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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | HRI 2016 - 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction |
Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
Pages | 431-432 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Volume | 2016-April |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781467383707 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Apr 12 |
Event | 11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016 - Christchurch, New Zealand Duration: 2016 Mar 7 → 2016 Mar 10 |
Other
Other | 11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016 |
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Country/Territory | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Period | 16/3/7 → 16/3/10 |
Keywords
- Aging society
- Dementia
- Nursing care
- Recreation
- Robot therapy
- Work sampling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering