The Psychosocial Effects of a Companion Robot: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 661-667

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Depression; Human robot interaction; Loneliness; Paro; Quality of life; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; ROBOTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

DEPRESSION; HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION; LONELINESS; PARO; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROBOTICS;

AGED; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; DOGS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84884158047     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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