Effect of a Group-Based Personal Assistive RObot (PARO) Robot Intervention on Cognitive Function, Autonomic Nervous System Function, and Mental Well-being in Older Adults with Mild Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
PMID: 39182512

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Personal Assistive RObot (PARO) interventions have been used to treat agitation and mood symptoms of dementia effectively. However, the effects of a PARO intervention on physiological and cognitive function are unclear. To examine the effects of a group-based PARO intervention for older adults with mild dementia.

Authors

  • Shu-Chuan Chen
    Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queensland, Australia.
  • Mei-Feng Lin
    Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Tai-Hsueh Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: L30mf@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
  • Cindy Jones
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Wei Hung Chang
    Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan. Electronic address: weihung2364009@gmail.com.
  • Shih-Hsien Lin
    Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Clinical Medicine Research Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Chun-O Chien
    Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
  • Chia-Feng Hsu
    Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Hong-Yu Qiu
    Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Wendy Moyle
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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