The use of global positional satellite location in dementia: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Characteristics of caregivers and people with dementia who participated in interviews

	Person with dementia					Caregiver(s)	Research involvement
ID^a	Age	Dementia diagnosis	Baseline MMSE	Baseline BARTHEL	Consent	Relationship to dementia sufferer	Time in study
C01P01	70-74	Vascular	18	95	Consented	Husband	6 months
C02P02	60-64	Alzheimer’s	15	70	Consented	Husband	7 months
C03P03	70-74	Alzheimer’s	15	55	Consented	Wife	7 months
C04P04	75-79	Unknown	21	65	Consented	Daughter and her husband	5 months
C05	Unknown				-	Wife	Baseline only^a
C06	55-59	Vascular	-	55	-	Sister	4 months
C07P07	70-74	Alzheimer’s	18	85	Proxy	Wife	4 months
C08P08	90-94	Lewy Body	26	100	Consented	Son and his wife	2 months
C09P09	70-74	Unknown	14	80	Proxy	3 sons	4 months^c
C10P10	60-64	Alzheimer’s	Declined	Declined	Consented	Partner	4 months
C11P11	75-79	Vascular	25	90	Consented	Daughter	3 months^b
C12	80-84	Alzheimer’s	-	-	-	Wife	1 month^b

C = Caregiver; P = Person with dementia (if participated); ^aSubsequently refused to use GPS. ^bBaseline interviews only conducted.

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