Mental and Emotional Health Care for COVID-19 Patients: Employing Pudu, a Telepresence Robot

Ruiz‐del‐Solar, Javier; Salazar, Mauricio Pérez; Vargas-Araya, Veronica; Campodonico, Ulises; Marticorena, Nicolas; Pais, Giovanni; Salas, Rodrigo; Alfessi, Pablo; Rojas, Viviana; Urrutia, J. García

doi:10.1109/mra.2020.3044906

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“…The robot comprises smooth surfaces and fulfills health requirements, where it can be sanitized in a safe and efficient way. Two unnamed telepresence robots were used in a study in Saudi Arabia [ 30 ]. These 2 robots had similar functions and equipment to RP-7.…”

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“…Interactivity and 2-way communication were preserved during the teaching that occurred during remote rounding [ 21 ]. In addition, hospital psychologists used the Pudu robot [ 30 ] to provide remote emotional and mental care in the COVID-19 ward. All patients who received such psychological care via Pudu showed positive attitudes and emotions.…”

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“…Patient care time can be lengthened to allow for extended interaction with family members for those under isolated care without risk of contagion exposure [ 30 ]…”

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“…Does not compromise on usual standard of care and assessment consistency between bedside and remote examination [ 6 , 11 , 14 , 21 , 30 ]…”

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“…Positive staff perception: usability, acceptability, efficiency, communication, and decreased noise or traffic [ 7 , 9 , 10 , 15 , 20 - 23 , 26 , 27 , 30 , 31 ]…”

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Use of Robots in Critical Care: Systematic Review

Teng¹,

Ding²,

See³

2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background The recent focus on the critical setting, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, has highlighted the need for minimizing contact-based care and increasing robotic use. Robotics is a rising field in the context of health care, and we sought to evaluate the use of robots in critical care settings. Objective Although robotic presence is prevalent in the surgical setting, its role in critical care has not been well established. We aimed to examine the uses and limitations of robots for patients who are critically ill. Methods This systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. MEDLINE, Embase, IEEE Xplore, and ACM Library were searched from their inception to December 23, 2021. Included studies involved patients requiring critical care, both in intensive care units or high-dependency units, or settings that required critical care procedures (eg, intubation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation). Randomized trials and observational studies were included. Results A total of 33 studies were included. The greatest application of robots in the intensive care unit was in the field of telepresence, whereby robots proved advantageous in providing a reduced response time, earlier intervention, and lower mortality rates. Challenges of telepresence included regulatory and financial barriers. In therapy and stroke rehabilitation, robots achieved superior clinical outcomes safely. Robotic use in patient evaluation and assessment was mainly through ultrasound evaluation, obtaining satisfactory to superior results with the added benefits of remote assessment, time savings, and increased efficiency. Robots in drug dispensing and delivery increased efficiency and generated cost savings. All the robots had technological limitations and hidden costs. Conclusions Overall, our results show that robotic use in critical care settings is a beneficial, effective, and well-received intervention that delivers significant benefits to patients, staff, and hospitals. Looking ahead, it is necessary to form strong ethical and legislative frameworks and overcome various regulatory and financial barriers. Trial Registration PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews CRD42021234162; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=234162

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“…Patient care time can be lengthened to allow for extended interaction with family members for those under isolated care without risk of contagion exposure [ 30 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Does not compromise on usual standard of care and assessment consistency between bedside and remote examination [ 6 , 11 , 14 , 21 , 30 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Positive staff perception: usability, acceptability, efficiency, communication, and decreased noise or traffic [ 7 , 9 , 10 , 15 , 20 - 23 , 26 , 27 , 30 , 31 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

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Use of Robots in Critical Care: Systematic Review

Teng¹,

Ding²,

See³

2022

J Med Internet Res

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Telepresence Robot for Isolated Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects of Socio-relationship and Telecommunication Device Types on Patients’ Acceptance of Robots

Shin¹,

Kang²,

Kwak³

2022

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Perception of embodied digital technologies: robots and telepresence systems

Mandl,

Brade,

Bretschneider

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Hum.-Intell. Syst. Integr.

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Embodied Digital Technologies (EDTs) are increasingly populating private and public spaces. How EDTs are perceived in Hybrid Societies requires prior consideration. However, findings on social perception of EDTs remain inconclusive. We investigated social perception and trustworthiness of robots and telepresence systems (TPS) and aimed at identifying how observers’ personality traits were associated with social perception of EDTs. To this end, we conducted two studies (N1 = 293, N2 = 305). Participants rated five different EDTs in a short video sequence of a space sharing conflict with a human in terms of anthropomorphism, sociability/morality, activity/cooperation, competence, and trustworthiness. The TPS were equipped with a tablet on which a person was visible. We found that the rudimentarily human-like TPS was perceived as more anthropomorphic than the automated guided vehicle, but no differences emerged in terms of other social dimensions. For robots, we found mixed results but overall higher ratings in terms of social dimensions for a human-like robot as opposed to a mechanical one. Trustworthiness was attributed differently to the EDTs only in Study 2, with a preference toward TPS and more human-like robots. In Study 1, we did not find any such differences. Personality traits were associated with attributions of social dimensions in Study 1, however results were not replicable and thus, associations remained ambiguous. With the present studies, we added insights on social perception of robots and provided evidence that social perception of TPS should be taken into consideration before their deployment.

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Mental and Emotional Health Care for COVID-19 Patients: Employing Pudu, a Telepresence Robot

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

Use of Robots in Critical Care: Systematic Review

Use of Robots in Critical Care: Systematic Review

Telepresence Robot for Isolated Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects of Socio-relationship and Telecommunication Device Types on Patients’ Acceptance of Robots

Perception of embodied digital technologies: robots and telepresence systems

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