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Review of outcome measures in PARO robot intervention studies for dementia care.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
The aim of this study was to describe interventions for PARO, as well as the outcomes evaluated and found following use of PARO, and to identify outcome measures in PARO intervention studies for older adults with dementia. Multiple databases (Web of ...

Engagement and experience of older people with socially assistive robots in home care.

Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA
Social isolation is one of the most common consequences of older people with dementia, especially for those who live at their own dwellings alone due to limited access to social activities. Research relating to the use of social robots in aged care h...

Evaluating the effects of active social touch and robot expressiveness on user attitudes and behaviour in human-robot interaction.

Scientific reports
Touch plays a crucial role in human social interaction and emotional communication. Social touch refers to touching others in social contexts, serving purposes like greetings, affection, persuasion, and emotional regulation. Social robots are autonom...

Advanced smart assistance with enhancing social interaction and daily activities for visually impaired individuals using deep learning with modified seagull optimization.

Scientific reports
Visually impaired individuals face daily challenges in social engagement and routine activities due to limited access to real-time environmental information. Damage detection is a common approach in infrastructure that combines steel and concrete rei...

Using a Social Robot to Engage Older Adults Living in Residential Care Homes in Cognitive Training: Preliminary Results from the SHAPES Project.

Studies in health technology and informatics
The employment of socially assistive robotics (SAR) is increasingly being considered a credible solution to support healthcare systems in dealing with an aging society. In this contribution, we explore the experience of older adults (n = 11) living i...

Understanding Social Robots: Attribution of Intentional Agency to Artificial and Biological Bodies.

Artificial life
Much research in robotic artificial intelligence (AI) and Artificial Life has focused on autonomous agents as an embodied and situated approach to AI. Such systems are commonly viewed as overcoming many of the philosophical problems associated with t...

Social Robots to Fend Off Loneliness?

Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
Social robots are increasingly being deployed to address social isolation and loneliness, particularly among older adults. Clips on social media attest that individuals availing themselves of this option are pleased with their robot companions. Yet, ...

Usability and Acceptability of Social Robot Pets Among Community-Dwelling Veterans Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers.

American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Social robot pets promote engagement and psychosocial well-being among older adults, yet little is known about their use among community-dwelling Veterans living with dementia. This programmatic evaluation used a within subjects, pre-post design to e...

Use of the PARO robot as a social mediator in a sample of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and typical development.

La Clinica terapeutica
BACKGROUND: Social robotics is a research field aimed at providing robots with skills related to social behavior and natural human interaction. Many studies have demonstrated the efficacy of these robots as socio-communicative mediators. Others have ...

Towards emotionally aligned social robots for dementia: perspectives of care partners and persons with dementia.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
BACKGROUND: Persons living with dementia and their care partners place a high value on aging in place and maintaining independence. Socially assistive robots - embodied characters or pets that provide companionship and aid through social interaction ...