Evaluation of a Companion Robot for Individuals With Dementia Quantitative Findings of the MARIO Project in an Irish Residential Care Setting
Evaluation of a Companion Robot for Individuals With Dementia Quantitative Findings of the MARIO Project in an Irish Residential Care Setting
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DOI：
10.3928/00989134-20190531-01
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Casey, Dympna
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作者：
Barrett, Eva;Burke, Megan;Casey, Dympna
目前的研究重点是MARIO，社会机器人，对生活质量，抑郁症和感知的社会支持的人与痴呆症（PWD）的短期影响，并评估他们的可接受性MARIO。在一个养老院的10个残疾人参加了为期4周的试点研究，其中每个参与者有多达12个会议与MARIO。会议包括参与音乐，新闻，回忆，游戏和日历应用程序。在为期4周的治疗前后进行标准化问卷调查。参与者在互动过程中对MARIO产生了持续的兴趣，并接受了MARIO的外观，声音和应用程序。因此，参与者花更多的时间参与社会活动。在生活质量、抑郁和感知社会支持方面没有统计学显著差异。PWD可以在现实世界的养老院与社交机器人互动。未来的研究应该包括更大的样本和更长的干预时间。
The current study focuses on the short-term effect of MARIO, a social robot, on quality of life, depression, and perceived social support in persons with dementia (PWD) and evaluates their acceptability of MARIO. Ten PWD in one nursing home took part in a 4-week pilot study, where each participant had up to 12 sessions with MARIO. Sessions comprised engagement in music, news, reminiscence, games, and calendar applications. Standardized questionnaires were administered before and after the 4-week period. Participants had a sustained interest in MARIO during their interactions and an acceptance of MARIO's appearance, sound, and applications. Consequently, participants spent more time socially engaged. No statistically significant differences were found in quality of life, depression, and perceived social support. PWD can engage with a social robot in a real-world nursing home. Future research should incorporate a larger sample and longer intervention period.