Robotic Services Acceptance in Smart Environments With Older Adults: User Satisfaction and Acceptability Study.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
PMID: 30249588

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In Europe, the population of older people is increasing rapidly. Many older people prefer to remain in their homes but living alone could be a risk for their safety. In this context, robotics and other emerging technologies are increasingly proposed as potential solutions to this societal concern. However, one-third of all assistive technologies are abandoned within one year of use because the end users do not accept them.

Authors

  • Filippo Cavallo
    The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera, Pisa 56025, Italy. filippo.cavallo@santannapisa.it.
  • Raffaele Esposito
    Assistive Robotics Lab, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera, Italy.
  • Raffaele Limosani
    Assistive Robotics Lab, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera, Italy.
  • Alessandro Manzi
    Assistive Robotics Lab, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera, Italy.
  • Roberta Bevilacqua
    Laboratorio di Bioinformatica, Bioingegenria e Domotica, Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani, Ancona, Italy.
  • Elisa Felici
    Laboratorio di Bioinformatica, Bioingegenria e Domotica, Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani, Ancona, Italy.
  • Alessandro Di Nuovo
    Sheffield Robotics, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S11WB, UK. a.dinuovo@shu.ac.uk.
  • Angelo Cangelosi
    Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
  • Fabrizia Lattanzio
    Laboratorio di Bioinformatica, Bioingegenria e Domotica, Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani, Ancona, Italy.
  • Paolo Dario

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