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MARIO Project: validation and evidence of service robots for older people with dementia

D’Onofrio, Grazia, Sancarlo, Daniele, Raciti, Massimiliano, Burke, Megan, Teare, Aimee, Kovacic, Tanja, Cortis, Keith, Murphy, Kathy +13 more·2019·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
DOI 10.3233/jad-181165
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BACKGROUND: In the EU funded MARIO project, specific technological tools are adopted for the people living with dementia (PLWD). In the final stage of the project, a validation of the MARIO companion robot was performed from August to October 2017. OBJECTIVE: The aims of the present study are: 1) to illustrate the key results and evidence obtained in the final evaluation phase of the project across the three different pilot sites; 2) to assess the engagement dimensions of the PLWD who interacted with the MARIO robot; and 3) to assess the acceptability and efficacy of the MARIO companion robot on clinical, cognitive, neuropsychiatric, affective and social aspects, resilience, quality of life in PLWD, and burden level of the caregivers. METHODS: 38 people (M = 14; F = 24) with Alzheimer's disease were screened for eligibility and all were included. The following tests were administered Pre and Post interactions with MARIO: Observational Measurement of Engagement (OME), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Clock Drawing Test (CDT), Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), 14-item Resilience Scale (RS-14), Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD), Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), Tinetti Balance Assessment (TBA), and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) was carried out. RESULTS: In Post-MARIO interactions, significant improvements were observed in RS-14 (p = 0.020).Considering the age of the people, PLWD with 68-76 years perceived that they had major social support (MSPSS Total: p = 0.016) and friends to support them (MSPSS Fri: p = 0.014). Indeed, the younger people (55-67 years) were less depressed (CSDD: p = 0.033), and more resilient (RS-14: p = 0.003). The people aged 77-85 years perceived they had major family support (MSPSS Fam: p = 0.018). The participants were gender and education matched without any statistically significant difference. CONCLUSION: MARIO may be a useful tool in mitigating depression and loneliness, while enhancing social connectedness, resilience, and overall quality of life for people with dementia.

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  • The Kompaï robot used for the MARIO project was developed by Robosoft and contains a camera, a Kinect motion sensor, and two LiDAR remote sensing systems for navigation and object identification.

    “The Kompaï robot used for the MARIO project was developed by Robosoft and is a robot containing a camera, a Kinect motion sensor, and two LiDAR remote sensing systems for navigation and object identification [58].”

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Authors
D’Onofrio, G., Sancarlo, D., Raciti, M., Burke, M., Teare, A., Kovacic, T., Cortis, K., Murphy, K., Barrett, E., Whelan, S., Dolan, A., Russo, A., Ricciardi, F., Pegman, G., Presutti, V., Messervey, T., Cavallo, F., Giuliani, F., Bleaden, A., Casey, D., & Greco, A.
Affiliations
  • Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (IT)
  • Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (IT)
  • R2M Solution (Italy) (IT)
  • Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (GB)
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
  • National Research Council (IT)
  • R.U.Robots (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • Semantic Technology Laboratory (STLab), Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology (ISTC) - National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy
Corresponding author
D’Onofrio, Grazia
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Venue
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2019-04-03
Volume
68
Issue
4
Pages
1587-1601
ISSN
  • 1387-2877 (ISSN-L)
  • 1875-8908
DOI
10.3233/jad-181165
OpenAlex
W2928601898
Cited by
76
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 4
FWCI
9.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Florence Research (University of Florence) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
  • Horizon 2020
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
Keywords
service robots
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychology, Quality of Life, Self-Help Devices, Geriatric Assessment

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