van Minkelen Peggy, Krahmer Emiel, Vogt Paul
Department of Communication Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Int J Soc Robot. 2022;14(8):1821-1840. doi: 10.1007/s12369-022-00908-8. Epub 2022 Aug 23.
People with aphasia need high-intensive language training to significantly improve their language skills, however practical barriers arise. Socially assistive robots have been proposed as a possibility to provide additional language training. However, it is yet unknown how people with aphasia perceive interacting with a social robot, and which factors influence this interaction. The aim of this study was to gain insight in how people with mild to moderate chronic expressive aphasia perceived interacting with the social robot NAO, and to explore what needs and requisites emerged. A total of 11 participants took part in a single online semi-structured interaction, which was analysed using observational analysis, thematic analysis, and post-interaction questionnaire. The findings show that participants overall felt positive towards using the social robot NAO. Moreover, they perceived NAO as enjoyable, useful, and to a lesser extent easy to use. This exploratory study provides a tentative direction for the intention of people with mild to moderate chronic expressive aphasia to use social robots. Design implications and directions for future research are proposed.
失语症患者需要高强度的语言训练才能显著提高其语言技能，但实际障碍也随之出现。有人提出，社交辅助机器人有可能提供额外的语言训练。然而，目前尚不清楚失语症患者如何看待与社交机器人互动，以及哪些因素会影响这种互动。本研究的目的是深入了解轻度至中度慢性表达性失语症患者如何看待与社交机器人NAO互动，并探讨出现了哪些需求和要求。共有11名参与者参加了一次在线半结构化互动，采用观察分析、主题分析和互动后问卷调查进行分析。研究结果表明，参与者总体上对使用社交机器人NAO持积极态度。此外，他们认为NAO有趣、有用，在较小程度上易于使用。这项探索性研究为轻度至中度慢性表达性失语症患者使用社交机器人的意向提供了一个初步方向。提出了设计建议和未来研究方向。
