Output Q is high when the switch is idle, and low when it is activated. The /Q output is the opposite: low when idle and high when activated. Note that only Method 1, Two-Pin Debounce, and Method 2, Cross-coupled Nand Debounce provide immediate outputs with no delay on activation and release (see Waveform 1).
For some industrial automation and robotics applications, the immediate attention of signaling from these debounce methods is needed.
Note that the LogiSwitch integral debounce switches incorporate a circuit similar to the circuitry of Method 2.