ArticleGeriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Use of robots to encourage social engagement between older adults.
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- Artificial intelligence-enabled social robots for facilitating social interactions in patients with dementia: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Ageing society and the challenge for social robotics: A systematic review of Socially Assistive Robotics for MCI patients.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- A multi-site randomized clinical trial of socially assistive robots on engaging older adults with cognitive impairment residing in long-term care settings: A protocol paper.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- "That's me at my best": perspectives of older adults on involvement in technology research.Medical humanities · 2025Article
- A Networked Intelligent Elderly Care Model Based on Nursing Robots to Achieve Healthy Aging.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Application of Artificial Intelligence in Geriatric Care: Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Technological Innovations and Data-Driven Support for Older Adults.JMIR aging · 2023Article
- Robots in Assisted Living Facilities: Scoping Review.JMIR aging · 2023Article
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Abstract
We designed a robotic architecture system within a commercially available socially assistive robot to engage pairs of older adults in multimodal activities over 3 weeks for 6 sessions. The study took place in two assisted living facilities. Seven pairs (14 individuals) completed the experiment. Ages ranged from 70 to 90 years with a mean age of 83.0 (± 6.1). Most were women (79%). Three adults were screened as having normal cognition, 10 had mild cognitive impairment, and 1 adult self-reported a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. All sessions were video recorded and analyzed using Noldus Observer XT. Individuals demonstrated high levels of both human-human interaction and human-robot interaction, but the activity influenced the type of interaction. Engagement measures (visual, verbal, behavioral) also varied by type of activity. Future studies will focus on further development of activities that can engage older adults with varying levels of cognitive impairment and apathy.
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