Mobile remote presence robots for medical consultation and social connectedness

Lueg, Christopher; Jungo, Valérie (29 May 2021). Mobile remote presence robots for medical consultation and social connectedness In: 31st Medical Informatics in Europe Conference (MIE2021) (pp. 999-1003). IOSPress 10.3233/SHTI210328

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We demonstrate that Mobile Remote Presence systems (MRP) aka telepresence robots can be successfully used in certain types of medical consultation such as consultation from a distance with residents of nursing homes. We argue that MRP afforded media richness also allows for supporting social connectedness during medically recommended isolation regimes similar to the ones that are implemented in residential care homes around the world during the SARS-CoVID- 2 pandemic. Specifically, our research found that MRP are perceived as a more natural medium compared to typical telephones or videoconferencing via computers or tablets. MRP allow conversations to become more dynamic and engaging since remote participants are able to adjust their remote position and perspective during a conversation. Participants in our experiments reported they would be willing to engage even in difficult or emotional topics when using MRP however there are also certain types of situations that would still ask for face-to-face conversations.

Item Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Division/Institute:

School of Engineering and Computer Science > Institut für Medizininformatik I4MI

Name:

Lueg, Christopher0000-0003-1022-5724 and
Jungo, Valérie

Subjects:

B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software

ISBN:

978-1-64368-184-9

Publisher:

IOSPress

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christopher Lueg

Date Deposited:

07 Apr 2021 08:57

Last Modified:

07 Jun 2021 11:57

Publisher DOI:

10.3233/SHTI210328

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ARBOR DOI:

10.24451/arbor.14503

URI:

https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/14503

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