Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Jul 11, 2022
BACKGROUND: The article addresses commercial socially assistive robots (SAR). There is evidence of the impact of SAR on older persons in institutional settings. Family care at home has not yet been the subject of systematic research; however, especia...
International journal of older people nursing
Jul 4, 2022
AIM: This pilot study aimed to explore the impact of Smart Home technology to support older people's quality of life, particularly for those who live alone.
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
May 19, 2022
BACKGROUND: Due to increasing age and an increasing prevalence rate of neurocognitive disorders such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and dementia, independent living may become challenging. The use of socially assistive robots (SARs) is one soluti...
Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
Mar 23, 2022
The long-term use of transfer support robots in nursing facilities is an important option for improving the efficiency of care work. The "Resyone" transfer support robot is a combination of an electric care bed and a wheelchair, and the wheelchair ha...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Dec 25, 2021
BACKGROUND: In recent years, robotic rehabilitation devices have often been used for motor training. However, to date, no systematic reviews of qualitative studies exploring the end-user experiences of robotic devices in motor rehabilitation have bee...
BACKGROUND: Interest in digital technologies in the health care sector is growing and can be a way to reduce the burden on professional caregivers while helping people to become more independent. Social robots are regarded as a special form of techno...
The study on robot-assisted therapy in a pediatric field has not been applied sufficiently in clinical settings. The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the potential therapeutic effects of a group robot intervention (GRI), using dog-like socia...
International journal of older people nursing
Oct 22, 2021
AIM: The study aimed to explore the views and attitudes of care home workers about the socially assistive robot that was trialled in their workplace, in order to identify training needs in relation to the hypothetical future use of these robots in th...
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)
Aug 19, 2021
Expressed emotion (EE), a measure of the family's emotional climate, is a fundamental measure in caregiving research. A core dimension of EE is the level of criticism expressed by the caregiver to the care recipient, with a high level of criticism a ...
BACKGROUND: To reduce the physical burden of caregivers, wearable transfer support robots are highly desirable. Although these robots are reportedly effective for specific tasks in experimental environments, there is little information about their ef...
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