TNO Lifestyle, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Aug;92(2):174-81. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.04.012. Epub 2013 May 16.
Assess the effects of personalised robot behaviours on the enjoyment and motivation of children (8-12) with diabetes, and on their acquisition of health knowledge, in educational play.
Children (N=5) played diabetes quizzes against a personal or neutral robot on three occasions: once at the clinic, twice at home. The personal robot asked them about their names, sports and favourite colours, referred to these data during the interaction, and engaged in small talk. Fun, motivation and diabetes knowledge was measured. Child-robot interaction was observed.
Children said the robot and quiz were fun, but this appreciation declined over time. With the personal robot, the children looked more at the robot and spoke more. The children mimicked the robot. Finally, an increase in knowledge about diabetes was observed.
The study provides strong indication for how a personal robot can help children to improve health literacy in an enjoyable way. Children mimic the robot. When the robot is personal, they follow suit. Our results are positive and establish a good foundation for further development and testing in a larger study.
Using a robot in health care could contribute to self-management in children and help them to cope with their illness.
评估个性化机器人行为对患有糖尿病的 8-12 岁儿童在教育性游戏中的享受和动机的影响，以及对其健康知识获取的影响。
儿童（N=5）在三次就诊时与个人或中性机器人进行糖尿病测验：一次在诊所，两次在家。个人机器人询问他们的姓名、运动和最喜欢的颜色，并在互动中提及这些数据，进行闲聊。测量乐趣、动机和糖尿病知识。观察儿童与机器人的互动。
孩子们说机器人和测验很有趣，但这种欣赏随着时间的推移而下降。使用个人机器人时，孩子们更多地看机器人，说得更多。孩子们模仿机器人。最后，观察到糖尿病知识的增加。
该研究强烈表明，个人机器人如何以一种有趣的方式帮助儿童提高健康素养。孩子们模仿机器人。当机器人具有个性时，他们也会效仿。我们的结果是积极的，为在更大规模的研究中进一步开发和测试奠定了良好的基础。
在医疗保健中使用机器人可以促进儿童的自我管理，并帮助他们应对疾病。
