Usefulness of Animal Type Robot Assisted Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Ward

Nakadoi, Yoshihiro

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50953-2_35

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“…This has also been shown in children and adults with intellectual disabilities. 85,86 Paro acted as a catalyst for social interaction between hospitalized children and other patients or staff, and as a direct companion for these children. 85 In another study, Paro acted as a direct companion to five adults with severe intellectual disabilities who formed an emotional connection with the robot.…”

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Friends from the Future: A Scoping Review of Research into Robots and Computer Agents to Combat Loneliness in Older People

Gasteiger¹,

Loveys²,

Law³

et al. 2021

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Background and Aim: Loneliness is a common problem in older adults and contributes to poor health. This scoping review aimed to synthesize and report evidence on the effectiveness of interventions using social robots or computer agents to reduce loneliness in older adults and to explore intervention strategies. Methods: The review adhered to the Arksey and O'Malley process for conducting scoping reviews. The SCOPUS, PUBMED, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore databases were searched in November, 2020. A two-step selection process identified eligible research. Information was extracted from papers and entered into an Excel coding sheet and summarised. Quality assessments were conducted using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results: Twenty-nine studies were included, of which most were of moderate to high quality. Eighteen were observational and 11 were experimental. Twenty-four used robots, four used computer agents and one study used both. The majority of results showed that robots or computer agents positively impacted at least one loneliness outcome measure. Some unintended negative consequences on social outcomes were reported, such as sadness when the robot was removed. Overall, the interventions helped to combat loneliness by acting as a direct companion (69%), a catalyst for social interaction (41%), facilitating remote communication with others (10%) and reminding users of upcoming social engagements (3%). Conclusion: Evidence to date suggests that robots can help combat loneliness in older adults, but there is insufficient research on computer agents. Common strategies for reducing loneliness include direct companionship and enabling social interactions. Future research could investigate other strategies used in human interventions (eg, addressing maladaptive social cognition and improving social skills), and the effects of design features on efficacy. It is recommended that more robust experimental and mixed methods research be conducted, using a combination of validated self-report, observational, and interview measures of loneliness.

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Friends from the Future: A Scoping Review of Research into Robots and Computer Agents to Combat Loneliness in Older People

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Loveys²,

Law³

et al. 2021

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“…The five studies that focused on well-being during hospitalization were carried out in the playroom of two hospitals (Kimura et al, 2004), the hall of a psychiatric ward (Nakadoi, 2015) or a room at the ward (Okita, 2013) and in the child’s bed-space (Jeong et al, 2015, 2017). Four studies used a particular pet-like robot (Paro or Huggable bear; Jeong et al, 2015, 2017; Nakadoi, 2015; Okita, 2013) and a fifth used a group of pet-like robots and interactive stuffed animals to choose from (Kimura et al, 2004).…”

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“…Paro was used in two studies, one in a children’s hospital where children were treated for various pathological symptoms (Okita, 2013), the other in a psychiatric ward for children and adolescents (Nakadoi, 2015).…”

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Social robots to support children’s well-being under medical treatment: A systematic state-of-the-art review

Moerman

Heide

Heerink

2018

J Child Health Care

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Hospitalization is a stressful experience for children. Socially assistive robots (SARs), designed to interact with humans, might be a means to mitigate a child’s stress and support its well-being. A systematic state-of-the-art review was performed to inventorize the use of SARs in hospital to support children’s well-being and what the effects are. We searched five databases (Cinahl, Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, IEEE), combining terms for ‘distress’, ‘relaxation’ and ‘well-being’ with terms for social robot and child, and did an additional hand search. Ten publications (on eight studies) out of 563 unique titles were considered relevant. Six different robots were used (one humanoid, five pet-like) for distraction during medical procedure, emotional support for dealing with a disease or support of well-being during hospital stay. Positive effects on the children were noted, such as experiencing distraction and engagement, and less stress or pain, more relaxation, smiling and openness or better communication. On a psychiatric ward some youngsters felt unsafe with the robot. The outcomes suggest that SARs may have a potentially positive influence on a child’s well-being. Further research is needed to determine the effect of using SARs and how to integrate the use in the working routines of health personnel.

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“…However, a more recent review by Cifuentes et al reported negative impacts on performance and acceptability during the therapy, concerning the different social robots [1]. Other studies also reported those effects related to the robot's appearance and morphology [11,20]. Therefore, to promote both the SAR's acceptability and the development of social skills in CwASD, the robot's appearance and anthropomorphism level are essential issues [56,57].…”

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“…Although the evidence for the efficacy of SAR for ASD therapy is increasing [1,16,17], most robots used with CwASD are off-the-shelf robots (e.g., toy robots and social robots), which are not specifically designed for therapeutic ASD interventions [18,19]. Thus, evidence supports that these robots could negatively influence the therapy's performance and lead both to an unpleasant experience or dangerous event [1,20]. Therefore, there is still a lack of consensus on how the interactions should be addressed and which robot morphology might be most effective.…”

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An Open-Source Social Robot Based on Compliant Soft Robotics for Therapy with Children with ASD

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Therapy with robotic tools is a promising way to help improve verbal and nonverbal communication in children. The robotic tools are able to increase aspects such as eye contact and the ability to follow instructions and to empathize with others. This work presents the design methodology, development, and experimental validation of a novel social robot based on CompliAnt SofT Robotics called the CASTOR robot, which intends to be used as an open-source platform for the long-term therapy of children with autism spectrum disorder (CwASD). CASTOR integrates the concepts of soft actuators and compliant mechanisms to create a replicable robotic platform aimed at real therapy scenarios involving physical interaction between the children and the robot. The validation shows promising results in terms of robustness and the safety of the user and robot. Likewise, mechanical tests assess the robot’s response to blocking conditions for two critical modules (i.e., neck and arm) in interaction scenarios. Future works should focus on the validation of the robot’s effectiveness in the therapy of CwASD.

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Usefulness of Animal Type Robot Assisted Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Ward

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Friends from the Future: A Scoping Review of Research into Robots and Computer Agents to Combat Loneliness in Older People

Friends from the Future: A Scoping Review of Research into Robots and Computer Agents to Combat Loneliness in Older People

Social robots to support children’s well-being under medical treatment: A systematic state-of-the-art review

An Open-Source Social Robot Based on Compliant Soft Robotics for Therapy with Children with ASD

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