University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Health Informatics J. 2019 Sep;25(3):892-918. doi: 10.1177/1460458217729729. Epub 2017 Sep 19.
There is concern about the expanding size of the ageing population and burgeoning care costs for older adults. Robotic technology could assist older adults. In this study, the effectiveness of the robotic technologies is evaluated. A systematic literature review was undertaken of peer-reviewed literature. An initial set of 8533 studies was evaluated for relevance; these were reduced to a final subset of 58 studies finally subjected to analysis. This study categorised the problems encountered by older adults, identified robot types deployed to overcome them and derived a subjective effectiveness score. The most used and most effective robots were companion robots followed by telepresence robots. The findings imply positive effects of robotic technologies in helping elderly people's problems. Although robotic technologies could bring some innovation into aged care, more research is needed to design and develop robots to be of assistance and support elderly in having an independent lifestyle.
人们对不断扩大的老年人口规模和不断增长的老年人护理成本感到担忧。机器人技术可以帮助老年人。本研究评估了机器人技术的有效性。对同行评议文献进行了系统的文献回顾。最初评估了 8533 项研究的相关性；这些研究被减少到最终分析的 58 项研究的最终子集。本研究对老年人遇到的问题进行了分类，确定了用于克服这些问题的机器人类型，并得出了一个主观有效性评分。使用最多和最有效的机器人是陪伴机器人，其次是远程呈现机器人。研究结果表明，机器人技术在帮助老年人解决问题方面具有积极作用。尽管机器人技术可以为老年护理带来一些创新，但需要更多的研究来设计和开发机器人，以帮助和支持老年人过上独立的生活。
