Assistive Robotic Technology to Combat Social Isolation in Acute Hospital Settings

Sarabia, Miguel; Young, Noel; Canavan, Kelly; Edginton, Trudi; Demiris, Yiannis; Vizcaychipi, Marcela P.

doi:10.1007/s12369-017-0421-z

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“…Enablers, such as enjoyment and personalisation, were mainly related to the use of robots at an individual level. The element of enjoyment in the HRI was also elsewhere found to be crucial among hospital patients,49 opening the doors for considering social humanoid robots as an intervention to combat social isolation in hospital settings.…”

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Enablers and barriers to the implementation of socially assistive humanoid robots in health and social care: a systematic review

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ObjectivesSocially assistive humanoid robots are considered a promising technology to tackle the challenges in health and social care posed by the growth of the ageing population. The purpose of our study was to explore the current evidence on barriers and enablers for the implementation of humanoid robots in health and social care.DesignSystematic review of studies entailing hands-on interactions with a humanoid robot.SettingFrom April 2018 to June 2018, databases were searched using a combination of the same search terms for articles published during the last decade. Data collection was conducted by using theRayyansoftware, a standardised predefined grid, and a risk of bias and a quality assessment tool.ParticipantsPost-experimental data were collected and analysed for a total of 420 participants. Participants comprised: older adults (n=307) aged ≥60 years, with no or some degree of age-related cognitive impairment, residing either in residential care facilities or at their home; care home staff (n=106); and informal caregivers (n=7).Primary outcomesIdentification of enablers and barriers to the implementation of socially assistive humanoid robots in health and social care, and consequent insights and impact. Future developments to inform further research.ResultsTwelve studies met the eligibility criteria and were included. None of the selected studies had an experimental design; hence overall quality was low, with high risks of biases. Several studies had no comparator, no baseline, small samples, and self-reported measures only. Within this limited evidence base, the enablers found were enjoyment, usability, personalisation and familiarisation. Barriers were related to technical problems, to the robots’ limited capabilities and the negative preconceptions towards the use of robots in healthcare. Factors which produced mixed results were the robot’s human-like attributes, previous experience with technology and views of formal and informal carers.ConclusionsThe available evidence related to implementation factors of socially assistive humanoid robots for older adults is limited, mainly focusing on aspects at individual level, and exploring acceptance of this technology. Investigation of elements linked to the environment, organisation, societal and cultural milieu, policy and legal framework is necessary.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42018092866.

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Enablers and barriers to the implementation of socially assistive humanoid robots in health and social care: a systematic review

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“…This finding is consistent with the results from previous studies [2,75,76] that robots have been widely used to treat children with ASD by promoting their social behaviors and improving their communication skills. Our results also revealed that CIs were adopted to manage chronic diseases, such as stroke [46], cancer [47], and dementia [77]. These health issues usually require long-term treatment and intensive care.…”

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Conversational Interfaces for Health: Bibliometric Analysis of Grants, Publications, and Patents

Xing¹,

Yu²,

Du³

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BackgroundConversational interfaces (CIs) in different modalities have been developed for health purposes, such as health behavioral intervention, patient self-management, and clinical decision support. Despite growing research evidence supporting CIs’ potential, CI-related research is still in its infancy. There is a lack of systematic investigation that goes beyond publication review and presents the state of the art from perspectives of funding agencies, academia, and industry by incorporating CI-related public funding and patent activities.ObjectiveThis study aimed to use data systematically extracted from multiple sources (ie, grant, publication, and patent databases) to investigate the development, research, and fund application of health-related CIs and associated stakeholders (ie, countries, organizations, and collaborators).MethodsA multifaceted search query was executed to retrieve records from 9 databases. Bibliometric analysis, social network analysis, and term co-occurrence analysis were conducted on the screened records.ResultsThis review included 42 funded projects, 428 research publications, and 162 patents. The total dollar amount of grants awarded was US $30,297,932, of which US $13,513,473 was awarded by US funding agencies and US $16,784,459 was funded by the Europe Commission. The top 3 funding agencies in the United States were the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Boston Medical Center was awarded the largest combined grant size (US $2,246,437) for 4 projects. The authors of the publications were from 58 countries and 566 organizations; the top 3 most productive organizations were Northeastern University (United States), Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia), and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS; France). US researchers produced 114 publications. Although 82.0% (464/566) of the organizations engaged in interorganizational collaboration, 2 organizational research-collaboration clusters were observed with Northeastern University and CNRS as the central nodes. About 112 organizations from the United States and China filed 87.7% patents. IBM filed most patents (N=17). Only 5 patents were co-owned by different organizations, and there was no across-country collaboration on patenting activity. The terms patient, child, elderly, and robot were frequently discussed in the 3 record types. The terms related to mental and chronic issues were discussed mainly in grants and publications. The terms regarding multimodal interactions were widely mentioned as users’ communication modes with CIs in the identified records.ConclusionsOur findings provided an overview of the countries, organizations, and topic terms in funded projects, as well as the authorship, collaboration, content, and related information of research publications and patents. There is a lack of broad cross-sector partnerships among grant agencies, academia, and industry, particularly in the United States. Our results suggest a need to improve col...

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“…In addition to developing conversational opportunities, direct social robots could act as entertainers, e.g. showing pictures or playing music for residents, as has been done with NAO humanoid robots ( Sarabia et al, 2018 ).…”

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Can robots tackle late-life loneliness? Scanning of future opportunities and challenges in assisted living facilities

Pirhonen

Tiilikainen

Pekkarinen

et al. 2020

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Highlights Social robots entail opportunities and challenges in decreasing emotional and social loneliness. A futures scanning was conducted on technology for older people in assisted living (AL). The analytical frame was built on Robert Weiss’ division of relational functions, and on a distinction between direct and indirect social robots. Social robots could tackle both emotional and social loneliness by empowering people. Ethical concerns of objectification, lack of human contact, and deception need attention.

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Assistive Robotic Technology to Combat Social Isolation in Acute Hospital Settings

Cited by 32 publications

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Enablers and barriers to the implementation of socially assistive humanoid robots in health and social care: a systematic review

Enablers and barriers to the implementation of socially assistive humanoid robots in health and social care: a systematic review

Conversational Interfaces for Health: Bibliometric Analysis of Grants, Publications, and Patents

Can robots tackle late-life loneliness? Scanning of future opportunities and challenges in assisted living facilities

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