Benefits and problems of health-care robots in aged care settings: A comparison trial.

Journal: Australasian journal on ageing

PMID: 26364706

AIM: This study investigated whether multiple health-care robots could have any benefits or cause any problems in an aged care facility.

Elizabeth Broadbent
Ngaire Kerse

Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Kathryn Peri

School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Hayley Robinson

Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Chandimal Jayawardena

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tony Kuo

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Chandan Datta

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Rebecca Stafford

Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Haley Butler

Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Pratyusha Jawalkar

Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Maddy Amor

Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Ben Robins

Uniservices, Auckland, New Zealand.
Bruce MacDonald

Activities of Daily Living Age Factors Aging Attitude of Health Personnel Attitude to Computers Communication Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Services for the Aged Homes for the Aged Humans Interviews as Topic New Zealand Nursing Homes Patient Acceptance of Health Care Quality of Life Robotics Social Behavior Time Factors

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