Socially assistive robots in elderly care: A systematic review into effects and effectiveness

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-120.e1

  Bemelmans, Roger ^a   Gelderblom, Gert Jan ^a   Jonker, Pieter ^b   de Witte, Luc ^a,c  

^a ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effects; Elderly; Literature review; Robotics

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONELINESS; MOOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84856079687     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.10.002     Document Type: Review

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