TY - GEN
T1 - Use of seal-like robot PARO in sensory group therapy for older adults with dementia
AU - Chang, Wan Ling
AU - Šabanović, Selma
AU - Huber, Lesa
PY - 2013/4/8
Y1 - 2013/4/8
N2 - This work presents the preliminary results of an eight- week study of the seal-like robot PARO being used in a sensory therapy activity in a local nursing home. Participants were older adults with different levels of cognitive impairment. We analyzed participant behaviors in video recorded during the weekly interactions between older adults, a therapist, and PARO. We found that PARO's continued use led to a steady increase in physical interaction between older adults and the robot and an increasing willingness among participants to interact with it.
AB - This work presents the preliminary results of an eight- week study of the seal-like robot PARO being used in a sensory therapy activity in a local nursing home. Participants were older adults with different levels of cognitive impairment. We analyzed participant behaviors in video recorded during the weekly interactions between older adults, a therapist, and PARO. We found that PARO's continued use led to a steady increase in physical interaction between older adults and the robot and an increasing willingness among participants to interact with it.
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U2 - 10.1109/HRI.2013.6483521
DO - 10.1109/HRI.2013.6483521
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84875733279
SN - 9781467330558
T3 - ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
SP - 101
EP - 102
BT - HRI 2013 - Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
T2 - 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2013
Y2 - 3 March 2013 through 6 March 2013
ER -