Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Institute Digital, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria.
Aging Ment Health. 2022 Jun;26(6):1270-1280. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1913476. Epub 2021 Apr 27.
To examine the expectations of informal caregivers, nurses, and dementia trainers regarding the support of (physical and psychosocial) human needs by humanoid social assistive robots (SARs) in dementia care.
A qualitative study was conducted with 11 homogeneous focus groups of informal caregivers, nurses and dementia trainers providing dementia care at home, in adult daycare centers, or in nursing homes. A qualitative content analysis was performed using a concept- and data-driven coding frame.
Focus group discussions with 52 individuals were held. Participants reported mostly positive expectations and stated that SARs could offer potential support in all components of human needs, especially in avoiding danger (e.g. recognise danger, organise help), communication/contact with others (e.g. enable telephone calls, provide company), daily activities (e.g. remind of appointments, household obligations), recreational activities (e.g. provide music), eating/drinking (e.g. help cook), and mobility/body posture (e.g. give reminders/instructions for physical exercise). Participants also mentioned some negative expectations in all human needs, predominantly in communication/contact with others (e.g. loss of interpersonal interaction) and avoiding danger (e.g. scepticism regarding emergencies).
Participants stated that SARs had great potential to provide assistance in dementia care, especially by reminding, motivating/encouraging and instructing people with dementia. Informal caregivers and nurses also considered them as useful supportive devices for themselves. However, participants also mentioned negative expectations, especially in communication/contact with others and avoiding danger. These findings demonstrate the support caregivers and dementia trainers expect from humanoid SARs and may contribute to their optimisation for dementia care.
考察非专业照护者、护士和痴呆症培训师对人形社交辅助机器人（SAR）在痴呆症护理中满足（身体和心理社会）人类需求的期望。
对在家中、成人日托中心或疗养院提供痴呆症护理的非专业照护者、护士和痴呆症培训师进行了 11 个同质焦点小组的定性研究。使用基于概念和数据的编码框架进行定性内容分析。
进行了 52 人的焦点小组讨论。参与者报告了大多数积极的期望，并表示 SAR 可以在人类需求的所有组成部分提供潜在的支持，尤其是在避免危险（例如识别危险、组织帮助）、与他人的沟通/联系（例如允许打电话、提供陪伴）、日常生活活动（例如提醒约会、家务义务）、娱乐活动（例如提供音乐）、饮食/饮水（例如帮助做饭）和移动/身体姿势（例如提供体育锻炼的提醒/指导）方面。参与者还在所有人类需求中提到了一些负面期望，主要是在与他人的沟通/联系（例如人际互动的丧失）和避免危险（例如对紧急情况的怀疑）方面。
参与者表示，SAR 具有在痴呆症护理中提供帮助的巨大潜力，尤其是通过提醒、激励/鼓励和指导痴呆症患者。非专业照护者和护士也将其视为对自己有用的支持设备。然而，参与者也提到了一些负面期望，特别是在与他人的沟通/联系和避免危险方面。这些发现展示了非专业照护者和痴呆症培训师对人形 SAR 的期望，可能有助于其在痴呆症护理中的优化。
