Assistive robots in the homes of aging adults

[...]participants reported an increase in social interactions with others by virtue of interest and conversation about Paro, which could bring its own emotional improvements. [...]despite the large number of papers published on this topic, Rabbitt et al. [...]future researchers should extend early h...

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Published in:International psychogeriatrics 2020-08, Vol.32 (8), p.905-907
Main Authors: Van Patten, Ryan, Maye, Jacqueline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Aged
Aging
Animal assisted therapy
Commentary
Dementia
Depression
Humans
Intervention
Loneliness
Long term health care
Long-Term Care
Mental depression
Mental health
Older people
Quality of Life
Researchers
Robotics
Robots
Self-Help Devices
Social Interaction
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Summary:[...]participants reported an increase in social interactions with others by virtue of interest and conversation about Paro, which could bring its own emotional improvements. [...]despite the large number of papers published on this topic, Rabbitt et al. [...]future researchers should extend early home-based work to include larger samples with more rigorous methodological designs (i.e. randomized controlled trials) of social robots in the homes of older adults to prolong independence and improve quality of life. [...]a wide variety of healthcare robots exist, with the majority focused on enhancing socioemotional functioning.
ISSN:1041-6102
1741-203X
DOI:10.1017/S1041610220000800