Socially Assistive Robots Measuring Older Adults' Perceptions
Socially Assistive Robots Measuring Older Adults' Perceptions
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DOI：
10.3928/00989134-20170707-04
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发表时间：
2017-12-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Mion, Lorraine C.
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作者：
Beuscher, Linda M.;Fan, Jing;Mion, Lorraine C.
为了解决人力短缺问题，医疗保健领导者推荐包括机器人在内的技术来促进和增强提供高效、安全护理的流程。人们对老年人对社交辅助机器人（SAR）的看法知之甚少。利用接受和使用技术框架的统一理论，开发并测试了一项调查，以了解老年人使用 SAR 的可能性。机器人验收调查 (RAS) 包括三个子量表：绩效预期、努力预期和态度。老年人使用 SAR 完成了 RAS 实验前和实验后程序。各分量表的 Cronbach α 系数范围为 0.77 至 0.89。分量表对变化敏感，接触 SAR 活动后反应更积极。未来的研究必须确定能够提供认知、身体和社会帮助的机器人编程，以及影响老年人接受 SAR 的人、活动、情境和机器人特定因素。
To address manpower shortages, health care leaders recommend technology, including robots, to facilitate and augment processes for delivery of efficient, safe care. Little is known regarding older adults' perceptions of socially assistive robots (SARs). Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology framework, a survey was developed and tested for capturing older adults' likelihood to use SARs. The Robot Acceptance Survey (RAS) comprises three subscales: Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, and Attitude. Older adults completed the RAS pre- and post-experimental procedure with a SAR. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the subscales ranged from 0.77 to 0.89. Subscales were sensitive to change, with more positive reactions after exposure to SAR activities. Future studies must identify robotic programming capable of providing cognitive, physical, and social assistance, as well as person-, activity-, situation-, and robot-specific factors that will influence older adults' acceptance of SARs.