Gerontechnology: Providing a Helping Hand When Caring for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults—Intermediate Results from a Controlled Study on the Satisfaction and Acceptance of Informal Caregivers

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Factor</td><td align="left">Age</td><td align="left">Medical diagnosis</td><td align="left">Living arrangement</td><td align="left">Caregiving</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">Inclusion</td><td align="left" rowspan="2">18 years or older</td><td align="left"></td><td align="left">Live with EP;</td><td align="left">Actively involved</td></tr><tr><td align="left"></td><td align="left">Do not live with EP but provides regular, direct assistance; No plans to move for the duration of the trials</td><td align="left">In caregiver role for 6 months or longer</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Exclusion</td><td align="left"></td><td align="left">Active treatment for cancer; has dementia</td><td align="left">Planned placement of EP in long-term care in 6 months or less</td><td align="left"></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for ICGs.

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

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Table 2: Gerontechnology: Providing a Helping Hand When Caring for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults—Intermediate Results from a Controlled Study on the Satisfaction and Acceptance of Informal Caregivers 

Table 2 | Gerontechnology: Providing a Helping Hand When Caring for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults—Intermediate Results from a Controlled Study on the Satisfaction and Acceptance of Informal Caregivers 