Acceptability of social robots and adaptation of hybrid-face robot for dementia care in India: a qualitative study
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Author(s)
Natarajan, Nirupama
Vaitheswaran, Sridhar
Raposo de Lima, Maria
Wairagkar, Maitreyee
Vaidyanathan, Ravi
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Objectives
This study aims to understand the acceptability of social robots and the adaptation of the Hybrid-Face Robot for dementia care in India.
Methods
We conducted a focus group discussion and in-depth interviews with persons with dementia (PwD), their caregivers, professionals in the field of dementia, and technical experts in robotics to collect qualitative data.
Results
This study explored the following themes: Acceptability of Robots in Dementia Care in India, Adaptation of Hybrid-Face Robot and Future of Robots in Dementia Care. Caregivers and PwD were open to the idea of social robot use in dementia care; caregivers perceived it to help with the challenges of caregiving and positively viewed a future with robots.
Discussion
This study is the first of its kind to explore the use of social robots in dementia care in India by highlighting user needs and requirements that determine acceptability and guiding adaptation.
This study aims to understand the acceptability of social robots and the adaptation of the Hybrid-Face Robot for dementia care in India.
Methods
We conducted a focus group discussion and in-depth interviews with persons with dementia (PwD), their caregivers, professionals in the field of dementia, and technical experts in robotics to collect qualitative data.
Results
This study explored the following themes: Acceptability of Robots in Dementia Care in India, Adaptation of Hybrid-Face Robot and Future of Robots in Dementia Care. Caregivers and PwD were open to the idea of social robot use in dementia care; caregivers perceived it to help with the challenges of caregiving and positively viewed a future with robots.
Discussion
This study is the first of its kind to explore the use of social robots in dementia care in India by highlighting user needs and requirements that determine acceptability and guiding adaptation.
Date Issued
2022-02-01
Date Acceptance
2021-05-03
Citation
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2022, 30 (2), pp.240-245
ISSN
1064-7481
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
240
End Page
245
Journal / Book Title
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume
30
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
UK DRI Ltd
Medical Research Council
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1064748121003183?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
DRI-CORE2020-CRT
UKDRI-7003
Subjects
India
assistive technology
dementia
dementia care
robot
social robot
1103 Clinical Sciences
1117 Public Health and Health Services
1702 Cognitive Sciences
Geriatrics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-05-13