Group sessions with Paro in a nursing home: Structure, observations and interviews.

Journal: Australasian journal on ageing
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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 This report aims to provide additional, previously unpublished data about how the sessions were run, residents' interactions with the robot and staff perspectives.

Authors

  • Hayley Robinson
    Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Elizabeth Broadbent
  • Bruce MacDonald