Caregiver perspectives on a smart home-based socially assistive robot for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
Caregiver perspectives on a smart home-based socially assistive robot for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
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照顾者对阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症患者的智能家庭社交辅助机器人的看法
DOI：
10.1080/17483107.2020.1753831
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发表时间：
2020-04-15
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Zhang, Naiqian
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作者：
Arthanat, Sajay;Begum, Momotaz;Zhang, Naiqian
目的：创新的辅助技术可以满足阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症 (ADRD) 患者的就地老龄化和护理需求。本研究的目的是与一群 ADRD 护理人员一起对一种新型社交辅助机器人 (SAR) 进行 Beta 测试，并收集他们对其在家庭环境中的潜在整合的看法。方法：SAR 涉及一个可编程研究机器人，该机器人与商用物联网传感器相连，用于接收和响应护理对象的行为。八名护理人员观察特区执行有关护理对象的日常生活和家庭安全的两项护理方案，然后参加焦点小组和电话采访。研究人员使用扎根理论和技术接受和使用统一理论作为框架来收集和分析数据。结果：护理人员肯定了 SAR 减轻护理负担的潜力，并将其视为护理人员的下一代技术。作为一个确定的主题，SAR 的采用取决于 SAR 的可导航性、护理对象的参与度、适应性、人形特征和界面设计。相比之下，导致潜在拒绝的障碍是技术复杂性、系统故障、负担加重以及未能解决数字鸿沟。结论：从更广泛的角度来看，SAR 作为 ADRD 家庭健康技术的成功取决于其整合的时机、商业可行性、资金供应以及与护理接受者的联系。需要在家庭环境中进行长期研究，以验证 SAR 在调节 ADRD 患者就地老龄化方面的可用性和影响。 对康复的影响 社交辅助机器人 (SAR) 是辅助技术的一个新兴领域，预计将在支持阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆 (ADRD) 患者就地老龄化方面发挥至关重要的作用。观察新型 SAR 并与其互动的 ADRD 患者的护理人员断言他们对该技术的接受程度以及其适用范围和对下一代护理人员的可行性。导航性、护理对象参与度、适应性、人形特征和界面设计被认为是护理人员和护理对象二人接受 SAR 的关键因素。相比之下，技术复杂性、系统故障、负担加重和未能解决数字鸿沟不利于 SAR 的采用。在全面开发和部署 SAR 时，必须考虑一些设计和实施要求。家庭背景下的 SAR。
Purpose: Innovative assistive technology can address aging-in-place and caregiving needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD). The purpose of this study was to beta-test a novel socially assistive robot (SAR) with a cohort of ADRD caregivers and gather their perspectives on its potential integration in the home context. Methods: The SAR involved a programmable research robot linked with commercially available Internet of things sensors to receive and respond to care recipient's behaviour. Eight caregivers observed the SAR perform two care protocols concerning the care recipient's daily routine and home safety, and then participated in a focus group and phone interview. The researchers used grounded theory and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology as a framework to gather and analyse the data. Results: The caregivers' asserted the potential of the SAR to relieve care burden and envisioned it as a next-generation technology for caregivers. Adoption of the SAR, as an identified theme, was subject to the SAR's navigability, care recipient engagement, adaptability, humanoid features, and interface design. In contrast, barriers leading to potential rejection were technological complexity, system failure, exasperation of burden, and failure to address digital divide. Conclusion: From a broader outlook, success of SARs as a home-health technology for ADRD is reliant on the timing of their integration, commercial viability, funding provisions, and their bonding with the care recipient. Long-term research in the home settings is required to verify the usability and impact of SARs in mediating aging-in-place of individuals with ADRD.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONSocially assistive robots (SARs), an emerging domain of assistive technology, are projected to have a crucial role in supporting aging-in-place of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD).Caregivers of individuals with ADRD who observed and interacted with a novel SAR asserted their acceptance of the technology as well as its scope and feasibility for the upcoming generation of caregivers.Navigability, care recipient engagement, adaptability, humanoid features, and interface design were stated to be critical factors for SAR's acceptance by caregiver and care recipient dyads.In contrast, technological complexity, system failure, exasperation of burden, and failure to address digital divide are detrimental to SAR's adoption.Several design and implementation requirements must be considered towards the full-scale development and deployment of the SARs in the home context.