Social Robotics and Dementia

Results from the eWare Project in Supporting Older People and Their Informal Caregivers

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ID15464148
AuthorsGiulio Amabili (0000-0002-2005-4319, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Giacomo Cucchieri (0000-0002-3298-6041, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Arianna Margaritini (0000-0002-3897-6530, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Marco Benadduci (0000-0002-0292-6910, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Federico Barbarossa (0000-0001-8701-9879, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Riccardo Luzi (0000-0001-6418-4564, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Giovanni Renato Riccardi (0000-0002-1630-1364, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Giovanni Riccardi (Clinical Unit of Physical Rehabilitation, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy), Giuseppe Pelliccioni (0000-0002-0377-9713, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Elvira Maranesi (0000-0002-2414-3773, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, corresponding author), Roberta Bevilacqua (0000-0002-3851-3552, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue20
Pages13334-13334
Publication date2022-10-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph192013334
PMID36293915
OpenAlexW4306381930
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited25

The aim of this paper is to describe the results collected with the Italian study conducted within eWare project, aimed at supporting the autonomy and health of the older people affected by dementia and their informal caregivers, through the use of an innovative system based on a social robot and a sensorized environmental infrastructure. Nine dyads of older participants with their caregivers were enrolled in testing the system for 6 months. The results show a positive impact of the system in supporting the achievement of personal goals of the participants, as well as in supporting the quality of life of the informal caregivers. Nevertheless, the impact of the system in reducing the caregivers' burden needs to be deeply investigated. This research highlights the potential of the eWare system but modifications will have to be made, especially on the interactivity capabilities, in order to meet the peculiar needs and wishes of older people with dementia and to favor the long-term use of the system

Dementia · Older people · Robot · Robotics · Computer Science · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Medicine · Psychology · Technology Use by Older Adults · Artificial Intelligence · Gerontology

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