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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for randomized clinical trial

From: The effect of an information and communication technology (ICT) on older adults’ quality of life: study protocol for a randomized control trial

Older adults

Inclusion

• Age 65 or older

criteria

• Live in one of three Wisconsin regions: Milwaukee County; Waukesha County; or Richland, Juneau, or Sauk Counties

• In the last 12 months, has experienced one or more of the following:

Fallen once or more

Felt sad or depressed

Received home-health services

Stayed in a skilled nursing facility

Gone to the emergency room

Been admitted to the hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Is currently homeless or living in a hospice center, assisted living facility without access to a stove, or nursing home

• Needs help getting into or out of a bed or a chair

Informal caregivers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 or older

• Provide physical, emotional, and/or financial support to the older adult

• Be named by the older adult as a caregiver

Exclusion criteria

• Being cognitively impaired, as determined by the recruiter’s observation (for example, inability to answer questions or track the conversation)

Both older adults and informal caregivers

Inclusion criteria

• Understand the consent form, which is in English

Exclusion criteria

• Being unable to give informed consent

• Being unable to use Elder Tree (for example, poor vision that prevents reading a computer screen)