Table 7 Search times before and after GPS device
| Â | Before GPS | With the GPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ID | Typical time searching based on caregiver estimates from recall | Frequency searching | Typical time searching, based on caregiver estimates | Frequency of searching |
1 | 4 hrs | 1 event | 0 | 0 |
2 | 1 hour | 2 or 3 times a week | 10-30 mins | 2 a month |
3 | 2 hrs 30 | 1 event | 0 | 0 |
4 | 6 hours | 1-2 times a week | 30 - 45 mins | 1 or 2 a week |
5 | Â | Â | - | - |
6 | 3 hours + | Walking at night | 1 hour | 1 a month |
Unclear how often | ||||
7 | 20 mins | 1 or 2 occasions/month searching plus walks taking longer | 10-20 mins | 2 a month |
8 | No searching but had been brought home a few times by others and described getting lost herself | 1 or 2 | No searching- used to monitor | Â |
9 | No missing/searching but was found at 4am around the back of the bus station | 1 event | 0 | 0 |
10 | 19 hours | Occasional 1 major missing event | 45 minutes | At follow up, 2 or 3 times a day |
11 | 20 minutes – and P has described being lost | Occasional | 0 | 0 |
12 | 6hrs 30 | 2 main events | 0 | 0 |
MEAN | 4 hrs 44 (2 hrs 56 excl. 19 hr) | Â | 40 mins | Â |