Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals
Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2014.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2016
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| author | Jeong, Sooyeon |
| author2 | Cynthia L. Breazeal. |
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| description | Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2014. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1006632019-04-12T21:16:21Z Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals Jeong, Sooyeon Cynthia L. Breazeal. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-120). The potential value of using social robot has started to be explored in the fields of education, eldercare and health management for the past decade. However, there has not been much research in how robots can socially engage in order to reduce negative affects of patients in pediatric context. This thesis introduces the Huggable robot that was made to mitigate stress and anxiety of child patients at a hospital and take a role of social and emotional advocate for them during hospital stay. The mechanism of the hardware and software system is illustrated extensively throughout the thesis, followed by the description of the experimental study design that compares the impact of three different interventions (a plush teddy bear, virtual Huggable on a screen and the robotic Huggable) on child patients' levels of mood, stress and pain. Insights from pilot sessions showed that people were able to bond with the Huggable robot emotionally and socially well and other activities that would help patients build higher self-efficacy for enduring medical procedures are proposed. The recruitment process for potential subjects has begun at the hospital site and the formal experiment will be executed shortly. by Sooyeon Jeong. M. Eng. 2016-01-04T20:51:16Z 2016-01-04T20:51:16Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100663 931907495 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 120 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Jeong, Sooyeon Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals |
| title | Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals |
| title_full | Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals |
| title_fullStr | Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals |
| title_short | Developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals |
| title_sort | developing a social robotic companion for stress and anxiety mitigation in pediatric hospitals |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100663 |
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