Robot therapy aids mental health in patients with hematological malignancy during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a protective isolation unit

Abstract Patients with hematological malignancy experience physical and psychological pain, such as a sense of isolation and confinement due to intensive chemotherapy in a protective isolation unit (PIU). We examined whether the intervention of a robotic puppy, aibo (manufactured by Sony), could imp...

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Main Authors: Akiko Yamada, Daigo Akahane, Shiho Takeuchi, Kaori Miyata, Takako Sato, Akihiko Gotoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54286-4