MARIO Project: Validation and Evidence of Service Robots for Older People with Dementia

D’Onofrio, Grazia; Sancarlo, Daniele; Raciti, Massimiliano; Burke, Megan; Teare, Aimee; Kovačič, Tanja; Cortis, Keith; Murphy, Kathy; Barrett, Eva; Whelan, Sally; Dolan, Aisling; Russo, Alessandro; Ricciardi, Francesco; Pegman, Geoff; Presutti, Valentina; Messervey, Thomas; Cavallo, Filippo; Giuliani, Francesco; Bleaden, Andy; Casey, Dympna; Greco, Antonio

doi:10.3233/jad-181165

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“…The results confirm and extend those of previous studies on the use of robots outside the hospital context [ 10 , 12 , 15 , 16 ]. For example, Olde Keizer et al concluded that social robots could potentially monitor and train the health of frail older adults, but they also identified some critical usability challenges [ 40 ].…”

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confidence: 90%

“…This robot spoke but could not listen; patients entered their responses on a touch screen [ 15 ]. D’Onofrio et al describe the MARIO (Managing active and healthy Aging with use of caRing servIce rObots) robot that was designed for the practical daily living support of people with dementia in nursing homes, focusing on differences in feasibility between the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Sweden [ 16 ]. An evaluation of a social robot conducting interviews using medical questions with community-dwelling older adults has been described in Boumans et al [ 17 ].…”

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Quality of Care Perceived by Older Patients and Caregivers in Integrated Care Pathways With Interviewing Assistance From a Social Robot: Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Boumans¹,

Meulen²,

Aalst³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Society is facing a global shortage of 17 million health care workers, along with increasing health care demands from a growing number of older adults. Social robots are being considered as solutions to part of this problem. Objective Our objective is to evaluate the quality of care perceived by patients and caregivers for an integrated care pathway in an outpatient clinic using a social robot for patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) interviews versus the currently used professional interviews. Methods A multicenter, two-parallel-group, nonblinded, randomized controlled trial was used to test for noninferiority of the quality of care delivered through robot-assisted care. The randomization was performed using a computer-generated table. The setting consisted of two outpatient clinics, and the study took place from July to December 2019. Of 419 patients who visited the participating outpatient clinics, 110 older patients met the criteria for recruitment. Inclusion criteria were the ability to speak and read Dutch and being assisted by a participating health care professional. Exclusion criteria were serious hearing or vision problems, serious cognitive problems, and paranoia or similar psychiatric problems. The intervention consisted of a social robot conducting a 36-item PROM. As the main outcome measure, the customized Consumer Quality Index (CQI) was used, as reported by patients and caregivers for the outpatient pathway of care. Results In total, 75 intermediately frail older patients were included in the study, randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups, and processed: 36 female (48%) and 39 male (52%); mean age 77.4 years (SD 7.3), range 60-91 years. There was no significant difference in the total patient CQI scores between the patients included in the robot-assisted care pathway (mean 9.27, SD 0.65, n=37) and those in the control group (mean 9.00, SD 0.70, n=38): P=.08, 95% CI –0.04 to 0.58. There was no significant difference in the total CQI scores between caregivers in the intervention group (mean 9.21, SD 0.76, n=30) and those in the control group (mean 9.09, SD 0.60, n=35): P=.47, 95% CI –0.21 to 0.46. No harm or unintended effects occurred. Conclusions Geriatric patients and their informal caregivers valued robot-assisted and nonrobot-assisted care pathways equally. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03857789; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03857789

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Quality of Care Perceived by Older Patients and Caregivers in Integrated Care Pathways With Interviewing Assistance From a Social Robot: Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Boumans¹,

Meulen²,

Aalst³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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“…In a study conducted in Sweden, an interactive robotic cat named JustoCat was employed to facilitate reminiscence therapy as the inventors assumed that a seal would not appeal to the participants as few individuals have any associations related to seals [35]. Interventions included in this review using social robots reported on the social robots creating a platform for interaction and communication between the PwD and their caregivers, by supporting interactions with both the robot itself, caregivers or with other participants [32,35,36].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Both scales touch to a certain extent upon interpersonal relationships and interactions, but do not rate aspects of communication [48,49]. Two of the studies used the Observational Measurement of Engagement (OME), developed by Cohen-Mans eld et al [9], an observational scale developed to assess engagement in PwD [36,40]. Here, important engagement aspects are conceptualized by quantifying scores on ve different dimensions, where attitudes and actions toward the stimulus also capture important aspects of interactions.…”

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“…Technology-driven solutions in social interactions can also serve as a conversational platform for the dyads, opening up for communication or serving as an ice breaker to initiate dialogue [13,15,32,[34][35][36][37]52]. In addition to equalizing the dyads in social interactions [13][14][15], Purves et al [15] also revealed speci c ways in which CIRCA served as a conversation platform.…”

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Technology-Driven Solutions to Prompt Conversation, Aid Communication and Support Interaction for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Literature Review

Hoel

Feunou

Wolf‐Ostermann

2020

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Background The impact of dementia on communication capabilities can result in difficulties in social interactions and between people with dementia and their conversation partner, as initiating and maintaining conversations becomes increasingly challenging. The role of technology in promoting social health and participation for people with dementia is increasing, but the usage on technological devices as a third party in social interactions to enhance communication quality is still in its infancy. The objective of this literature review is to provide a comprehensive description of technology-driven interventions for people with dementia and their conversation partners to enhance communication and facilitate positive social interactions. Methods A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO, where titles and abstracts were screened by two researchers independently. The reference lists of initially identified papers were hand-searched for further relevant studies. Quality appraisal of the included studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.Results Twenty-six papers were included., where the most common technologies to facilitate communication and interactions were tablet-computers (n=11), social robots (n=7) and PCs (n=4). By analyzing the impacts of the device(s) on social interaction and communication, five major themes emerged: i) increased interaction; ii) better understanding of the person with dementia; iii) improved conversational quality; iv) reducing pressure on the conversation partner; and v) a conversational platform.Conclusion While the majority of the included studies are small-scale, they indicate promising findings on the potential of technology in helping dyads to interact in a way that relieves strain on the caregiver, enhances the relationship and engages people with dementia in social activities. Rigorous investigation using standard, comparable measurements is needed to demonstrate the effects of technological solutions, taking on the perspective on caregiving dyads as an entity rather than looking at outcomes for one member of the dyad in isolation.

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Companion robots for older adults: Rodgers’ evolutionary concept analysis approach

Kim

et al. 2021

Intel Serv Robotics

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MARIO Project: Validation and Evidence of Service Robots for Older People with Dementia

Cited by 36 publications

References 34 publications

Quality of Care Perceived by Older Patients and Caregivers in Integrated Care Pathways With Interviewing Assistance From a Social Robot: Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Quality of Care Perceived by Older Patients and Caregivers in Integrated Care Pathways With Interviewing Assistance From a Social Robot: Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Technology-Driven Solutions to Prompt Conversation, Aid Communication and Support Interaction for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Literature Review

Companion robots for older adults: Rodgers’ evolutionary concept analysis approach

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