Acceptance of an assistive robot in older adults: a mixed-method study of human–robot interaction over a 1-month period in the Living Lab setting
| Autor: | Ya-Huei Wu, Souad Damnée, Anne-Sophie Rigaud, Hélène Kerhervé, Jérémy Wrobel, Mélanie Cornuet |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Gerontology
Male Activities of daily living media_common.quotation_subject assistive robot Human–robot interaction Interviews as Topic User-Computer Interface Living lab technology acceptance Surveys and Questionnaires Activities of Daily Living human–robot interaction robot-acceptance Humans Cognitive Dysfunction Everyday life media_common Original Research Aged Aged 80 and over Attitude to Computers technology industry and agriculture General Medicine Robotics Focus Groups Self-Help Devices Focus group body regions surgical procedures operative HRI Feeling Clinical Interventions in Aging Robot Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Direct experience Psychology human activities |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
| ISSN: | 1178-1998 1176-9092 |
| Popis: | Ya-Huei Wu,1,2 Jérémy Wrobel,1,2 Mélanie Cornuet,1,2 Hélène Kerhervé,1,2 Souad Damnée,1,2 Anne-Sophie Rigaud1,21Hôpital Broca, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, 2Research Team 4468, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, FranceBackground: There is growing interest in investigating acceptance of robots, which are increasingly being proposed as one form of assistive technology to support older adults, maintain their independence, and enhance their well-being. In the present study, we aimed to observe robot-acceptance in older adults, particularly subsequent to a1-month direct experience with a robot.Subjects and methods: Six older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and five cognitively intact healthy (CIH) older adults were recruited. Participants interacted with an assistive robot in the Living Lab once a week for4weeks. After being shown how to use the robot, participants performed tasks to simulate robot use in everyday life. Mixed methods, comprising a robot-acceptance questionnaire, semistructured interviews, usability-performance measures, and a focus group, were used.Results: Both CIH and MCI subjects were able to learn how to use the robot. However, MCI subjects needed more time to perform tasks after a 1-week period of not using the robot. Both groups rated similarly on the robot-acceptance questionnaire. They showed low intention to use the robot, as well as negative attitudes toward and negative images of this device. They did not perceive it as useful in their daily life. However, they found it easy to use, amusing, and not threatening. In addition, social influence was perceived as powerful on robot adoption. Direct experience with the robot did not change the way the participants rated robots in their acceptance questionnaire. We identified several barriers to robot-acceptance, including older adults’ uneasiness with technology, feeling of stigmatization, and ethical/societal issues associated with robot use.Conclusion: It is important to destigmatize images of assistive robots to facilitate their acceptance. Universal design aiming to increase the market for and production of products that are usable by everyone (to the greatest extent possible) might help to destigmatize assistive devices.Keywords: assistive robot, human–robot interaction, HRI, robot-acceptance, technology acceptance |
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