Mois George, Beer Jenay M
1School of Social Work, University of Georgia, 279 Williams St, Athens, GA 30602 USA.
2Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, 102 Spear Road, Athens, GA 30606 USA.
Curr Geriatr Rep. 2020;9(2):82-89. doi: 10.1007/s13670-020-00314-w. Epub 2020 Mar 10.
In this review, we provide an overview of how healthcare robotics can facilitate healthy aging, with an emphasis on physical, cognitive, and social supports. We next provide a synthesis of future challenges and considerations in the development and application of healthcare robots. We organize these considerations using a socio-ecological perspective and discuss considerations at the individual, care partner, community healthcare, and healthcare policy levels.
Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the US population. Age-related changes and challenges can present difficulties, for older adults want to age healthily and maintain independence. Technology, specifically healthcare robots, has potential to provide health supports to older adults. These supports span widely across the physical, cognitive, and social aspects of healthy aging.
Our review suggests that while healthcare robotics has potential to revolutionize the way in which older adults manage their health, there are many challenges such as clinical effectiveness, technology acceptance, health informatics, and healthcare policy and ethics. Addressing these challenges at all levels of the healthcare system will help ensure that healthcare robotics promote healthy aging and are applied safely, effectively, and reliably.
在本综述中，我们概述了医疗机器人如何促进健康老龄化，重点关注身体、认知和社会支持。接下来，我们综合阐述医疗机器人开发与应用中的未来挑战及考量因素。我们从社会生态视角组织这些考量因素，并讨论个体、护理伙伴、社区医疗和医疗政策层面的考量因素。
老年人是美国人口中增长最快的群体。与年龄相关的变化和挑战可能带来困难，因为老年人希望健康老龄化并保持独立。技术，特别是医疗机器人，有潜力为老年人提供健康支持。这些支持广泛涵盖健康老龄化的身体、认知和社会方面。
我们的综述表明，虽然医疗机器人有潜力彻底改变老年人管理自身健康的方式，但存在许多挑战，如临床有效性、技术接受度、健康信息学以及医疗政策和伦理。在医疗系统的各个层面应对这些挑战将有助于确保医疗机器人促进健康老龄化，并安全、有效和可靠地应用。
