Suitability of Healthcare Robots for a Dementia Unit and Suggested Improvements

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-40

  Robinson, Hayley ^a   MacDonald, Bruce A ^a   Kerse, Ngaire ^a   Broadbent, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dementia; Human robot interaction; Paro; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; ELDERCARE ROBOT; ERGONOMICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROBOTICS; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 84871686957     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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