TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of a companion robot for individuals with dementia: Quantitative findings of the MARIO project in an irish residential care setting
AU - Barrett, Eva
AU - Burke, Megan
AU - Whelan, Sally
AU - Santorelli, Adam
AU - Oliveira, Barbara Luz
AU - Cavallo, Filippo
AU - Dröes, Rose-Marie
AU - Hopper, Louise
AU - Fawcett-Henesy, Ainna
AU - Meiland, Franka J. M.
AU - Mountain, Gail
AU - Moyle, Wendy
AU - Raciti, Massimiliano
AU - Pegman, Geoff
AU - Teare, Aimee
AU - Sancarlo, Daniele
AU - Riccardi, Francesco
AU - D'Onofrio, Grazia
AU - Giuliani, Francesco
AU - Russo, Alessandro
AU - Bleaden, Andy
AU - Greco, Antonio
AU - Casey, Dympna
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - The current study focuses on the short-term eff ect of MARIO, a social robot, on quality of life, depression, and perceived social support in persons with dementia (PWD) and evaluates their acceptability of MARIO. Ten PWD in one nursing home took part in a 4-week pilot study, where each participant had up to 12 sessions with MARIO. Sessions comprised engagement in music, news, reminiscence, games, and calendar applications. Standardized questionnaires were administered before and after the 4-week period. Participants had a sustained interest in MARIO during their interactions and an acceptance of MARIO's appearance, sound, and applications. Consequently, participants spent more time socially en- gaged. No statistically signifi cant diff erences were found in quality of life, depression, and perceived social support. PWD can engage with a social robot in a real-world nursing home. Future research should incorporate a larger sample and longer intervention period.
AB - The current study focuses on the short-term eff ect of MARIO, a social robot, on quality of life, depression, and perceived social support in persons with dementia (PWD) and evaluates their acceptability of MARIO. Ten PWD in one nursing home took part in a 4-week pilot study, where each participant had up to 12 sessions with MARIO. Sessions comprised engagement in music, news, reminiscence, games, and calendar applications. Standardized questionnaires were administered before and after the 4-week period. Participants had a sustained interest in MARIO during their interactions and an acceptance of MARIO's appearance, sound, and applications. Consequently, participants spent more time socially en- gaged. No statistically signifi cant diff erences were found in quality of life, depression, and perceived social support. PWD can engage with a social robot in a real-world nursing home. Future research should incorporate a larger sample and longer intervention period.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31237660
U2 - https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20190531-01
DO - https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20190531-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 31237660
SN - 0098-9134
VL - 47
SP - 36
EP - 45
JO - Journal of gerontological nursing
JF - Journal of gerontological nursing
IS - 7
ER -