 (52) | |
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Blog | 7 (24) | |
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News | 7 (24) | |
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Academic or professional resources | 3 (10) | |
| Language used to describe ETDsc | ||||
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Tracking or tracker device | 15 (52) | ||
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Tag | 1 (3) | ||
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Mobile locator tracking unit | 1 (3) | ||
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Location-tracking app | 1 (3) | ||
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Monitoring device | 2 (7) | ||
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Locator | 8 (28) | ||
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Wearable | 2 (7) | ||
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Safety app | 1 (3) | ||
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Safety device | 1 (3) | ||
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Personal emergency location device | 1 (3) | ||
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Personal emergency response system | 1 (3) | ||
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Assistive device | 1 (3) | ||
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Personal alarm | 1 (3) | ||
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Wandering alert | 1 (3) | ||
aThe companies may have multiple characteristics.
bThe companies focus on persons (eg, children) with Down syndrome who do not have dementia.
cETD: electronic tracking device.