ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Usability and Feasibility Assessment of a Social Assistive Robot for the Older People: Results from the GUARDIAN Project.
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- Smart Home Technologies for Ageing in Place: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes, Independence, Healthcare Utilisation and Implementation Considerations.Australasian journal on ageing · 2026Pooled it
- Developing Digital Platforms to Help Older Adults Stay Physically and Socially Active: Co-Design Study to Develop a Toolkit and Evaluate Its Impact.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- What social and environmental considerations are important for socially assistive robotic adoption for pre-frail older adults at home: a scoping review, life cycle assessment and survey.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
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- A field study to explore user experiences with socially assistive robots for older adults: emphasizing the need for more interactivity and personalisation.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence Support for Informal Patient Caregivers: A Systematic Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Neurocognitive Effects of an Online Brain Health Program and Weekly Telehealth Support Group in Older Adults with Subjective Memory Loss: A Pilot Study.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Novel and Proven Models of Public, Private, and Public-Private Partnerships in Healthcare: An Update.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2024Review
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Abstract
In Italy, many people aged over 65 cannot live independently, causing an overall decrease in their quality of life and a need for social and health care. Due to the lack of both formal and informal caregivers, technological solutions become of paramount importance in this scenario. This article describes the user-centered development of the GUARDIAN ecosystem, consisting of a social robot integrated with two mobile applications which aim to monitor, coach, and keep the older user company in order to prolong his/her independence at home. In particular, the advancements from the alpha to the beta prototype of the ecosystem are described, achieved through the feedback collected from 41 end users-older people and their carers-that have tested the system for 6 weeks. By enhancing human-robot interaction, a positive improvement in terms of usability and acceptability of the system was retrieved. However, to increase the perceived usefulness and the impact on older users' lives, it is necessary to make the entire system more customizable, and more capable in providing support for daily activities.
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