Using a therapeutic companion robot for dementia symptoms in long-term care: reflections from a cluster-RCT.

Journal: Aging & mental health
PMID: 29282989

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We undertook a cluster-randomised controlled trial exploring the effect of a therapeutic companion robot (PARO) compared to a look-alike plush toy and usual care on dementia symptoms of long-term care residents. Complementing the reported quantitative outcomes , this paper provides critical reflection and commentary on individual participant responses to PARO, observed through video recordings , with a view to informing clinical practice and research.

Authors

  • Wendy Moyle
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Cindy Jones
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Jenny Murfield
    a Menzies Health Institute Queensland , Griffith University , Brisbane , Australia.
  • Lukman Thalib
    Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
  • Elizabeth Beattie
    Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • David Shum
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Behavioural Basis of Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Brian Draper
    School of Psychiatry and Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

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