Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluation
<h4>Purpose</h4> This study assessed robot-enhanced healthcare in practical settings for the purpose of community diabetes care. <h4>Methods</h4> A mixed method evaluation collected quantitative and qualitative data on diabetes patients over 45 (N = 30) and community pharmaci...
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| author | Ching-Ju Chiu Lin-Chun Hua Chieh-Ying Chou Jung-Hsien Chiang |
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| description | <h4>Purpose</h4> This study assessed robot-enhanced healthcare in practical settings for the purpose of community diabetes care. <h4>Methods</h4> A mixed method evaluation collected quantitative and qualitative data on diabetes patients over 45 (N = 30) and community pharmacists (N = 10). It took 15–20 min for the diabetes patients to interact with the robot. Before and after the interaction, questionnaires including a diabetes knowledge test, self-efficacy for diabetes, and feasibility of use of the robot was administered. In-depth interviews with both pharmacists and patients were also conducted. <h4>Results</h4> After interacting with the robot, a statistically significant improvement in diabetes knowledge (p < .001) and feasibility of the robot (p = .012) was found, but self-efficacy (p = .171) was not significantly improved. Five themes emerged from interviewing the diabetes patients: Theme 1: meets the needs of self-directed learning for the elderly; Theme 2: reduces alertness and creates comfortable interaction; Theme 3: vividness and richness enhance interaction opportunities; Theme 4: Robots are not without disadvantages, and Theme 5: Every person has unique tastes. Three themes emerged from interviewing pharmacists: Theme 1: Technology must meet the real needs of the patient; Theme 2: creates new services, and Theme 3: The use of robots must conform to real-life situations. <h4>Conclusions</h4> Both the diabetes patients and the pharmacist reported more positive feedback on the robot-enhanced diabetes care than concerns. Self-directed learning, comfortable interaction, and vividness were the most focuses when using robot to enhance self-management for the patients. Pharmacists were most receptive to fit conforming with reality and creating new services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56ec4b1ebd384b76bb389aa1d5a4720a2022-12-22T02:57:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01174Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluationChing-Ju ChiuLin-Chun HuaChieh-Ying ChouJung-Hsien Chiang<h4>Purpose</h4> This study assessed robot-enhanced healthcare in practical settings for the purpose of community diabetes care. <h4>Methods</h4> A mixed method evaluation collected quantitative and qualitative data on diabetes patients over 45 (N = 30) and community pharmacists (N = 10). It took 15–20 min for the diabetes patients to interact with the robot. Before and after the interaction, questionnaires including a diabetes knowledge test, self-efficacy for diabetes, and feasibility of use of the robot was administered. In-depth interviews with both pharmacists and patients were also conducted. <h4>Results</h4> After interacting with the robot, a statistically significant improvement in diabetes knowledge (p < .001) and feasibility of the robot (p = .012) was found, but self-efficacy (p = .171) was not significantly improved. Five themes emerged from interviewing the diabetes patients: Theme 1: meets the needs of self-directed learning for the elderly; Theme 2: reduces alertness and creates comfortable interaction; Theme 3: vividness and richness enhance interaction opportunities; Theme 4: Robots are not without disadvantages, and Theme 5: Every person has unique tastes. Three themes emerged from interviewing pharmacists: Theme 1: Technology must meet the real needs of the patient; Theme 2: creates new services, and Theme 3: The use of robots must conform to real-life situations. <h4>Conclusions</h4> Both the diabetes patients and the pharmacist reported more positive feedback on the robot-enhanced diabetes care than concerns. Self-directed learning, comfortable interaction, and vividness were the most focuses when using robot to enhance self-management for the patients. Pharmacists were most receptive to fit conforming with reality and creating new services.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9012373/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Ching-Ju Chiu Lin-Chun Hua Chieh-Ying Chou Jung-Hsien Chiang Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluation PLoS ONE |
| title | Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluation |
| title_full | Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluation |
| title_short | Robot-enhanced diabetes care for middle-aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community: A small sample size mixed-method evaluation |
| title_sort | robot enhanced diabetes care for middle aged and older adults living with diabetes in the community a small sample size mixed method evaluation |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9012373/?tool=EBI |
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