Effects on the Self-disclosure of Elderly People by Using a Robot Which Intermediates Remote Communication

Noguchi, Yohei; Kamide, Hiroko; Tanaka, Fumihide

doi:10.1109/roman.2018.8525562

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“…Responses included feelings of "not feeling completely alone" if a robot was around or feeling like "someone else" was there. As previously researched by Noguchi et al [69], this perception has been shown to have positive effects during robot-mediated communication by both encouraging self-disclosure towards the communication partner and reducing social isolation among older people.…”

Section: Older Adults' Requirements For a Telepresence Robotsupporting

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“I have the Feeling that the Person is Here”: Older Adults’ Attitudes, Usage Intentions, and Requirements for a Telepresence Robot

Conde,

Mikhailova,

Döring

2024

Int J of Soc Robotics

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The social integration of older adults has been shown to be vital for successful aging. Innovative communication technologies, such as telepresence robots, can protect older adults against loneliness and social isolation by helping them stay connected to their social networks. This human-centered qualitative study aims to identify the attitudes (research question 1, RQ1), intentions to use (RQ2), and requirements (RQ3) of older adults for robot-mediated communication (RMC) via a telepresence robot. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with N = 30 older adults from Germany, who evaluated storyboard illustrations depicting a fictional RMC scenario between a grandparent and their adult grandchild. The study identified 3 attitude groups towards telepresence robots among participants: positive, negative, and conflicting attitudes (RQ1). Furthermore, based on their intentions of use, participants were classified into reluctant future users (n = 12), future non-users (n = 10), and enthusiastic future users (n = 8) (RQ2). Finally, the study identified technological, social, and age-related requirements of older adults for a telepresence robot (RQ3). Practical recommendations are provided based on these findings, such as leveraging older adults’ current technology-related skills, adapting technologies to older adults’ lifestyles and social networks, and designing technologies that contribute to older adults aging in place. This study contributes to the human-centered design of telepresence robots that support the social integration of older adults.

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confidence: 53%

“I have the Feeling that the Person is Here”: Older Adults’ Attitudes, Usage Intentions, and Requirements for a Telepresence Robot

Conde,

Mikhailova,

Döring

2024

Int J of Soc Robotics

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“…Lemoine et al (29) examined the information needs of fertile people in Canada and noted that people seeking fertility and infertility services received a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic information, but people whose information needs were met achieved better psychological outcomes. As Nowruz et al (30) Reported, approximately half of patients had limited knowledge about infertility-related factors. They concluded that designing, implementing, and evaluating an appropriate training program is necessary to improve patients' awareness regarding infertility.…”

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Minimum data set and educational content required to design a mobile-based nutrition education application for women with infertility in Iran

Langarizadeh

Najarzadeh

Maghsoudi

et al. 2022

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Background Infertility is one of the major health problems causing many problems and challenges for the couples and society. Given the worldwide exponential rise of infertility, mobile phone-based applications are drastic ways to deliver nutrition educational contents to women with infertility. The present study aimed to prepare the required educational contents for designing a mobile phone-based nutrition educational application for women with infertility. Methods Educational contents were initially determined based on the literature review and library resources. The collected information was used to design a researcher-made questionnaire containing 28 items in six dimensions. Later, 15 nutrition and five infertility specialists, selected via purposeful sampling, were asked to complete the questionnaire about the necessary information to be included in the software. Content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using a panel of experts including medical informatics, health information management, nutritionists, and infertility specialists, who reviewed the items, made some revisions, and confirmed the final contents. Reliability of the questionnaire was also corroborated using the KR-20 coefficient (0.89). Results According to the specialists, the amount of consumed calories per meal and the interval between meals were not significantly effective on fertility. Other factors such as main definitions, disease and treatment instructions, personal activities and habits, and menstruation were deemed necessary by the respondents. Participants also suggested adding an introduction on different types of diets, users' suggestions and opinions, and introduction of senior nutrition centers to the questionnaire. Conclusions Followed by obtaining the required valid and reliable contents, a mobile phone- based nutrition education application can be designed to improve the patients' awareness and facilitate their treatment process.

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“…There have been various studies on robots that support human communication. Telecommunication using a robot as an avatar, which is expected to induce more self-disclosure, was applied between the elderly and their families [14], between children with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers [15], and among inter-generational community [16]. Shimaya et al showed that a robot teleoperated by students in a classroom setting encouraged the students to talk to their teacher [17].…”

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Multiple-Robot Mediated Discussion System to support group discussion

Ikari

Yoshikawa

Ishiguro

2020

2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

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Deep discussions on topics without definite answers are important for society, but they are also challenging to facilitate. Recently, advances in the technology of using robots to facilitate discussions have been made. In this study, we developed a multiple-robot mediated discussion system (m-RMDS) to support discussions by having multiple robots assert their own points and lead a dialogue in a group of human participants. The robots involved the participants in a discussion through asking them for advice. We implemented the m-RMDS in discussions on difficult topics with no clear answers. A within-subject experiment with 16 groups (N=64) was conducted to evaluate the contribution of the m-RMDS. The participants completed a questionnaire about their discussion skills and their self-confidence. Then, they participated in two discussions, one facilitated by the m-RMDS and one that was unfacilitated. They evaluated and compared both experiences across multiple aspects. The participants with low confidence in conducting a discussion evaluated the discussion with m-RMDS as easier to move forward than the discussion without m-RMDS. Furthermore, they reported that they heard more of others' frank opinions during the facilitated discussion than during the unfacilitated one. In addition, regardless of their confidence level, the participants tended to respond that they would like to use the system again. We also review necessary improvements to the system and suggest future applications.

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Effects on the Self-disclosure of Elderly People by Using a Robot Which Intermediates Remote Communication

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

“I have the Feeling that the Person is Here”: Older Adults’ Attitudes, Usage Intentions, and Requirements for a Telepresence Robot

“I have the Feeling that the Person is Here”: Older Adults’ Attitudes, Usage Intentions, and Requirements for a Telepresence Robot

Minimum data set and educational content required to design a mobile-based nutrition education application for women with infertility in Iran

Multiple-Robot Mediated Discussion System to support group discussion

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