用社交机器人为患有阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症的人进行认知炼
Fengpei Yuan1, Marie Boltz2, Dania Bilal3
1Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
概括
机器人介导的回忆疗法 (RMRT) 显示出改善阿尔茨海默病患者情绪和沟通的希望. 这种使用社交机器人进行的可访问,在家进行的方法得到了参与者的积极欢迎,这表明了未来认知支持的潜力.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 人与计算机的交互
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- 追忆疗法 (RT) 改善了阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症 (PLWD) 患者的情绪和沟通.
- 传统的RT需要专业的促进,限制了可访问性.
- 社交机器人提供了可访问的,基于家庭的RT的潜力,但需要进行用户感知研究.
研究的目的:
- 开发和测试用于PLWD的机器人介导回忆疗法 (RMRT) 的原型.
- 评估RMRT的可接受性和可用性,以获得积极的用户体验.
- 探索RMRT在家庭认知参与方面的潜力.
主要方法:
- 使用人形社交机器人开发了一个RMRT原型.
- 与12名参与者 (7名PLWD,2名轻度认知障碍,3名非正式护理人员) 测试了原型.
- 采用混合方法方法来评估可接受性和可用性,包括机器人主导的记忆触发器和对话.
主要成果:
- 据PLWD报道,使用RMRT系统的用户体验是积极的.
- 参与者与机器人互动,笑着唱歌,并表达了使用它的意图.
- RMRT促进了口头和非口头社交互动,证明了个性化认知练习的潜力.
结论:
- RMRT是一种有希望的,可访问的,有吸引力的方法,可以为PLWD提供家庭认知支持.
- 开发的RMRT原型展示了积极的用户体验和成功采用潜力.
- 对机器人控制和RMRT挑战进行进一步的研究是有必要的,以优化实施.
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