Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory Impairments
The aim of the present study is to present the results of the assessment of clinical application of the robotic assistant for patients suffering from mild cognitive impairments (MCI) and Alzheimer Disease (AD). The human-robot interaction (HRI) evaluation approach taken within the study is a novelty...
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author | Justyna Gerłowska Justyna Gerłowska Urszula Skrobas Katarzyna Grabowska-Aleksandrowicz Agnieszka Korchut Sebastian Szklener Dorota Szczęśniak-Stańczyk Dimitrios Tzovaras Konrad Rejdak Konrad Rejdak |
author_facet | Justyna Gerłowska Justyna Gerłowska Urszula Skrobas Katarzyna Grabowska-Aleksandrowicz Agnieszka Korchut Sebastian Szklener Dorota Szczęśniak-Stańczyk Dimitrios Tzovaras Konrad Rejdak Konrad Rejdak |
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description | The aim of the present study is to present the results of the assessment of clinical application of the robotic assistant for patients suffering from mild cognitive impairments (MCI) and Alzheimer Disease (AD). The human-robot interaction (HRI) evaluation approach taken within the study is a novelty in the field of social robotics. The proposed assessment of the robotic functionalities are based on end-user perception of attractiveness, usability and potential societal impact of the device. The methods of evaluation applied consist of User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ), AttrakDiff and the societal impact inventory tailored for the project purposes. The prototype version of the Robotic Assistant for MCI patients at Home (RAMCIP) was tested in a semi-controlled environment at the Department of Neurology (Lublin, Poland). Eighteen elderly participants, 10 healthy and 8 MCI, performed everyday tasks and functions facilitated by RAMCIP. The tasks consisted of semi-structuralized scenarios like: medication intake, hazardous events prevention, and social interaction. No differences between the groups of subjects were observed in terms of perceived attractiveness, usability nor-societal impact of the device. The robotic assistant societal impact and attractiveness were highly assessed. The usability of the device was reported as neutral due to the short time of interaction. |
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spelling | doaj.art-ddcacbd896e8449f9367b593730dcdb22022-12-22T03:24:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952018-06-01910.3389/fneur.2018.00392354296Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory ImpairmentsJustyna Gerłowska0Justyna Gerłowska1Urszula Skrobas2Katarzyna Grabowska-Aleksandrowicz3Agnieszka Korchut4Sebastian Szklener5Dorota Szczęśniak-Stańczyk6Dimitrios Tzovaras7Konrad Rejdak8Konrad Rejdak9Faculty of Education and Psychology, Institute of Methodology and Psychological Diagnosis, UMCS, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandCentre for Research and Technology Hellas, Information Technologies Institute, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandMedical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, PolandThe aim of the present study is to present the results of the assessment of clinical application of the robotic assistant for patients suffering from mild cognitive impairments (MCI) and Alzheimer Disease (AD). The human-robot interaction (HRI) evaluation approach taken within the study is a novelty in the field of social robotics. The proposed assessment of the robotic functionalities are based on end-user perception of attractiveness, usability and potential societal impact of the device. The methods of evaluation applied consist of User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ), AttrakDiff and the societal impact inventory tailored for the project purposes. The prototype version of the Robotic Assistant for MCI patients at Home (RAMCIP) was tested in a semi-controlled environment at the Department of Neurology (Lublin, Poland). Eighteen elderly participants, 10 healthy and 8 MCI, performed everyday tasks and functions facilitated by RAMCIP. The tasks consisted of semi-structuralized scenarios like: medication intake, hazardous events prevention, and social interaction. No differences between the groups of subjects were observed in terms of perceived attractiveness, usability nor-societal impact of the device. The robotic assistant societal impact and attractiveness were highly assessed. The usability of the device was reported as neutral due to the short time of interaction.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00392/fullrobotic assistantservice robotmild cognitive impairmentsdementiaacceptabilityusability |
spellingShingle | Justyna Gerłowska Justyna Gerłowska Urszula Skrobas Katarzyna Grabowska-Aleksandrowicz Agnieszka Korchut Sebastian Szklener Dorota Szczęśniak-Stańczyk Dimitrios Tzovaras Konrad Rejdak Konrad Rejdak Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory Impairments Frontiers in Neurology robotic assistant service robot mild cognitive impairments dementia acceptability usability |
title | Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory Impairments |
title_full | Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory Impairments |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory Impairments |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory Impairments |
title_short | Assessment of Perceived Attractiveness, Usability, and Societal Impact of a Multimodal Robotic Assistant for Aging Patients With Memory Impairments |
title_sort | assessment of perceived attractiveness usability and societal impact of a multimodal robotic assistant for aging patients with memory impairments |
topic | robotic assistant service robot mild cognitive impairments dementia acceptability usability |
url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00392/full |
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