ArticleJMIR research protocols2020
Effects of a Humanoid Socially Assistive Robot Versus Tablet Training on Psychosocial and Physical Outcomes of Persons With Dementia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.
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- Social Robot Interventions for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review on Effects and Quality of Reporting.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Robotic Rehabilitation for Cognitive Training.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2021Pooled it
- Assessing Feasibility of Cognitive Impairment Testing Using Social Robotic Technology Augmented with Affective Computing and Emotional State Detection Systems.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Cognitive Exercise for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Using a Social Robot.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2023Article
- The usability and feasibility validation of the social robot MINI in people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment; a study protocol.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Intentional Observational Clinical Research Design: Innovative Design for Complex Clinical Research Using Advanced Technology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Can a humanoid social robot stimulate the interactivity of cognitively impaired elderly? A thorough study based on computer vision methods.The Visual computer · 2021Article
- A simulated experiment to explore robotic dialogue strategies for people with dementia.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
backgroundNew technologies, like socially assistive robots (SARs), may have the potential to support caregivers at home. Still, the evidence for people with dementia in home care is unclear because a lot of studies are performed in a laboratory or institutional setting, and mainly use robots in prototype stages.
objectiveThis study aims to explore the effects of the refined, commercially-available, humanoid SAR Pepper combined with a tablet PC-based dementia training program (Coach Pepper) versus an exclusively tablet PC-based dementia training program on psychosocial and physical outcomes of people with dementia living at home, including caregivers and dementia trainers. We hypothesize that Coach Pepper has a more positive effect on the primary outcome motivation (stable or decreased apathy) of people with dementia.
methodsA mixed methods study will be performed, including a randomized controlled, parallel, 2-arm study with a complementary qualitative part. This sample includes 40 PWD living at home and 40 relatives, each complemented with five professional caregivers and dementia trainers. The intervention group will receive Coach Pepper (a SAR connected with a tablet PC-based dementia training program), and the control group will receive exclusively tablet PC-based training without the SAR. The duration of the intervention will be three weeks per household. Data will be collected at baseline and during and after the intervention by standardized questionnaires, sensor data of the robot, and tablet PC, as well as semistructured interviews, focus groups, and observation.
resultsTo date, no results are available for this study protocol. The study intervention started in May 2019 and will end in Spring 2020.
conclusionsThe intervention of this study can be seen as a nonpharmacological intervention, including cognitive and physical training by a robot. This study will help to further refine SAR for the specific needs of people with dementia living at home. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/14927.
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