Impacts of Low-cost Robotic Pets for Older Adults and People With Dementia: Scoping Review.
Impacts of Low-cost Robotic Pets for Older Adults and People With Dementia: Scoping Review.
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10.2196/25340
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发表时间：
2021-02-12
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Casey D
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Koh WQ;Ang FXH;Casey D
老年人和痴呆症患者特别容易受到社会孤立。社交机器人，包括机器人宠物，是很有希望的技术干预措施，可以造福于老年人和痴呆症患者的心理社会健康。然而，高成本等问题可能导致缺乏平等的机会和对感染控制的担忧。尽管之前有关于老年人和痴呆症患者使用机器人宠物的评论，但没有一个包括或关注低成本、熟悉和现实设计的宠物机器人。这篇综述的目的是为老年人和痴呆症患者综合低成本、熟悉和现实设计的互动机器人宠物的交付和影响的证据。Arksey和O‘Malley框架被用来指导这次审查。首先，确定了研究问题。其次，对五个电子数据库和谷歌学者进行了搜索。研究是通过两个阶段的筛选程序进行选择的，两名评价者使用标准化的数据提取表格独立筛选和提取数据。最后，对研究结果进行了讨论、分类和叙述性呈现。共有9项研究纳入综述。积极影响涉及几个心理社会领域，包括情绪和情感、沟通和社会互动、陪伴和其他幸福结果。与其使用相关的问题和担忧包括对机器宠物作为活动物的误解，依恋的伦理问题，使用者的负面反应，以及其他务实的担忧，如卫生和成本。总体而言，这些发现与之前调查其他社交机器人有效性的研究产生了共鸣，表明了这些低成本机器人宠物在满足老年人和痴呆症患者的心理社会需求方面的前景。这些机器宠物的可负担性似乎影响了现实世界使用的实用性，如干预分娩和感染控制，鉴于新冠肺炎，这些都特别相关。展望未来，研究还应该考虑将这些低成本机器人与其他机器宠物的效果进行比较。
Older adults and people with dementia are particularly vulnerable to social isolation. Social robots, including robotic pets, are promising technological interventions that can benefit the psychosocial health of older adults and people with dementia. However, issues such as high costs can lead to a lack of equal access and concerns about infection control. Although there are previous reviews on the use of robotic pets for older adults and people with dementia, none have included or had a focus on low-cost and familiarly and realistically designed pet robots. The aim of this review is to synthesize evidence on the delivery and impact of low-cost, familiarly and realistically designed interactive robotic pets for older adults and people with dementia. The Arksey and O’Malley framework was used to guide this review. First, the research question was identified. Second, searches were conducted on five electronic databases and Google Scholar. Studies were selected using a two-phase screening process, where two reviewers independently screened and extracted data using a standardized data extraction form. Finally, the results were discussed, categorized, and presented narratively. A total of 9 studies were included in the review. Positive impacts related to several psychosocial domains, including mood and affect, communication and social interaction, companionship, and other well-being outcomes. Issues and concerns associated with its use included misperceptions of the robotic pets as a live animal, ethical issues of attachment, negative reactions by users, and other pragmatic concerns such as hygiene and cost. Overall, the findings resonate with previous studies that investigated the effectiveness of other social robots, demonstrating the promise of these low-cost robotic pets in addressing the psychosocial needs of older adults and people with dementia. The affordability of these robotic pets appeared to influence the practicalities of real-world use, such as intervention delivery and infection control, which are especially relevant in light of COVID-19. Moving forward, studies should also consider comparing the effects of these low-cost robots with other robotic pets.