More than just friends: in-home use and design recommendations for sensing socially assistive robots (SARs) by older adults with depression
| Autor: | Natasha Randall, Shinichi Nagata, Selma Sabanovic, Sawyer Collins, Lori Eldridge, Jennifer Piatt, Casey C. Bennett |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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030506 rehabilitation
Technology Cognitive Neuroscience Applied psychology Human–robot interaction 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience human-robot interaction 0302 clinical medicine Developmental Neuroscience Artificial Intelligence Medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) business.industry embedded sensors Home use socially assistive robotics Human-Computer Interaction body regions Assistive robot home and social robot design ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY 0305 other medical science business depression management and therapy in older adults 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Paladyn: Journal of Behavioral Robotics, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 237-255 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2081-4836 |
| Popis: | As healthcare turns its focus to preventative community-based interventions, there is increasing interest in using in-home technology to support this goal. This study evaluates the design and use of socially assistive robots (SARs) and sensors as in-home therapeutic support for older adults with depression. The seal-like SAR Paro, along with onboard and wearable sensors, was placed in the homes of 10 older adults diagnosed with clinical depression for one month. Design workshops were conducted before and after the in-home implementation with participating older adults and clinical care staff members. Workshops showed older adults and clinicians sawseveral potential uses for robots and sensors to support in-home depression care. Long-term in-home use of the robot allowed researchers and participants to situate desired robot features in specific practices and experiences of daily life, and some user requests for functionality changed due to extended use. Sensor data showed that participants’ attitudes toward and intention to use the robot were strongly correlated with particular Circadian patterns (afternoon and evening) of robot use. Sensor data also showed that those without pets interacted with Paro significantly more than those with pets, and survey data showed they had more positive attitudes toward the SAR. Companionship, while a desired capability, emerged as insufficient to engage many older adults in long-term use of SARs in their home. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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