The Attitudes and Perceptions of Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Toward an Assistive Robot
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The purpose of this study was to explore perceived difficulties and needs of older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their attitudes toward an assistive robot to develop appropriate robot functionalities. Twenty subjects were recruited to participate in either a focus group or an interview. Findings revealed that although participants reported difficulties in managing some of their daily activities, they did not see themselves as needing assistance. Indeed, they considered that they were capable of coping with difficulties with some compensatory strategies. They therefore declared that they did not need or want a robot for the moment but that they considered it potentially useful either for themselves in the future or for other older adults suffering from frailty, loneliness, and disability. Factors underlying unwillingness to adopt an assistive robot were discussed. These issues should be carefully addressed in the design and diffusion processes of an assistive robot.
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The most frequent design for user involvement was the focus group; five studies carried out focus groups for MCI/D and four for FCs.
“The most frequent design was the focus group. Five studies carried out focus groups for MCI/D and four for FCs.29,37,38,42,52”
From Usability and acceptability of technology for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic literature review (2018) · cites this paper as [52]
Potential users of the technology include persons with MCI/D, their FCs, and staff, and they all took part in the reviewed studies.
“Potential users of the technology include persons with MCI/D, their FCs, and staff, and they took all part in the studies we reviewed (see column four in Table 3).28,29,37,38,41,42,52”
From Usability and acceptability of technology for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic literature review (2018) · cites this paper as [52]
Some of the studies highlighted that the technology must be tailored to the user in order to be useful and usable.
“Some of the studies highlighted that the technology must be tailored to the user in order to be useful and usable.19,43,45,52”
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- Authors
- Wu, Y.-H., Cristancho-Lacroix, V., Fassert, C., Faucounau, V., de Rotrou, J., & Rigaud, A.-S.
- Affiliations
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Broca hospital, Paris, France
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (FR)
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Paris, France
- Corresponding author
- Wu, Ya-Huei
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Gerontology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-01-09
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-17
- ISSN
- 0733-4648 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-4523
- OpenAlex
- W2068857685
- Cited by
- 145
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 12.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Gerontology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-09-TECS-0012)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Keywords
- mild cognitive impairment, older adults, assistive robots, attitudes toward robots, technology adoption, perceived need, compensatory strategies, frailty, loneliness, disability, robot design, technology diffusion
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Robotics, Self-Help Devices, Focus Groups, Cognitive Dysfunction
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