Monahan, Patrick O.
Kroenke, Kurt
Callahan, Christopher M.
Bakas, Tamilyn
Harrawood, Amanda
Lofton, Phillip
Frye, Danielle
Draucker, Claire
Stump, Timothy
Saliba, Debra
Galvin, James E.
Keegan, Amanda
Austrom, Mary G.
Boustani, Malaz
Article History
Received: 2 May 2018
Revised: 18 September 2018
Accepted: 27 November 2018
First Online: 18 April 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Patrick O. Monahan is Chief Technology Officer and has 2.5% equity ownership (valued at $2500) in a for-profit company called RestUp. Malaz Boustani is a deferred-paid advisor with 5% equity (valued at $5000) in the same company, RestUp. The purpose of RestUp is to use the Internet and mobile technology to connect caregivers and care seekers. The RestUp 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 RestUp company; 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 this paper or the SymTrak tool. All other authors have no financial or non-financial interests.
: The sponsor had no role in 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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