Back to school with telepresence robot technology: A qualitative pilot study about how telepresence robots help school-aged children and adolescents with cancer to remain socially and academically connected with their school classes during treatment.

Journal: Nursing open
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Abstract

AIM: To explore how an AV1 telepresence robot helps school-aged children and adolescents with cancer to remain socially and academically connected with their school classes during cancer treatment.

Authors

  • Mette Weibel
    Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine The Juliane Marie Center University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) Copenhagen Denmark.
  • Martin Kaj Fridh Nielsen
    Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine The Juliane Marie Center University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) Copenhagen Denmark.
  • Martha Krogh Topperzer
    Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine The Juliane Marie Center University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) Copenhagen Denmark.
  • Nanna Maria Hammer
    Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine The Juliane Marie Center University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) Copenhagen Denmark.
  • Sarah Wagn Møller
    Danish School of Education (DPU) Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark.
  • Kjeld Schmiegelow
    Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Rigshospitalet University Hospital Copenhagen Denmark.
  • Hanne Bækgaard Larsen
    Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Rigshospitalet University Hospital of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.