Acceptability of Robot Assistant in Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children.

Journal: Diabetes technology & therapeutics

Published Date: Sep 1, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To find out whether children with type 1 diabetes accept a humanoid robot as an assistant in their diabetes management. In particular, the study aims to determine how the patients feel the robot may contribute to their care and how they respond to advice and education provided by the robot.

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Majid A Al-Taee

1 Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool , Liverpool, United Kingdom .
Ritika Kapoor

2 Department of Pediatrics, King's College Hospital , London, United Kingdom .
Christopher Garrett

3 Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London School of Medicine , London, United Kingdom .
Pratik Choudhary

4 Department of Diabetes, King's College London School of Medicine , London, United Kingdom .

Keywords

Adolescent Blood Glucose Child Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Female Humans Hypoglycemic Agents Insulin Male Patient Acceptance of Health Care Robotics Self Care

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Acceptability of Robot Assistant in Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children.

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