ArticleBMC psychiatry2022
The usability and feasibility validation of the social robot MINI in people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment; a study protocol.
Article in BMC psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05884424 (Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Robot Therapy With the Paro Robot in People Living With Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Robot Therapy With the Paro Robot in People Living With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Clinical Trial
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Human-robot interactions and experiences of staff and service robots in aged care.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating the User Experience and Usability of the MINI Robot for Elderly Adults with Mild Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights and Recommendations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessing Feasibility of Cognitive Impairment Testing Using Social Robotic Technology Augmented with Affective Computing and Emotional State Detection Systems.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Ten Years of TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare: Where Are We?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial robots have demonstrated promising outcomes in terms of increasing the social health and well-being of people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment. According to the World Health Organization's Monitoring and assessing digital health interventions framework, usability and feasibility studies are crucial before implementing prototype social robots and proving their efficacy and effectiveness. This protocol paper aims to detail the plan for conducting the usability and feasibility study of the MINI robot based on evidence-based recommended methodology.
methodsIn this study, an experimental design and a mixed method of data collection will be applied. Twenty participants aged 65 and over with dementia or mild cognitive impairment will be recruited. Eight sessions of interaction with the robot, as well as qualitative and quantitative assessments, will be accomplished. The research will take place in a laboratory. Ethical approvals have been acquired. This research will be valuable in the development of the MINI robot and its practical deployment in the actual world, as well as the methodological evidence base in the sector of social robots. DISCUSSION: By the winter of 2022-2023, the findings of this study will be accessible for dissemination. This study will aid to improve the evidence-based methodology used to study the feasibility and usability of social robots in people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment as well as what can be learned to advance such study designs in the future.
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