Effectiveness of Care Robots, and the Intermediaries’ Role between and among Care Robots and Older Adults

Osaka, Kyoko; Tanioka, Tetsuya; Tanioka, Ryuichi; Kai, Yoshihiro; Locsin, Rozzano C.

doi:10.1109/sii46433.2020.9026262

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“…The most important attribute in nursing is the relationship expressed as caring. Robot performance requires an intermediary for their effective and safe use [14,15]. This assumption expresses the importance of the functions of intermediaries in robot-human situations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Intervention therapies using animals for hospitalized patients is not uncommon. Studies by Osaka and others [14][15][16] suggest that robot therapy is expected to have a more healing effect on patients and improve motivation for activities for older people by using an expensive humanoid robot such as Pepper from an inexpensive communication robot.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the performance and functions of these robots are often of lesser fidelity and functionality than expected by some facilities, thereby preventing their continued use after the initial introduction [33,34]. The dialogue between healthcare robots and older adults was difficult without an intermediary role because of the difficulty for older adults to understand the robot because of the speed of its speech and tone of vocalization [15]. Oftentimes, because of this robot inefficiency, it is essential to consider instituting the intermediary role of nurses to engage the robot with the older adults.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Osaka and other studies [14][15][16] analysed Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and accelerometer data in two-second increments and showed real-time results. As such, changes in autonomic activity and the intensity of physical exercise could be determined during the implementation of robot therapy.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Robot Therapy Program for Patients with Dementia: Its Framework and Effectiveness

Osaka¹,

Tanioka²,

Betriana³

et al. 2021

Information Systems - Intelligent Information Processing Systems, Natural Language Processing, Affective Computing and Artifici

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Robot therapy uses humanoid and animal-like robots. The robot therapy for older adults is expected to affect the therapeutic goals, including physical condition, cognitive function, and provide joy. By interaction with humanoid or animal-like robot, the older adults who are not physically active may have the improvement of their physical condition, such as hugging, stroking, talking with them, and participating in any activity involving the robot. The typical examples show that animal therapy has almost the same effectiveness as robot therapy among older people. It is clarified that robot therapy can be expected to have a healing effect on patients, improve motivation for activity, and increase the amount of activity, like animal therapy. Furthermore, it was essential to consider the intermediary role of nurses for connecting the robot and older adults and their role, even if the robot is not sophisticated enough to be useful as a humanoid nurse robot for rehabilitation and dialogue with older adults. Thus, robot therapy could be considered another important intervention in the challenging health and innovative care practices needed in the care of older persons. This chapter explains the robot therapy program for patients with dementia from the viewpoint of its framework and effectiveness.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Robot Therapy Program for Patients with Dementia: Its Framework and Effectiveness

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Tanioka²,

Betriana³

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“…Intermediaries are proposed in these situations [ 23 ]. It was found that human intermediaries are indispensable in situations with inadequately programmed communicative robots, particularly those interacting with older persons [ 24 ]. The involvement of intermediaries is necessary to obtain adequate evidence that can be used to fine-tune programs to enable robots to provide compassionate care [ 19 , 25 ].…”

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Development Issues of Healthcare Robots: Compassionate Communication for Older Adults with Dementia

Tanioka

Yokotani

Tanioka

et al. 2021

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Although progress is being made in affective computing, issues remain in enabling the effective expression of compassionate communication by healthcare robots. Identifying, describing and reconciling these concerns are important in order to provide quality contemporary healthcare for older adults with dementia. The purpose of this case study was to explore the development issues of healthcare robots in expressing compassionate communication for older adults with dementia. An exploratory descriptive case study was conducted with the Pepper robot and older adults with dementia using high-tech digital cameras to document significant communication proceedings that occurred during the activities. Data were collected in December 2020. The application program for an intentional conversation using Pepper was jointly developed by Tanioka’s team and the Xing Company, allowing Pepper’s words and head movements to be remotely controlled. The analysis of the results revealed four development issues, namely, (1) accurate sensing behavior for “listening” to voices appropriately and accurately interacting with subjects; (2) inefficiency in “listening” and “gaze” activities; (3) fidelity of behavioral responses; and (4) deficiency in natural language processing AI development, i.e., the ability to respond actively to situations that were not pre-programmed by the developer. Conversational engagements between the Pepper robot and patients with dementia illustrated a practical usage of technologies with artificial intelligence and natural language processing. The development issues found in this study require reconciliation in order to enhance the potential for healthcare robot engagement in compassionate communication in the care of older adults with dementia.

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Robots in Geriatric Care: A Future with No Return?

Michieli

Petrushin

Bustreo

et al. 2023

Practical Issues in Geriatrics

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Effectiveness of Care Robots, and the Intermediaries’ Role between and among Care Robots and Older Adults

Cited by 6 publications

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Robot Therapy Program for Patients with Dementia: Its Framework and Effectiveness

Robot Therapy Program for Patients with Dementia: Its Framework and Effectiveness

Development Issues of Healthcare Robots: Compassionate Communication for Older Adults with Dementia

Robots in Geriatric Care: A Future with No Return?

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