独居老人对使用机器人辅助日常生活活动的态度。
Attitudes of the elderly living independently towards the use of robots to assist with activities of daily living.
机构信息
Doctoral Program in Design, College of Design, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
出版信息
Work. 2021;69(1):55-65. doi: 10.3233/WOR-205166.
BACKGROUND
Robots are gaining attention as a potential solution to aging.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to explore the attitude of robot assistance in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) among elderly people living independently.
METHODS
The one-on-one interview, buddy robot video and questionnaire survey were used to analyze mean, median, range, and the test results of non-parametric statistical methods such as Wilcoxon sign-rank test statistic and one-sample Wilcoxon sign-rank test statistic, so as to explore the attitude of the elderly living independently towards robot-assisted ADLs and the acceptance of the use of robots in 32 ADLs.
RESULTS
The results showed that there were significant differences in the attitudes, usability and ease of use of elderly people towards robot assistance before and after watching the Buddy Robot video and they had a more positive attitude after watching the video. According to the results, the elderly was more receptive to the use of robots in activities such as "reminding to carry objects" and "reminding to take medicine", while they were less receptive to the use of robots in the group or private activities such as "playing mahjong" and "taking a bath".
CONCLUSIONS
The results showed that the elderly had a positive attitude towards the use of robot-assisted ADLs, and there were differences in the acceptance of robot-assisted ADLs. The results are helpful to understand the assistance needs and attitudes of the elderly, and provide a reference for the design of assistive robots that meet user needs, and ultimately improve the ability of the elderly to live independently at home.
背景
机器人作为应对人口老龄化的潜在解决方案受到关注。
目的
本研究旨在探讨独立生活的老年人对日常生活活动（ADL）中机器人辅助的态度。
方法
采用一对一访谈、伙伴机器人视频和问卷调查的方式，对独立生活的老年人对机器人辅助 ADL 的态度以及对 32 项 ADL 中使用机器人的接受程度进行分析，采用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验统计量和单一样本 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验统计量等非参数统计方法计算均值、中位数、范围和检验结果。
结果
结果表明，观看伙伴机器人视频前后，老年人对机器人辅助的态度、可用性和易用性存在显著差异，观看视频后态度更为积极。结果显示，老年人在“提醒携带物品”和“提醒服药”等活动中更愿意使用机器人，但在“打麻将”和“洗澡”等集体或私人活动中对机器人的使用接受程度较低。
结论
结果表明，老年人对机器人辅助 ADL 的使用持积极态度，但对机器人辅助 ADL 的接受程度存在差异。研究结果有助于了解老年人的辅助需求和态度，为设计满足用户需求的辅助机器人提供参考，最终提高老年人在家中独立生活的能力。
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