Department of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan.
Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 21;18(21):11053. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111053.
Healthy aging is a new challenge for the world. Therefore, health literacy education is a key issue in the current health care field. This research has developed a robot-assisted learning system to explore the possibility of significantly improving health literacy and learning perception through interaction with robots. In particular, this study adopted an experimental design, in which the experiment lasted for 90 min. A total of 60 participants over the age of 50 were randomly assigned to different learning modes. The RobotLS group learned by interacting with robots, while the VideoLS group watched health education videos on a tablet computer. The content dealt with hypertension related issues. This study used the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16), Health Knowledge Questionnaire, Reduced Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (RIMMS), and Flow Scale as evaluation tools. The result shows no significant difference in the pre-test scores between the two groups. Compared with the video-assisted learning system, the robot-assisted learning system can significantly improve health knowledge, health literacy, learning motivation, and flow perception. According to the findings of this study, a robot-assisted learning system can be introduced in the future into homes and care institutions to enhance the health literacy of the elderly.
健康老龄化是世界面临的新挑战。因此，健康素养教育是当前医疗保健领域的关键问题。本研究开发了一种机器人辅助学习系统，通过与机器人的互动，探索大幅提高健康素养和学习感知的可能性。特别是，本研究采用了实验设计，实验持续了 90 分钟。共有 60 名 50 岁以上的参与者被随机分配到不同的学习模式中。机器人 LS 组通过与机器人互动进行学习，而视频 LS 组则在平板电脑上观看健康教育视频。内容涉及高血压相关问题。本研究使用了欧洲健康素养调查问卷（HLS-EU-Q16）、健康知识问卷、简化教学材料动机调查（RIMMS）和流动量表作为评估工具。结果表明，两组在预测试中的得分没有显著差异。与视频辅助学习系统相比，机器人辅助学习系统可以显著提高健康知识、健康素养、学习动机和流动感知。根据本研究的结果，未来可以在家庭和护理机构中引入机器人辅助学习系统，以提高老年人的健康素养。
