Effect of a robotic seal on the motor activity and sleep patterns of older people with dementia, as measured by wearable technology: A cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Journal: Maturitas
Published Date: Apr 1, 2018

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The robotic seal, PARO, has been used as an alternative to animal-assisted therapies with residents with dementia in long-term care, yet understanding of its efficacy is limited by a paucity of research. We explored the effects of PARO on motor activity and sleep patterns, as measured by a wearable triaxial accelerometer.

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.
  • Siobhan O'Dwyer
    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.
  • M Cindy Mervin
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Center for Applied Health Economics, School of Medicine, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Brian Draper
    School of Psychiatry and Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

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