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Is an Entertainment Robot Useful in the Care of Elderly People With Severe Dementia?

Tamura, T., Yonemitsu, S., Itoh, A., Oikawa, D., Kawakami, A., Higashi, Y., Fujimooto, T., Nakajima, K.·2004·The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
DOI 10.1093/gerona/59.1.m83
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OBJECTIVE: An entertainment robot was used as occupational therapy instead of animal-assisted therapy to avoid any danger or injury to the patient and maintain cleanliness. This study compared the effectiveness of a robot animal, AIBO, with a toy. METHOD: AIBO is made of metal and responds to spoken commands. We demonstrated AIBO to severely demented elderly people living in a geriatric home and observed their reactions. RESULTS: The most frequent reactions to AIBO consisted of looking at, communicating with, and caring for AIBO. The patients recognized that AIBO was a robot. However, once we dressed AIBO, the patients perceived AIBO as either a dog or a baby. Nevertheless, the presentation of AIBO resulted in positive outcomes for the severe dementia patients, including increased communication between the patients and AIBO. CONCLUSION: AIBO was clearly an effective rehabilitation tool in the treatment of severely demented patients.

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  • In a study of 13 demented residents, subjects responded similarly to a plush mechanical toy dog and a robotic dog by talking to it or clapping when it moved.

    “Subjects responded to both objects, similarly, by talking to it or clapping their hands when it moved.”

    From The Benefit of Pets and Animal-Assisted Therapy to the Health of Older Individuals (2014) · cites this paper as [14]

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Authors
Tamura, T., Yonemitsu, S., Itoh, A., Oikawa, D., Kawakami, A., Higashi, Y., Fujimooto, T., & Nakajima, K.
ORCID
Venue
The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2004-01-01
Volume
59
Issue
1
Pages
M83-M85
ISSN
  • 1079-5006 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-535X
DOI
10.1093/gerona/59.1.m83
OpenAlex
W2134857549
Cited by
317
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0
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
entertainment robots, AIBO, advanced dementia, older adults, animal-assisted therapy, occupational therapy, human-robot interaction, home-based elderly care
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Dementia, Female, Humans, Male, Play Therapy, Robotics, Severity of Illness Index

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