Exploring the impact of socially assistive robots on health and wellbeing across the lifespan: An umbrella review and meta-analysis.

Journal: International journal of nursing studies
Published Date: Feb 22, 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Socially assistive robots offer an alternate source of connection for interventions within health and social care amidst a landscape of technological advancement and reduced staff capacity. There is a need to summarise the available systematic reviews on the health and wellbeing impacts to evaluate effectiveness, explore potential moderators and mediators, and identify recommendations for future research and practice.

Authors

  • Bethany Nichol
    Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Electronic address: bethany.nichol@northumbria.ac.uk.
  • Jemma McCready
    Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Electronic address: j.mccready@northumbria.ac.uk.
  • Goran Erfani
    Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Electronic address: goran.erfani@northumbria.ac.uk.
  • Dania Comparcini
    Section of Nursing, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: dania.comparcini@uniba.it.
  • Valentina Simonetti
    University "LUM" Giuseppe Degennaro, Casamassima, Bari, Italy. Electronic address: simonetti@lum.it.
  • Giancarlo Cicolini
    Section of Nursing, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: giancarlo.cicolini@uniba.it.
  • Kristina Mikkonen
    Research Unit of Health Science and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: kristina.mikkonen@oulu.fi.
  • Miyae Yamakawa
    Department of Evidence-Based Clinical Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
  • Marco Tomietto
    Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; Research Unit of Health Science and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: marco.tomietto@northumbria.ac.uk.

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