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Patterns of use: how older adults with progressed dementia interact with a robot

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Older adults represent a new user group of robots that are deployed in their private homes or in care facilities. In the presented study tangible aspects of older adults' interaction with an autonomous robot were focused. The robot was deployed as a companion in physical therapy for older adults with progressed dementia. Interaction was possible via a mounted touch screen. The menu was structured in a single layer and icons were big and with strong contrast. Employing a detailed observation protocol, interaction frequencies and contexts were assessed. Thereby, it was found that most of the interaction was encouraged by the therapists and that two out of 12 older adults with progressed dementia showed self-inducted interactions.

Source: Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln)

Authors: Hebesberger, Denise, Dondrup, Christian, Gisinger, Christoph, Hanheide, Marc

Institutions: Akademie für Altersforschung am Haus der Barmherzigkeit, Anglia Ruskin University, Heriot-Watt University, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, University of Lincoln

Language: English

Topic: Social Robot Interaction and HRI

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: Spatio-Temporal Representations and Activities For Cognitive Control in Long-Term Scenarios