Role of Assistive Robots in the Care of Older People: Survey Study Among Medical and Nursing Students.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
Published Date: Aug 12, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Populations are aging at an alarming rate in many countries around the world. There has been not only a decrease in the number of births and an increase in the percentage of older people, but also an increase in the number of people living alone. There is growing demand for specialist medical care and daily care with the number of people who can act as caregivers reducing. The use of assistive robots can, at least partially, solve these problems.

Authors

  • Sylwia Łukasik
    Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 61-614 Poznań, Poland. lukasik@amu.edu.pl.
  • Sławomir Tobis
    Laboratory of Occupational Therapy, Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
  • Sylwia Kropińska
    Geriatrics Unit, Chair and Department of Palliative Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
  • Aleksandra Suwalska
    Laboratory of Neuropsychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.

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