Assistive robots for socialization in elderly people: results pertaining to the needs of the users
Assistive robots for socialization in elderly people: results pertaining to the needs of the users
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DOI：
10.1007/s40520-018-1073-z
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
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4
通讯作者：
Sancarlo, Daniele
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作者：
D'Onofrio, Grazia;Fiorini, Laura;Sancarlo, Daniele
背景/目的技术解决方案可以支持老年人，提高他们的生活质量，减少孤立和孤独。欧洲-日本acra（机器人和老龄化的敏捷共同创造）项目的目标是为老龄化机器人解决方案的开发建立一个参考的共同创造方法。本研究的目的是对老年人及其护理人员在接触机器人对话活动时的真实需求进行试点定性分析，并从最终用户的角度确定应该开发的优先需求。方法采用质性研究设计，设计一份预结构问卷，并对参加试点的老年人进行问卷调查。最终使用者包括三组：年龄bb0 = 60岁的受试者，非正式照顾者和正式照顾者。结果访谈在意大利和日本进行。总共招募了17名老年人和36名护理人员。两个站点的共同需求分为3类：交流；情感检测与安全。试验点参与者对机器人的接受程度总体较好，感知度较高。结论老年人对机器人解决方案的应用有积极的看法，并且考虑到所涉及对象的实际需求和能力，通过适当和仔细的机器人开发可以解决许多需求。
Background/aim Technological solutions can support the elderly, improve their quality of life and reduce isolation and loneliness. The Euro-Japan ACCRA (Agile Co-Creation for Robots and Aging) project has the objective of building a reference co-creation methodology for the development of robotic solutions for ageing. The aim of this study is to provide a pilot qualitative analysis of the real needs of elderly people and their caregivers when exposed to conversational activities with robots and to identify priority needs that should be developed from end-user perspectives. Methods A qualitative research design was adopted to define a pre-structured questionnaire that was administered to the elderly taking part in the piloting sessions. Three groups of end-users were included: subjects with an age >= 60 years, informal caregivers and formal caregivers. Results The interviews were carried out in Italy and Japan. A total of 17 elderly and 36 caregivers were recruited. Common needs in the two sites were categorized into 3 groups: Communication; Emotion Detection and Safety. General robot acceptance level is good and perception is positive among participants in the pilot sites. Conclusion A positive perception of the elderly on the application of a robotic solution was found and many are the needs that could be addressed by an appropriate and careful robotic development taking into account the real needs and capabilities of the involved subjects.