Robot-assisted therapy for improving social interactions and activity participation among institutionalized older adults: A pilot study

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Sung, Huei Chuan ^a   Chang, Shu Min ^a   Chin, Mau Yu ^a,b   Lee, Wen Li ^a  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nursing home; Older adult; Paro; Robot assisted therapy; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION SKILLS; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOT ASSISTED THERAPY; ROBOTICS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TAIWANESE; THERAPY; WHEELCHAIR; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; ROBOTICS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84923068602     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/appy.12131     Document Type: Article

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