AIMC Topic: Long-Term Care

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"She Had a Smile on Her Face as Wide as the Great Australian Bite": A Qualitative Examination of Family Perceptions of a Therapeutic Robot and a Plush Toy.

The Gerontologist
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recent years have seen social robotic pets introduced as a means of treating behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, and many show promising potential. In this study, we sought to explore family members' percepti...

Care Robot ZORA in Dutch Nursing Homes; An Evaluation Study.

Studies in health technology and informatics
From May 2016 - November 2016 the use of the ZORA robot was investigated in 15 long-term care facilities for older people. The ZORA robot is built as a social robot and used for pleasure and entertainment or to stimulate physical activities of the re...