Predicting the role of assistive technologies in the lives of people with dementia using objective care recipient factors

Table 4 Care recipient demographics as reported by their care giver

Category	Item	Number of respondents	Percentage
Relation to Caregiver	Father/Father-in-law	31	7.2
	Mother/Mother-in-law	112	26.0
	Husband	143	33.3
	Wife	61	14.2
	Other	35	8.1
	Missing	48	11.2
Marital Status	Married	229	53.3
	Widowed	117	27.2
	Other	43	10.0
	Missing	41	9.5
Birthplace	In Canada	265	61.6
	Not in Canada	126	29.3
	Missing	39	9.1
Primary Language	English	339	78.8
	French	20	4.7
	Other	29	6.7
	Missing	42	9.8
Type of Housing	In private household	315	73.3
	Institution al care facility / Supportive housing / Other	69	16.0
	Missing	40	9.3
Proximity to Caregiver	Same household / Same building	269	62.6
	Less than 1 h by car	110	25.6
	More than 1 h by car	14	3.3
	Missing	37	8.6
Paid Care	Daily	84	19.5
	2–3 times per week	103	24.0
	Less than weekly	92	21.4
	Never	107	24.9
	Missing	44	10.2
Informal Primary Caregiver	Yes	341	79.3
	No/Unsure	50	11.6
	Missing	39	9.1
Clinical diagnosis	Alzheimer’s disease	274	63.7
	Other dementia	91	21.2
	No/Unsure	9	2.1
	Missing	56	13.0
Time since diagnosis	Less than 1 year	41	9.5
	1–6 years	256	59.5
	6+ years	76	17.7
	Unknown	8	1.9
	Missing	49	11.4
Independence	Not dependent at all (0–2)	21	4.9
	Slightly dependent (3–5)	62	14.4
	Dependent (6–8)	157	36.5
	Very dependent (9–10)	148	34.4
	Missing	42	9.8

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