AIMC Topic: Social Support

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Socially assistive robots in health and social care: Acceptance and cultural factors. Results from an exploratory international online survey.

Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS
AIM: This study explored the views of an international sample of registered nurses and midwives working in health and social care concerning socially assistive robots (SARs), and the relationship between dimensions of culture and rejection of the ide...

Association between loneliness and acceptance of using robots and pets as companions among older Chinese immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australasian journal on ageing
OBJECTIVES: To examine loneliness experienced by middle-aged and older Chinese immigrants and its association with accepting technology as a companion (apps, Internet and robots) versus owning pets, when social distancing measures were implemented in...

Robots in Eldercare: How Does a Real-World Interaction with the Machine Influence the Perceptions of Older People?

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
(1) Background: Using autonomous social robots in selected areas of care for community-dwelling older adults is one of the promising approaches to address the problem of the widening care gap. We posed the question of whether a possibility to interac...

Evaluating comforting messages with the sentiment analysis and social cognition engine.

Applied psychology. Health and well-being
The current study extended the literature on social support by examining the differences in the word content of supportive messages using a free online linguistic tool called sentiment analysis and social cognition engine (SEANCE) across multiple lev...

A qualitative exploration of care homes workers' views and training needs in relation to the use of socially assistive humanoid robots in their workplace.

International journal of older people nursing
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...

The Perceptions of People with Dementia and Key Stakeholders Regarding the Use and Impact of the Social Robot MARIO.

International journal of environmental research and public health
People with dementia often experience loneliness and social isolation. This can result in increased cognitive decline which, in turn, has a negative impact on quality of life. This paper explores the use of the social robot, MARIO, with older people ...

Digital conversations about suicide among teenagers and adults with epilepsy: A big-data, machine learning analysis.

Epilepsia
OBJECTIVE: Digital media conversations can provide important insight into the concerns and struggles of people with epilepsy (PWE) outside of formal clinical settings and help generate useful information for treatment planning. Our study aimed to exp...

User Experiences of Social Support From Companion Chatbots in Everyday Contexts: Thematic Analysis.

Journal of medical Internet research
BACKGROUND: Previous research suggests that artificial agents may be a promising source of social support for humans. However, the bulk of this research has been conducted in the context of social support interventions that specifically address stres...

Investigating the use of data-driven artificial intelligence in computerised decision support systems for health and social care: A systematic review.

Health informatics journal
There is growing interest in the potential of artificial intelligence to support decision-making in health and social care settings. There is, however, currently limited evidence of the effectiveness of these systems. The aim of this study was to inv...

Enablers and barriers to the implementation of socially assistive humanoid robots in health and social care: a systematic review.

BMJ open
OBJECTIVES: Socially assistive humanoid robots are considered a promising technology to tackle the challenges in health and social care posed by the growth of the ageing population. The purpose of our study was to explore the current evidence on barr...