Using a robot to personalise health education for children with diabetes type 1: a pilot study
| Autor: | Hanneke van der Bosch, Bert Bierman, Jeanine A.M. van der Giessen, Rosemarijn Looije, Mark A. Neerincx, Olivier A. Blanson Henkemans, Joris B. Janssen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Personal robot
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Applied psychology Health literacy Health knowledge Pilot Projects Health Promotion Patient Education as Topic Health care Humans Child Health Education Motivation Self-management Small talk business.industry technology industry and agriculture General Medicine body regions Self Care surgical procedures operative Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Video Games Robot Health education Female Educational Measurement business Psychology human activities Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Patient education and counseling. 92(2) |
| ISSN: | 1873-5134 |
| Popis: | Objective Assess the effects of personalised robot behaviours on the enjoyment and motivation of children (8–12) with diabetes, and on their acquisition of health knowledge, in educational play. Methods Children (N = 5) played diabetes quizzes against a personal or neutral robot on three occasions: once at the clinic, twice at home. The personal robot asked them about their names, sports and favourite colours, referred to these data during the interaction, and engaged in small talk. Fun, motivation and diabetes knowledge was measured. Child–robot interaction was observed. Results Children said the robot and quiz were fun, but this appreciation declined over time. With the personal robot, the children looked more at the robot and spoke more. The children mimicked the robot. Finally, an increase in knowledge about diabetes was observed. Conclusion The study provides strong indication for how a personal robot can help children to improve health literacy in an enjoyable way. Children mimic the robot. When the robot is personal, they follow suit. Our results are positive and establish a good foundation for further development and testing in a larger study. Practice implications Using a robot in health care could contribute to self-management in children and help them to cope with their illness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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