A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Companion Robot for People With Dementia Living in the Community.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
PMID: 28668664

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the affective, social, behavioral, and physiological effects of the companion robot Paro for people with dementia in both a day care center and a home setting.

Authors

  • Amy Liang
    Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Isabell Piroth
    Faculty of Psychology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Hayley Robinson
    Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Bruce MacDonald
  • Mark Fisher
    School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. Electronic address: mark.fisher@uea.ac.uk.
  • Urs M Nater
    Faculty of Psychology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Nadine Skoluda
    Faculty of Psychology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Elizabeth Broadbent

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