Study on transition of elderly people's reactions in robot therapy

Toshimitsu Hamada, Mitsuru Naganuma, Yoshihito Kagawa, Tomomi Hashimoto, Hisashi Onari, Toshihiko Yoneoka

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    Abstract

    Most elderly people staying in nursing homes have dementia, and various kinds of recreational programs are provided in order to prevent or ameliorate this problem. Robot therapy is a recreational program that has recently been introduced in some nursing homes. However, the effects of robot therapy are difficult to evaluate. In this study, we identified events occurring during therapy that are important in the proliferation and evolution of robot therapy. We also found that the presence of an intervener encourages elderly people to be more active.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHRI 2016 - 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction
    PublisherIEEE Computer Society
    Pages431-432
    Number of pages2
    Volume2016-April
    ISBN (Electronic)9781467383707
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016 Apr 12
    Event11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016 - Christchurch, New Zealand
    Duration: 2016 Mar 72016 Mar 10

    Other

    Other11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016
    Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
    CityChristchurch
    Period16/3/716/3/10

    Keywords

    • Aging society
    • Dementia
    • Nursing care
    • Recreation
    • Robot therapy
    • Work sampling

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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