ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Effects of the Level of Interactivity of a Social Robot and the Response of the Augmented Reality Display in Contextual Interactions of People with Dementia.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Intelligent Robot Interventions for People With Dementia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Animal-assisted and robotic animal-assisted interventions within dementia care: A systematic review.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Technologies That Support Meaningful Connections in Care Homes: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Robot Care Intervention and Maintenance for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Innovation in aging · 2025Review
- Impact of digital assistive technologies on the quality of life for people with dementia: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Digital interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older adults: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of digital technologies to engage and support the wellbeing of people with dementia and family carers at home and in care homes: A scoping review.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Personalised socially assistive robot for cardiac rehabilitation: Critical reflections on long-term interactions in the real world.User modeling and user-adapted interaction · 2023Article
- The use of technology for social interaction by people with dementia: A scoping review.PLOS digital health · 2022Article
- Social Robot Interventions in Mental Health Care and Their Outcomes, Barriers, and Facilitators: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
- Assessing Momentary Well-Being in People Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Observational Instruments.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Field Testing of Ro-Tri, a Robot-Mediated Triadic Interaction for Older Adults.International journal of social robotics · 2021Article
- The Perceptions of People with Dementia and Key Stakeholders Regarding the Use and Impact of the Social Robot MARIO.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Wellbeing Index for Persons with Dementia-An Observational Study Based on the Group Observational Measurement of Engagement (GOME).Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
The well-being of people with dementia (PWD) living in long-term care facilities is hindered due to disengagement and social isolation. Animal-like social robots are increasingly used in dementia care as they can provide companionship and engage PWD in meaningful activities. While most previous human-robot interaction (HRI) research studied engagement independent from the context, recent findings indicate that the context of HRI sessions has an impact on user engagement. This study aims to explore the effects of contextual interactions between PWD and a social robot embedded in the augmented responsive environment. Three experimental conditions were compared: reactive context-enhanced robot interaction; dynamic context-enhanced interaction with a static robot; a control condition with only the dynamic context presented. Effectiveness evaluations were performed with 16 participants using four observational rating scales on observed engagement, affective states, and apathy related behaviors. Findings suggested that the higher level of interactivity of a social robot and the interactive contextualized feedback helped capture and maintain users' attention during engagement; however, it did not significantly improve their positive affective states. Additionally, the presence of either a static or a proactive robot reduced apathy-related behaviors by facilitating purposeful activities, thus, motivating behavioral engagement.
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