Review of outcome measures in PARO robot intervention studies for dementia care.

Journal: Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Published Date: Oct 24, 2019

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe interventions for PARO, as well as the outcomes evaluated and found following use of PARO, and to identify outcome measures in PARO intervention studies for older adults with dementia. Multiple databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Scopus) were searched and eight studies were included in the systematic review. The review demonstrated that interventions using PARO can be beneficial for improving QOL, affect, social interaction, and reducing NPS and psychotropic or pain medication use. This study identified three domains of outcome measures used to assess the effects of interventions using the PARO robot: quality of life, biological and physiological conditions, and medical treatment.

Authors

  • Hee Sun Kang
    Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Rd, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 156-756, South Korea. Electronic address: goodcare@cau.ac.kr.
  • Kiyoko Makimoto
    School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Konan Women's University, Kobe, Japan.
  • Rie Konno
    Kansai University of International Studies, Hyogo, Japan.
  • In Soon Koh
    Department of Nursing, Andong Science College, South Korea. Electronic address: aortana@naver.com.

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