Therapeutic Seal Robot as Biofeedback Medical Device: Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluations of Robot Therapy in Dementia Care
Therapeutic Seal Robot as Biofeedback Medical Device: Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluations of Robot Therapy in Dementia Care
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DOI：
10.1109/jproc.2012.2200559
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发表时间：
2012-08-01
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20.6
通讯作者：
Shibata, Takanori
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作者：
Shibata, Takanori
最近开发的机器人技术不仅用于工厂，还用于我们的日常生活环境。用于改善生活质量的人机交互机器人正变得越来越普遍。它们的目的和功能因其用途而异，如援助，治疗，指导，娱乐和教育。机器人治疗，即在“动物治疗”中使用机器人作为动物的替代品，是机器人在福利和患者护理领域的新应用。海豹机器人PARO于1993年开始开发机器人治疗。PARO于2005年在日本商业化，2009年在欧洲和美国商业化，已在约30个国家的医院和护理机构中使用。最近的研究表明，机器人疗法对患者的效果与动物疗法相似。2009年，美国S.美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）认证PARO为“生物反馈医疗器械”。“虽然PARO可以用于各种治疗，类似于使用真实的动物的治疗，但这项研究的重点是它在老年痴呆症患者中的应用，因为在与PARO相互作用之前和之后，可以很容易地观察到明显的差异。本文首先阐述了防止外空军备竞赛的目的和作用。其次，由于有几个观察性研究的老年痴呆症与PARO相互作用的治疗效果，一些典型的情况下，有趣的特殊情况下，介绍。这些病例包括抑郁症的恢复、激越的减轻和言语障碍的恢复。最后，本文讨论了为什么PARO有可能改变老年痴呆症患者的情绪和行为的非药物方法。
Recently developed robotics technologies are used not only in factories, but also in our daily living environment. Human-interactive robots, used to improve the quality of life, are becoming increasingly common. Their purposes and functions vary depending on their use, such as assistance, therapy, guide, entertainment, and education. Robot therapy, which uses robots as a substitution for animals in "animal therapy," is a new robot application in the fields of welfare and patient care. The seal robot PARO began development for robot therapy in 1993. PARO was commercialized in Japan in 2005, and in Europe and the United States in 2009, and it has been used in hospitals and care facilities in approximately 30 countries. Recent research has revealed that robot therapy has a similar effect on patients as animal therapy. In 2009, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certified PARO as a "biofeedback medical device." While PARO can be used in various kinds of therapy similar to that where real animals are used, this study focuses on its use with elderly dementia patients because explicit differences can be easily observed before and after interacting with PARO. First, this paper explains the purposes and functions of PARO. Second, because there are several observational studies on the therapeutic effects of the elderly with dementia interacting with PARO, some typical cases and interesting special cases are introduced. These cases include recovery from depression, reduction of agitation, and recovery from speech disorders. Finally, this paper discusses why PARO has the potential to change moods and behaviors of the elderly with dementia as a nonpharmacological approach.