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Article History

Received: 1 March 2018

Revised: 29 August 2018

Accepted: 21 November 2018

First Online: 25 March 2019

Compliance with Ethical Standards

: The study was approved by the institutional review board and all participants provided written informed consent.

: Patrick O. Monahan is a Chief Technology Officer and has 2.5% equity ownership (valued at $2500) in a for-profit company called RestUp.MalazBoustani is a deferred-paid advisor with 5% equity (valued at $5000) in the same company, RestUp. The purpose of RestUp is to use internet and mobile technology to connect caregivers and care seekers. The caregivers are paid hourly, as 1099 contractors, by care seekers, and RestUp earns its income by receiving a percentage of each hour worked. The present paper has no overlap with the RestUpcompany; the SymTrak tool developed in the paper is <i>not</i> used in the RestUp company; and <i>none</i> of the activities of the RestUp company are involved in any way with the paper or the SymTrak tool. All other authors have no financial or non-financial interests.

: The sponsor had no role in the following: in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the article for publication. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute on Aging.

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