Addressing the Role of Smart Robotic Health Assistants Within the Human-Machine Frontier of Geriatric Healthcare
Addressing the Role of Smart Robotic Health Assistants Within the Human-Machine Frontier of Geriatric Healthcare
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解决智能机器人健康助手在老年医疗保健人类机器边界内的作用
DOI：
10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1319
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发表时间：
2020-12-16
影响因子：
7
通讯作者：
Sheng W
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作者：
Firdausya N;Bishop A;Carlson B;Sheng W
本研究的数据来自三个独立的利益相关者焦点小组会议，涉及护士病例管理人员（n = 5）、社会机构个案工作者（n = 5）和农村外展提供者（n = 5）。所有小组的参与者都被要求回答这样一个问题：“当涉及到你的工作时，你希望智能机器人助手为你做什么？”三次会议的数据被合并、逐字转录、编码并分析为专题内容。出现了三个共同的主题，包括健康监测、行为干预和医疗保健素养。在健康监测方面，参与者希望机器人具有“测量生命体征”和“跟踪水和食物摄入”的功能。还就行为干预能力达成了专题协议。最值得注意的是，咨询行业的利益相关者承认，需要一种智能机器人助手，为老年护理对象提供“提醒或提醒服用药物”。这被认为是改善药物依从性的必要干预措施。医疗保健素养成为咨询小组讨论的最后一个主题。与会者特别指出，智能机器人应协助双向沟通和翻译医疗保健信息和说明，以“尽量减少由于语言障碍造成的护理障碍”。研究结果将进一步用于强调未来机器人健康助理的集成如何代表一个可行的解决方案，帮助老年保健工作者有效地与机器一起工作，以满足城市和农村老年人的多样化护理需求。
Data for this study was acquired from three separate stakeholder focus group sessions involving nurse case managers (n = 5), social agency caseworkers (n = 5), and rural outreach providers (n = 5). Participants across all groups were asked to address the question: “When it comes to your work, what would you want a smart robot assistant to do for you?” Data from the three sessions were combined, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed for thematic content. Three shared themes emerged, including health monitoring, behavioral intervention, and healthcare literacy. Relative to health monitoring, participants desired a robot that possessed functions in the form of “taking vital signs,” and “tracking water and food intake.” There was also a thematic agreement regarding behavioral intervention capabilities. Most notably, advisory stakeholders acknowledged a need for a smart robotic assistant to provide geriatric care recipients with “an alert or reminder to take medication.” This was viewed as an essential intervention for improving medication adherence. Healthcare literacy emerged as a final theme among advisory groups. In particular, participants noted that a smart robot should assist with bi-directional communication and translation of health care information and instructions as a way to “minimize impediments of care due to language barriers.” Findings will be further used to highlight how future integration of robotic health assistants represents a viable solution in helping geriatric healthcare workers work effectively alongside machines to meet the diverse care needs of older adults in both urban and rural settings.