Table 3.
Overview of company-identified vulnerabilities (N=29).
| Vulnerability | Companies, n (%)a | |||
| Bodily vulnerabilities | ||||
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Persons with dementia | |||
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Wandering | 26 (90) | |
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Caregivers | |||
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Limited in body | 3 (10) | |
| Psychological vulnerabilities | ||||
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Persons with dementia | |||
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Loss of independence | 26 (90) | |
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Feeling insecure or unsafe | 6 (21) | |
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Feeling like a burden on family | 3 (10) | |
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Psychological or emotional stress | 4 (14) | |
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Caregivers | |||
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Psychological or emotional stress | 21 (72) | |
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Lack of knowledge | 6 (21) | |
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Loss of independence | 5 (17) | |
| Social vulnerabilities | ||||
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Persons with dementia | |||
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Erosion of social life (eg, isolation) | 3 (10) | |
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Caregivers | |||
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Erosion of relationship with person with dementia | 2 (7) | |
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Need for external support or help | 4 (14) | |
| Existential and moral vulnerabilities | ||||
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Persons with dementia | |||
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Erosion in quality of life | 8 (28) | |
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Caregivers | |||
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Faced with difficult decisions | 6 (21) | |
| Technical vulnerabilities | ||||
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Persons with dementia | |||
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Stigma derived from ETDsb | 7 (24) | |
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Physical discomfort from ETDs | 5 (17) | |
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Caregivers | |||
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Exacerbated vulnerabilities from difficult-to-use ETDs | 17 (59) | |
aThe companies may have multiple vulnerabilities.
bETD: electronic tracking device.