Assistive Robotic Technology to Combat Social Isolation in Acute Hospital Settings

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 10 - Trang 607-620 - 2018
Miguel Sarabia1, Noel Young2, Kelly Canavan2, Trudi Edginton3, Yiannis Demiris1, Marcela P. Vizcaychipi2,4
1Personal Robotics Lab, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK
2Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
3Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK
4Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK

Tóm tắt

Social isolation in hospitals is a well established risk factor for complications such as cognitive decline and depression. Assistive robotic technology has the potential to combat this problem, but first it is critical to investigate how hospital patients react to this technology. In order to address this question, we introduced a remotely operated NAO humanoid robot which conversed, made jokes, played music, danced and exercised with patients in a London hospital. In total, 49 patients aged between 18–100 took part in the study, 7 of whom had dementia. Our results show that a majority of patients enjoyed their interaction with NAO. We also found that age and dementia significantly affect the interaction, whereas gender does not. These results indicate that hospital patients enjoy socialising with robots, opening new avenues for future research into the potential health benefits of a social robotic companion.

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