Casey, Dympna; Barrett, Eva; Kovacic, Tanja; Sancarlo, Daniele; Ricciardi, Francesco; Murphy, Kathy; Koumpis, Adamantios; Santorelli, Adam; Gallagher, Niamh; Whelan, Sally (2020). The Perceptions of People with Dementia and Key Stakeholders Regarding the Use and Impact of the Social Robot MARIO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), pp. 1-19. MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228621
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People with dementia often experience loneliness and social isolation. This can result in increased cognitive decline which, in turn, has a negative impact on quality of life. This paper explores the use of the social robot, MARIO, with older people living with dementia as a way of addressing these issues. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted to explore the perceptions and experiences of the use and impact of MARIO. The research took place in the UK, Italy and Ireland. Semi-structured interviews were held in each location with people with dementia (n = 38), relatives/carers (n = 28), formal carers (n = 28) and managers (n = 13). The data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings revealed that despite challenges in relation to voice recognition and the practicalities of conducting research involving robots in real-life settings, most participants were positive about MARIO. Through the robot’s user-led design and personalized applications, MARIO provided a point of interest, social activities, and cognitive engagement increased. However, some formal carers and managers voiced concern that robots might replace care staff.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
Business School > Institute for Digital Enabling Business School > Institute for Digital Enabling > Digital Skills Business School > Institute for Digital Technology Management Business School > Institute for Digital Technology Management > Digtial Innovation and Transformation |
Name: |
Casey, Dympna; Barrett, Eva; Kovacic, Tanja; Sancarlo, Daniele; Ricciardi, Francesco; Murphy, Kathy; Koumpis, Adamantios; Santorelli, Adam; Gallagher, Niamh and Whelan, Sally |
Subjects: |
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing T Technology > T Technology (General) |
ISSN: |
1660-4601 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Funders: |
[UNSPECIFIED] European Union Horizons 2020– the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014–2020) under grant agreement 643808 Project MARIO “Managing active and healthy aging with use of caring service robots” |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Adamantios Koumpis |
Date Deposited: |
25 Nov 2020 13:23 |
Last Modified: |
21 Sep 2021 02:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228621 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
dementia; Alzheimer’s; older adults; social robots; companion robots; MARIO; qualitative research; quality of care; long-term care |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.13514 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/13514 |
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