Exploring perceptions toward home-care robots for older people in Finland, Ireland, and Japan: A comparative questionnaire study

Suwa, Sayuri; Tsujimura, Mayuko; Kodate, Naonori; Donnelly, Sarah; Kitinoja, Helli; Hallila, Jaakko; Toivonen, Marika; Ide, Hiroo; Bergman-Kärpijoki, Camilla; Takahashi, Erika; Ishimaru, Mina; Shimamura, Atsuko; Yu, Wenwei

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2020.104178

Cited by 34 publications

(27 citation statements)

References 40 publications

(37 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…A couple of years ago, Dubai has started robot police services meant to stop petty crime [110]. Hospitals in a number of countries, such as Japan, are employing robot doctors [111]. Many homes are getting safer and more energy efficient due to smart home technology and services, and home automation, or domotics, is becoming a big part of the construction industry [112].…”

Section: Smart and Sustainable City Technologies: The Increasing Role Of Artificial Intelligencementioning

confidence: 99%

The Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence: An Urbanistic Viewpoint from the Lens of Smart and Sustainable Cities

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The popularity and application of artificial intelligence (AI) are increasing rapidly all around the world—where, in simple terms, AI is a technology which mimics the behaviors commonly associated with human intelligence. Today, various AI applications are being used in areas ranging from marketing to banking and finance, from agriculture to healthcare and security, from space exploration to robotics and transport, and from chatbots to artificial creativity and manufacturing. More recently, AI applications have also started to become an integral part of many urban services. Urban artificial intelligences manage the transport systems of cities, run restaurants and shops where every day urbanity is expressed, repair urban infrastructure, and govern multiple urban domains such as traffic, air quality monitoring, garbage collection, and energy. In the age of uncertainty and complexity that is upon us, the increasing adoption of AI is expected to continue, and so its impact on the sustainability of our cities. This viewpoint explores and questions the sustainability of AI from the lens of smart and sustainable cities, and generates insights into emerging urban artificial intelligences and the potential symbiosis between AI and a smart and sustainable urbanism. In terms of methodology, this viewpoint deploys a thorough review of the current status of AI and smart and sustainable cities literature, research, developments, trends, and applications. In so doing, it contributes to existing academic debates in the fields of smart and sustainable cities and AI. In addition, by shedding light on the uptake of AI in cities, the viewpoint seeks to help urban policymakers, planners, and citizens make informed decisions about a sustainable adoption of AI.

show abstract

Section: Smart and Sustainable City Technologies: The Increasing Role Of Artificial Intelligencementioning

confidence: 99%

The Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence: An Urbanistic Viewpoint from the Lens of Smart and Sustainable Cities

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In the last few years, more research results are being published [ 4 , 17 – 20 ], and this situation is likely to improve. There are also some studies highlighting (potential) users’ perceptions and attitudes towards care robots [ 34 , 35 ]. Ethical issues have also been examined and considered by researchers and bodies such as the IEEE [ 36 – 38 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Impact of an Original Soft Communicative Robot in a Nursing Home in Japan: Will Softness or Conversations Bring more Smiles to Older People?

Obayashi

Kodate

Masuyama

2021

Int J of Soc Robotics

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

It has been reported that robotics-aided care can contribute to enhancing older people’s social participation and quality of life in nursing homes, while simultaneously reducing the burden on care professionals at nighttime. Due to increasing demand for social care and the relative workforce shortage, it is likely that a greater number and variety of robots will be introduced and implemented in the future. While the benefits of applying robots and assistive technologies are recognized, the current limitations and weaknesses have also been identified. One of these is the difficulty associated with a user-centered design, involving older adults with impaired cognitive and sensory abilities in nursing homes. In order to overcome this challenge, a project was carried out to develop a soft and compact bedside communication robot with an input/output device, connected to existing technologies (e.g. monitoring camera, biological sensor). Drawing on the principle of gemba (deference to frontline professionals’ experience, expertise and skills), users’ feedback was reflected in the iterative steps of robot development. The original soft and communicative robot was introduced and its effectiveness was tested by measuring older people’s reactions and changes in their behaviors and engagement levels. The article reports the development process and results of a small-scale evaluation study, comparing the impact of this original soft-type robot with and without its communicative functions. The human–robot interactions were captured on video, and the analysis revealed that while communicative robots reduced the psychosocial burden on older adults, positive emotional, verbal, visual and behavioral engagement was generated with the help of the non-verbal plush toy.

show abstract

“…Schonfelder et al conducted interviews with 16 professional caregivers to investigate how professional caregivers in home care for the elderly in Norway relate their professional tasks to the social care [8]. Suwa et al investigated and analyzed the views of Japan, Ireland, and Finland on the participation of robots in home care for the elderly by means of questionnaires [9]. Cleland et al conducted 41 in-depth, semistructured interviews with people over 65 years of age receiving community-based geriatric care in three Australian states to study the quality of community-based geriatric care [10].…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research on the Incentive Mechanism of the Pension Service Supply Chain under Asymmetric Information

Xiao-hua

2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The information asymmetry between the pension service integrator and the pension service providers will affect the efficiency of the whole supply chain, and information sharing can solve this problem to a certain extent. To achieve information sharing, mutual trust is the first condition and mutual trust is also one of the important means of endogenous incentives. In this paper, the trust incentive coefficient is embedded in the principal-agent model. Considering the service capability coefficient, the communication degree coefficient, and the information sharing degree coefficient of the pension service providers, the trust incentive model of the supply chain of the pension service is constructed, the model is solved, and the conclusion is drawn. Finally, the correctness of the conclusion is verified by the numerical simulation using SAS software. The final results show that, under the condition of information asymmetry, the trust incentive coefficient of the pension service integrator to the pension service providers is positively correlated with the effort coefficient, the service capability coefficient, the communication coefficient, and the information sharing degree coefficient of the pension service providers, while it is positively correlated with the effort cost coefficient, the output sharing coefficient, and the risk aversion coefficient of the pension service providers. The variance of number and external environmental variables is negatively correlated. This research has shown that the trust is a means of incentive for pension service providers to share information. This research has a certain practical significance for improving the service efficiency of the pension services supply chain and optimizing the level of pension services.

show abstract

Exploring perceptions toward home-care robots for older people in Finland, Ireland, and Japan: A comparative questionnaire study

Cited by 34 publications

References 40 publications

The Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence: An Urbanistic Viewpoint from the Lens of Smart and Sustainable Cities

The Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence: An Urbanistic Viewpoint from the Lens of Smart and Sustainable Cities

Assessing the Impact of an Original Soft Communicative Robot in a Nursing Home in Japan: Will Softness or Conversations Bring more Smiles to Older People?

Research on the Incentive Mechanism of the Pension Service Supply Chain under Asymmetric Information

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About