Delivery of pleasant stroke touch via robot in older adults

Delivery of pleasant stroke touch via robot in older adults

Touch care has clinically positive effects on older adults. Touch can be delivered using robots, addressing the lack of caregivers. A recent study of younger participants showed that stroke touch delivered via robot produced subjective and physiologically positive emotional responses similar to thos...

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Main Authors: Tomoki Ishikura, Wataru Sato, Jun Takamatsu, Akishige Yuguchi, Sung-Gwi Cho, Ming Ding, Sakiko Yoshikawa, Tsukasa Ogasawara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
robot touch
older adults
subjective and physiological response
facial electromyogram (EMG)
valence and arousal ratings
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1292178/full

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