Bedaf Sandra, Gelderblom Gert Jan, Syrdal Dag Sverre, Lehmann Hagen, Michel Hervé, Hewson David, Amirabdollahian Farshid, Dautenhahn Kerstin, de Witte Luc
Research Centre Technology in Care, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences , Heerlen , the Netherlands .
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2014 Nov;9(6):445-52. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2013.840861. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
In light of the increasing elderly population and the growing demand for home care, the potential of robot support is given increasing attention. In this paper, an inventory of activities was made that threaten independent living of elderly when becoming problematic. Results will guide the further development of an existing service robot, the Care-O-bot®.
A systematic literature search of PubMed was performed, focused on the risk factors for institutionalization. Additionally, focus group sessions were conducted in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and France. In these focus group sessions, problematic activities threatening the independence of elderly people were discussed. Three separate target groups were included in the focus group sessions: (1) elderly persons (n = 41), (2) formal caregivers (n = 40) and (3) informal caregivers (n = 32).
Activities within the International Classification of Functioning domains mobility, self-care, and interpersonal interaction and relationships were found to be the most problematic.
A distinct set of daily activities was identified that may threaten independent living, but no single activity could be selected as the main activity causing a loss of independence as it is often a combination of problematic activities that is person-specific. Supporting the problematic activities need not involve a robotic solution.
鉴于老年人口不断增加以及家庭护理需求日益增长，机器人支持的潜力受到越来越多的关注。本文列出了一系列当出现问题时会威胁老年人独立生活的活动。研究结果将为现有服务机器人Care-O-bot®的进一步开发提供指导。
对PubMed进行了系统的文献检索，重点关注机构化的风险因素。此外，在荷兰、英国和法国开展了焦点小组会议。在这些焦点小组会议上，讨论了威胁老年人独立性的问题活动。焦点小组会议纳入了三个不同的目标群体：（1）老年人（n = 41），（2）正式护理人员（n = 40）和（3）非正式护理人员（n = 32）。
发现《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》中活动领域的移动性、自我护理以及人际互动和关系方面的活动问题最大。
确定了一组可能威胁独立生活的特定日常活动，但没有单一活动可被选为导致失去独立性的主要活动，因为通常是特定于个人的问题活动组合导致这一情况。支持这些问题活动不一定需要采用机器人解决方案。
