Feasibility study of the development of a verbally interactive back care robot

语言互动背部护理机器人开发的可行性研究

• 批准号: 10021545
• 金额: $ 12.52万
• 依托单位: PACLA MEDICAL LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10021545
• 关键词: Feasibility; study; development; verbally; interactive

Chronic back pain (CBP) is common and the pain it causes can be a great burden on people's lives as the condition can cause reduction in their mobility and independent living. A crucial component of the management of CBP in clinical settings is verbal interaction between physiotherapists and their patients. Both parties take part in a conversation related to the back problems presented by the patient. The clinician begins by assessing the cause of the symptoms and devises a treatment plan to treat them. After treatment, physiotherapists carry out regular assessments to evaluate the effects of the treatment, including pain reduction and mobility improvements in the affected areas. Although some existing back therapy devices on the market offer treatment benefits, none of them offer the conversational interaction between clinician and patient during a consultation. As a result, the treatment offered to their users consists of a set of standard programmes, lacking any interaction or personalised approach. We are developing an innovative software system that enables the user and the back therapy robot to interact in a verbal physiotherapy consultation, offering users highly personalised therapy in the comfort of their own home. This innovation will be a game changer in the back care industry and create a global leader in the management of CBP and in digital health, based in the UK.

慢性背痛（CBP）是常见的，它引起的疼痛可能是人们生活的巨大负担，因为这种情况可能导致他们的流动性和独立生活减少。CBP在临床环境中的管理的一个重要组成部分是物理治疗师和他们的病人之间的口头互动。双方都参与了与患者提出的背部问题相关的对话。临床医生首先评估症状的原因，并制定治疗计划来治疗它们。治疗后，物理治疗师进行定期评估，以评估治疗的效果，包括减轻疼痛和改善受影响地区的流动性。尽管市场上的一些现有背部治疗设备提供治疗益处，但是它们中没有一个在咨询期间提供临床医生和患者之间的对话交互。因此，向其用户提供的治疗由一套标准方案组成，缺乏任何互动或个性化方法。我们正在开发一种创新的软件系统，使用户和背部治疗机器人能够在口头物理治疗咨询中进行互动，为用户提供高度个性化的治疗，让他们在自己的家中感到舒适。这一创新将改变背部护理行业的游戏规则，并在英国创建CBP管理和数字健康的全球领导者。