Table 1 The types of devices, support and configuration of geofence of the participating people with dementia
ID | Time in study | Type of device | Had geofence | Area description | Furthest distance from home before alert | Reasons given for this configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Months | Yes/no | |||||
P01 | 6 | VEGA support by BIELD | y | To local shops | 500m | - Area usually walked in recently |
- No major roads | ||||||
- Big enough to choose different routes | ||||||
P02 | 7 | Buddi | no | Â | Â | As soon as she started walking down the road her husband would go after her |
P03 | 7 | Buddi | y | Did not know what had been set at baseline | Â | Â |
P04 | 5 | VEGA support by BIELD | y | Centre of Edinburgh and main shopping centres | 5 km | - Area usually walked in recently |
- Familiar area/comfort zone – known for many years | ||||||
P05 | Â | Â | na | Â | Â | Â |
P06 | 4 | VEGA support by BIELD | n | Â | Â | - Legitimate outings would set it off |
P07 | 4 | ROMAD from TUNSTALL support by GEONOVO | y | Along main roads to the neighbouring towns | 7km | - Area usually walks |
P08 | 4 | SKYGUARD x 2 | n | Â | Â | - Too restrictive |
P09 | 4 | BUDDI | n | Â | Â | - Legitimate outings would set it off |
P10 | 4 | VEGA support by BIELD | y | Edinburgh | 8km reduced to 5km | - Boundary wasn’t a key concern as he covers a wide area |
P11 | 3 | SKYGUARD | n | Â | Â | - Legitimate outings concern that may not be able to contact call centre to turn off boundary |
- Too restrictive | ||||||
P12 | 1 | VEGA support by BIELD | y | Originally limited to their road then extended to whole of Edinburgh | ? 8km | - Area usually walks in (to supermarket) |
- Familiar area – because likes to visit other parts of Edinburgh where grew up |