Social Robots in Hospitals: A Systematic Review

González-González, Carina S.; Violant‐Holz, Verónica; Gil, Rosa

doi:10.3390/app11135976

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“…The use of social robots in healthcare contexts seems quite promising. Robots can promote a wide array of positive effects, including storing data, preventing isolation-related challenges, and facilitating edutainment activities in the pediatric ward [ 19 ]. The incorporation of interactive social robots as social mediators, instructors, or screening agents is a work that is still in progress and there is a great interest in integrating evidence-based treatment techniques.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Pediatric Patient With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Compulsive Behaviors Treated With Robot-Assisted Relaxation: A Case Report

Nikopoulou¹,

Holeva²,

Tatsiopoulou³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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The nature of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) presents significant challenges, especially with regard to comorbidities and drug treatments. Parents and caregivers are often hesitant towards psychotropic medications, mainly due to the fear of side effects. Problems arise when comorbid symptomatology reaches extreme levels, leading to functional decline in the patients. We discuss the case of a 13-year-old girl diagnosed with autism disorder who presented with a long history of social, interpersonal, and academic challenges. The patient was hospitalized with the complaint of a persistent, non-painful, and unpleasant sensation in the perineal area that eventually resulted in repetitive and compulsive behaviors. Robotenhanced relaxation training was introduced to support the patient since she declined to undergo any form of talk therapy. The aim of the intervention was to prevent the irritation from escalating and promote selfregulation skills. The results, based on parent reporting, indicated that the patient acquired relaxation skills, experienced some positive effects on emotional regulation, and showed a decrease in the duration of her disruptive behaviors upon completing the relaxation training. This case report provides evidence that robotassisted relaxation training may be effective in dealing with ASD-related behavioral disturbances and comorbid anxiety.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Pediatric Patient With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Compulsive Behaviors Treated With Robot-Assisted Relaxation: A Case Report

Nikopoulou¹,

Holeva²,

Tatsiopoulou³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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“…The type, severity, and duration of the illness (and the associated degree of suffering), as well as the kind of therapies administered, can significantly affect the general conditions and, especially, the emotional resources of sick children. Not surprisingly, numerous studies have been conducted with long-term patients affected, for example, by leukemia or cancer and/or undergoing chemotherapy [ 14 , 15 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although robotic technologies are increasingly being deployed in health care and hospital settings to serve functions ranging from surgery to rehabilitation to foster the well-being of patients and staff [ 12 , 13 ], studies examining the use of robotics on pediatric wards for play-educational purposes are still relatively scarce [ 14 , 15 ].…”

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Play-Based Activities with a CoderBot Robot on a Pediatric Ward: A Case Study

2022

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Being hospitalized is a threatening and stressful experience for many children. From a psychological point of view, children may experience increased feelings of anxiety and fear that can negatively influence their behavioral, cognitive, and emotional outcomes. To mitigate such adverse effects on children’s mental health and well-being, interventions that might contribute to protecting the emotional domain of hospitalized children are welcome. The present case study of a single-setting intervention allowed us to evaluate the impact, on children admitted to a pediatric short-term recovery ward (N = 61), of participating in play-based activities with a CoderBot robot. The methodology spanned multiple data sources (children, parents, nurses), field observation, and a sequential (quantitative–qualitative) mixed-method approach to data analysis. We found that robot-based activities are associated with enhanced well-being (particularly positive emotions). Both the participating children and their caregivers reported that the activity was enjoyable and interesting, especially thanks to its technologically innovative nature. We critically discuss these positive findings in relation to the strengths of our pilot study, as well as its contextual and methodological limitations, and outline possible future lines of development for this kind of project.

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“…e d u / p r o j e c t s / huggable-a-social-robot-for-pediatric-care/overview/. González-González et al, 2021;Hirt et al, 2021;Leite et al, 2013;Moerman et al, 2019). However, the potential of these analogues of living animals in education and healthcare remains unclear .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One primary goal of current robotics research is to develop companion robots that are able to engage children in close physical and affective proximity in contexts such as healthcare (Dawe et al, 2019;González-González et al, 2021;Kidd & Breazeal, 2008;Westlund et al, 2018) and education (Ahmad et al, 2017;Belpaeme et al, 2018;Mubin et al, 2013;Toh et al, 2016). Given that learning and behavioral change can take weeks or months to achieve, a robot companion must be able not only to display smart social and characterize, explain and measure the relationship between children and robots more effectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

Bond formation with pet-robots: An integrative approach

Boladeras

2022

Curr Psychol

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The challenge of long-term interaction between humans and robots is still a bottleneck in service robot research. To gain an understanding of sustained relatedness with robots, this study proposes a conceptual framework for bond formation. More specifically, it addresses the dynamics of children bonding with robotic pets as the basis for certain services in healthcare and education. The framework presented herein offers an integrative approach and draws from theoretical models and empirical research in Human Robot Interaction and also from related disciplines that investigate lasting relationships, such as human-animal affiliation and attachment to everyday objects. The research question is how children’s relatedness to personified technologies occurs and evolves and what underpinning processes are involved. The subfield of research is child-robot interaction, within the boundaries of social psychology, where the robot is viewed as a social agent, and human-system interaction, where the robot is regarded as an artificial entity. The proposed framework envisions bonding with pet-robots as a socio-affective process towards lasting connectedness and emotional involvement that evolves through three stages: first encounter, short-term interaction and lasting relationship. The stages are characterized by children’s behaviors, cognitions and feelings that can be identified, measured and, maybe more importantly, managed. This model aims to integrate fragmentary and heterogeneous knowledge into a new perspective on the impact of robots in close and enduring proximity to children.

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Social Robots in Hospitals: A Systematic Review

Cited by 54 publications

References 83 publications

A Pediatric Patient With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Compulsive Behaviors Treated With Robot-Assisted Relaxation: A Case Report

A Pediatric Patient With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Compulsive Behaviors Treated With Robot-Assisted Relaxation: A Case Report

Play-Based Activities with a CoderBot Robot on a Pediatric Ward: A Case Study

Bond formation with pet-robots: An integrative approach

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