Group sessions with Paro in a nursing home: Structure, observations and interviews.
Journal:
Australasian journal on ageing
PMID:
26059390
Abstract
AIM: We recently reported that a companion robot reduced residents' loneliness in a randomised controlled trial at an aged-care facility. This report aims to provide additional, previously unpublished data about how the sessions were run, residents' interactions with the robot and staff perspectives.